Description

      The deferred deliveries of the P-40 to the USAAAC were picked up again with the P-40B. In September 1940, 131 P-40Bs were procured by the Army to replace the deferred P-40s. The P-40B differed from the P-40 in having an extra 0.30-inch machine gun in each wing, bringing the total to four 0.30-inch guns in the wings. The two 0.50-inch guns in the fuselage were retained. The engine was still the V-1710-33. The first P-40B flew on March 13, 1941. The export equivalent of the P-40B was the Tomahawk IIA. They differed from the American version by having the wing guns replaced by four 0.303-inch Brownings. 110 were produced for the RAF. 23 of these planes were transferred to the USSR, and one went to Canada as an instructional airframe.

Kit Features:

• Scale  :  1:32
  
• Item Type  :  Static Aircraft
  
• Model Brief  :  Length: 302mm Wingspan: 355mm
  
• Total Parts  :  181pcs
  
• Metal Parts  :  Aileron & Flap shaft
  
• Photo Etched Parts  :  Aileron & Flap hinges
  
• Film Parts  :  Instrument part
  
• Total Sprues  :  6pcs
  
• Paint Schemes  :  Curtiss “Tomahawk” MKIIA of 26th Squadron RAF Gatwick Great British June-July 1941