Unusual Navy aircraft part II 1/72
Posted: November 19th, 2017, 12:26 pm
Another set of US Navy aircraft that were used in small numbers often going unnoticed.
B-47 Stratojet used as a testbed until 1977, they were the last 2 B-47's flying at that time.
Boeing P2B-1S mothership for the Douglas D-558-II Skysrocket.
Grumman F7F-2D drone controller with 2 drones, wich where smaller version of the V-1 Buzzbomb.
Martin JM-1 Marauder Target tug
Franklin PS-2 glider, currently displayed at National Museum of Naval Aviation in Pensacola.
Piper NE-1 Grasshoper
Machhi M-5 used by US naval aviators from the Italian base in Porto Corsini from july 1918 until the armistice november 11th
and finally a Sikorsky R6 Hoverfly II used in Operation Highjump in 1946
the model brands are Hasegawa b-47, Academy B-29A with the special hobby D-558 underneath,Monogram tigercat with the lonestar dronecontroller conversionset, Valom JM-1 Marauder,CMR PS-2 glider, Mastercraft Piper L-4,Pegasus models Macchi M5 and finally the CMR R6 Hoverfly II
B-47 Stratojet used as a testbed until 1977, they were the last 2 B-47's flying at that time.
Boeing P2B-1S mothership for the Douglas D-558-II Skysrocket.
Grumman F7F-2D drone controller with 2 drones, wich where smaller version of the V-1 Buzzbomb.
Martin JM-1 Marauder Target tug
Franklin PS-2 glider, currently displayed at National Museum of Naval Aviation in Pensacola.
Piper NE-1 Grasshoper
Machhi M-5 used by US naval aviators from the Italian base in Porto Corsini from july 1918 until the armistice november 11th
and finally a Sikorsky R6 Hoverfly II used in Operation Highjump in 1946
the model brands are Hasegawa b-47, Academy B-29A with the special hobby D-558 underneath,Monogram tigercat with the lonestar dronecontroller conversionset, Valom JM-1 Marauder,CMR PS-2 glider, Mastercraft Piper L-4,Pegasus models Macchi M5 and finally the CMR R6 Hoverfly II