Pre Order Scheduled Release January 2008
Hobby Master
HA1702 P-39Q Aircobra
42-19551, 48th FS 15th FG, 7AF Makin Island
Autumn 1943 'Devastating Devil,
The P-39Q has the distinction of being the most produced series with 4,905 built. The Q also was the
last version of the Airacobra to be made by Bell. The main difference between the Q version and earlier
versions was the replacement of the 4 wing-mounted 0.30 – inch machine guns with a single 0.50 –inch
machine gun mounted inside a pod attached to the bottom of each wing. The P-39Q-1-BE also
regained the additional 231 pounds of armor of the P-31N-1.
US Marines recaptured Makin Island in the Gilbert Islands chain in the Fall of 1943 and immediately
built an airbase. It became the home base for the 15th FG, 46th FS and their P-39s on December 18,
1943. The “Devastating Devil” pinkish sand paint scheme definitely was a stand out among all the
greens. This P-39 was painted with the intention of it going to North Africa but it managed to find its way
into the PTO. As well as escorts for the Makin A-24s on their bombing raids the P-39s bombed and
strafed ground targets
pre assembled professionally painted
authentic scale 1/72
open or close canopy interchangble undercarriage
Our Price £15.99
