Academy 12586 1/72 USN PBM-5A Mariner Flying Boat

PBM-5A was a WWII era twin engine American patrol bomber flying boat. It continued to be used into the early Cold War period.

• Movable & positionable control surfaces (including rudders, ailerons and flaps)
• Highly detailed engines with 2 cowl flap options (open and closed)
• Detailed cockpit & opening bomb bays with detailed interior
• Build with turret armament or un-armed post war version
• Choice of either 3-blade or 4-blade propellers
• Fine, recessed panel lines

U.S. Navy PBM-5A, BuNo 59349, ca 1947

U.S. Navy PBM-5A, BuNo 59849, ca 1945

USN PBM-5A Mariner Flying Boat, ca.1947-58

Long-range patrol bomber flying boat developed by the Glenn L. Martin Aircraft Company during World War II for the US Navy for anti-submarine warfare patrol (ASW) and US Coast Guard for search and rescue duties (SAR). It was the largest and most capable flying boat of its time. The post-war PBM-5A is the amphibian version with retractable tricycle undercarriage.

Reissue Minicraft kit. Movable and poseable rudder, ailerons & flaps, detailed engines with 2 cowl flap options (open and closed), detailed cockpit & opening bomb bays with detailed interior. Build with armed turrets or unarmed faired over turrets. Choice of 3-blade or 4-blade propellers. Markings for two post-war aircraft including prototype XPBM-5A BuNo 59349