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P-38J Lightning Pudgy as flown by Thomas McGuire Super Elite 1/32
SKU: AP38PUTS
The P-38 Lightning is a fighter aircraft used by the Americans in World War II. The aircraft has an identifiable forward-mounted engine with a single central nacelle containing the pilot and armament. The P-38 was used in distinct missions, which include photo reconnaissance missions, dive bombing, level bombing, ground strafing and extensively as a long-range escort fighter aircraft. Maj. Thomas McGuire was the second highest scoring ace of all time who flew the P-38 Lightning nicknamed "Pudgy". McGuire made 38 kills during his flight, a score that was only two behind Dick Bong, who was the all-time Ace of Aces. McGuire had shot down seven Japanese Zeroes single-handedly during his combat mission on Christmas day of the year 1944. On January 7, 1945, McGuire led a group of four P-38s over a Japanese-held airstrip in the Philippines. During this mission, McGuire's aircraft formation have scattered when an enemy aircraft attacked one of his P-38s'. The pilot quickly radioed for assistance, and McGuire immediately responded for rescue. McGuire's plane crashed due to combat in low altitude. He died while saving a friend's life, and was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. ******************************************************************* Models with SKU numbers ending in "R" are hand crafted of resin material and those ending in "P" are plastic (EXCEPTION: ALL MODELS WITH A HYPHENATED SKU, LIKE AM231-BR, ARE MAHOGANY). All others are hand carved in mahogany. They are then hand painted and detailed by our talented artists. All dimensions given are in inches. This online catalog does not reflect realtime inventory.
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