Hobby Master HA4202 1:72 Boston Mk.IV BZ507/Y RAF 18th Squadron

With war approaching America knew it would be called upon to aid their Allies so a new aircraft would need to be developed. Douglas Aircraft designer Ed Heinemann’s DB-7/A-20 was chosen to be the new attack-bomber. The prototype flew in December 1938 with the first production aircraft flew on August 17, 1939. Production ran until September 1944 with 7,478 aircraft built. During WWII these were supplied to French, British, Australian, Dutch and Soviet forces as well as their own U.S. forces.

In 1943 every tenth Douglas A-20G was produced with a new transparent Plexiglas nose that would accommodate a Norden bombsight and bombardier. The new A-20J variant would be the formation leader on bombing runs and when this aircraft dropped its bombs everyone else knew it was their turn. The RAF called the A-20J the Boston Mk. IV and received 169 beginning in the summer of 1944. This particular aircraft, with 105 mission markings, was piloted by Flt. Sgt. John Samain DFM and flown against targets in northern Italy and the Balkans.

Hobby Master 1:72 Boston Mk.IV BZ507/Y RAF 18th Squadron HA4202

• True 1:72 scale
• Professionally painted
• Great attention to detail
• All markings are Tampoed (pad applied)
• Option to display the model on a stand that is provided
• Model can be shown with the landing gear in the down or up positions
• Canopy can be removed to place figures inside
• Figures included
• Dorsal turret can turn
• Extremely heavy metal with a minimum of plastic
• Highly collectable.