1/72 Eduard 7415 F6F-5 Hellcat Weekend EditionGrumman-built carrier-capable fighter; the most successful combat aircraft in naval history in terms of enemy planes destroyed, definitive production variant. Kit features fine engraved panel lines, highly detailed cockpit and landing gear, choice of 2 types of main tires, full twin-row radial engine, 2-piece optional position canopy and external stores (centerline drop tank, underwing rockets). NO canopy masks or photo-etch parts included. Decals and color painting guide for a single US Navy aircraft: BuNo 72534 'Death and Destruction' flown by Ensigns Donald McPherson, Bill Kingston Jr, and Lyttleton Ward of VF-83, USS Essex, May 1945.
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