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Hobby Master 1/72 Air Power Series
HA0164
Douglas A-24 Banshee US ARMY, Java, 1942

Die-cast metal.

Fully assembled.

Superb detailing in 1/72 scale.

Pre-painted with pad applied markings.

Flaps are permanently open to show red inside.

Weapons are not permanently attached.

Display stand included.

Option to display model with wheels up or down.

Minimum use of plastic.

Very collectable

The A-24 based on the Douglas Dauntless with a large pneumatic tail wheel and the tail
hook removed. Never meant to be a front-line aircraft the Banshee was only to be used
until the arrival of the more powerful A-25 and then it was to be used as a dive-bomber
trainer. Because of the out break of WWII and delays with the A-25 the A-24 was forced
into action. Due to heavy losses the A-24 was withdrawn and to the role it was initially
intended, training.

A shipment of crated A-24 Banshees was destined for the Philippines but when the
Japanese captured the islands the aircraft were diverted to Brisbane Australia. There
they were re-assembled and found to be missing parts, no self-sealing fuel tanks, no
armor-plating and had worn out engines. Pilots referred to them as “Blue Rock Clay
Pigeons”. These A-24s were now destined for Java but had to be ferried across
Australia to Darwin. On February 10 1942 Banshee s/n 41-15755 was ferried by 2nd Lt.
Jackson who became lost and crash landed. The aircraft was repaired but later was
SOC (Struck Off Charge) on August 1944.

Specifications Douglas A-24 Banshee

Crew - 2

Performance
Engine – (1) Wright R-1820-52 / 1,000 HP
Maximum Speed – 250 mph   (402.3 km/h)
Cruising Speed – 173 mph   (278.4 km/h)
Range – 950 miles with 1,200 lbs. of bombs   (1,529 km with 544.3 kg of
bombs)
Ceiling – 26,000 ft   (7,925 m)

Dimensions
Length – 33 ft   (10.6 m)
Wingspan – 41 ft 6 in   (12.65 m)
Height – 12 ft 11 in   (11.84 m)

Weight
Empty – 5,523 lbs   (2,505 kg)
Maximum – 10,200 lbs   (4,627 kg)
MTOW – 10,199 lbs   (4,626 kg)

Armament
(2) 12.7mm machine guns in the nose
(2) 7.62mm machine guns in flexible mounting in rear cockpit
Up to 1,200 lbs ordnance on 3 hard-points (centerline and under-wing
positions)
in Java A-24s carried (1) Dutch 600 lb. bomb on the center-line
and (1) 110 lb. bomb under each wing.

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