USAAC INITIAL DELIVERY "ALL ALUMINUM" P-40 WARHAWK
8th in the MAS Series
Spec Cast has just announced their second World War II Series! This Series is officially called the "Classic WWII Military Airplane Series". It features (3) types of aircraft and a total of (8) planes in the Series. Total numbers produced are projected to run approximately 2500 for each aircraft. Release dates are staggered beginning January 1, 2000 through December 1, 2000.
The first three airplanes of the initial production order of P-40Bs was delivered with what was, at the time, the Army Air Corp's standard polished, all aluminum finish. These early planes were delivered to Wright Field at Dayton, OH, for evaluation and testing, receiving small changes in the their decoration as they were being used. Except for these initial three, all P-40 production was delivered from the Curtiss factory with some form of camouflage paint.
"The first production P-40 was flown on April 4, 1940 by Curtiss Chief Test Pilot Lloyd Child, and this batch of airplanes was delivered to the Air Corps between June 1st and October 15th of that year. The first three machines, in natural aluminum finish, went to Wright Field (Dayton, Ohio) for official Air Corps' tests; the rest were finished in overall olive drab with gray under-surfaces."
The Replica above is a 1:45 scale production!
Item Number: AA44000
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