Academy 12334 1/48 North American PBJ-1D ( B -25 Mitchell ) - ca.1944

North American PBJ-1D (B-25 Mitchell), ca.1944

United States Marine Corps and Navy twin-engine medium bomber produced by North-American Aviation. A variant of the USAAF B-25 Mitchell, the PBJ-1D was introduced in 1942 and saw service in the Pacific War. Powered by four Pratt & Whitney R-2600-13 engines with a maximum speed of 330mph and a range of 1,600 miles. The PBJ-1D was armed with a nose-mounted 7.62 mm machine gun, a dorsal turret with two .50 calibre machine guns, and a ventral turret with two .50 calibre machine guns, and could carry up to 2,000 pounds of bombs

Choice of 6 markings:

(1) PBJ-1D 17762/26 "The Flying Nightmares", US Marines VMB-413, New Hebrides 1944;

(2,3) PBJ-1D "The Fork-Tailed Devils", US Marines VMB-433, Emirau New Guinea 1944;

(4-6) PBJ-1D "The Six Eleven", US Marines VMB-611, New Guinea & Philippines 1944.