Hobby Master 1:48 Air Power Series HA8911
Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat Diecast Model
USN, Dean Laird, USS Ranger, Norway, Operation Leader, October 1943 | |
| 1:48 Scale | | Length | | Width |
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| Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat | | 7.25" | | 9.5" |
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One week after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, Dean Laird drove to San Francisco to enlist. He earned his Naval Aviator wings in October 1942. Flying F4F Wildcats from USS Ranger and later F6F Hellcats from USS Essex, he served in both the Atlantic and Pacific theaters during World War Two. During Operation Leader in October 1943, Laird shot down a German Ju 88 and He 115 near Norway. He later added victories against Japanese aircraft, finishing the war with 5.75 aerial victories. Laird remains the only US Navy ace credited with air combat victories against both Germany and Japan. Designed to meet a US Navy requirement for a new carrier-based fighter, the F-4F was first flown on September 2nd, 1937. Originally used by the British (who called it the Martlet) against the Luftwaffe, the Wildcat also became the United States Navy's primary carrier fighter in the Pacific Theatre. The Wildcat was no match for the maneuverability of the Japanese Zero, but the two airplanes were roughly equal in speed and the F-4F was able to absorb far more damage. With its array of 6 x 12.7mm machine guns and its distinctive Thach weave maneuver, two Wildcats could handle four or five Zeros. © Copyright 2003-2026 The Flying Mule, Inc. The Hobby Master "1:48 Air Power Series" range presents detailed, ready-made diecast models of military aircraft. Hobby Master "1:48 Air Power Series" diecast airplanes feature: - Diecast metal construction with some plastic components.
- Realistic panel lines, antennas, access panels and surface details.
- Pad printed markings and placards that won't fade or peel like decals.
- Opening canopies, revealing detailed cockpit interiors.
- Interchangeable extended/retracted landing gear.
- Presentation stand to display the aircraft "in flight".
- Authentic detachable ordnance loads complete with placards.
- Accurately detailed underside with concealed screwheads.
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