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Lockheed P-38J Lightning - 'Haleakala', s/n 42- 67291,459th FS, 80th FG, Lt. H.H. Sealy,Chittagong, India, 1944
REF: AA36608
Scale: 1:72
Dimensions: 215mm WINGSPAN
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£41.99
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| The 80th FG originally formed in January 1942 with two squadrons, the 88th and 90th. Then, in March, the 89th was formed. All three squadrons would fly combat with the P-40 "Warhawk." A fourth squadron, the 459th, was formed in 1943 and, unlike the other three squadrons, flew the P-38 Lightning. On February 12, 1942, the 10th Army Air Force (AAF) was activated at Patterson Field, Ohio. The 80th FG was assigned to it. The 10th's first order of business was to set up shop in New Delhi, India, which it did between March-May 1942. The 80th FG's first order of business was to get pilots and train them to fly and fight. Estimated release TBC |
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