ICM PBO-1 Hudson WWII Plastic Model Kit HC-ICM48330

In April 1938, a British purchasing commission arrived in the United States in search of a maritime patrol aircraft. Lockheed quickly proposed adapting its Model 14 Super Electra airliner, and in June 1938, Britain signed a contract for the first 200 aircraft, officially designated Hudson. After the United States entered World War II, a batch of 20 A-29 aircraft, the Lend-Lease version of one of the Lockheed Hudson Mk IIIA variants, originally intended for Britain, was transferred to the U.S. Navy. These aircraft received the designation PBO-1, following the traditional U.S. Navy system: PB stood for Patrol Bomber, O was the manufacturer code for Lockheed, and 1 indicated the first production variant.
The PBO-1 aircraft entered service with the U.S. Navy’s Patrol Squadron 82 (VP-82). The squadron was based at Naval Air Station Argentia in Newfoundland and was responsible for protecting convoy routes in the North Atlantic. A PBO-1 crew scored the first victory for U.S. naval aviation against the German submarine fleet. On March 1, 1942, a PBO-1 from VP-82, commanded by William Tepuni, spotted the German submarine U- 656 off the coast of Newfoundland, successfully attacked it with depth charges, and sank it. This was the first confirmed sinking of a German submarine by a U.S. aircraft during World War II. Just two weeks later, on March 15, another VP-82 crew sank the submarine U-503. The successful operations of this relatively small group of PBO-1 aircraft paved the way for large-scale orders for land-based patrol aircraft of various types.
Key Features

• The first American aircraft to sink a German submarine during World War II
• US Navy maritime patrol bomber based on the Lockheed Hudson Mk.IIIA
• Air-Track ILS antenna, characteristic of early PBO-1 aircraft
• Accurate aircraft geometry, detailed cockpit and fuselage interior
• Two options for the Tunnel Gun installation
• Decal sheet with three marking options for VP-82 aircraft

• Scale: 1:48
• Number of Parts: 181
• Length:283 mm
• Width: 420 mm
• Includes detailed assembly instructions
• Highly detailed sprues with high accuracy made from quality plastic
• EAN: 4823044412419
  
• Carton quantity: 12
• Box size: 410 x 260 x 55 mm

• Brand: ICM
• Part No: HC-ICM48330
• Barcode: 4823044412419
• Scale: 1:48