This is a model of the Korean war era McDonnell Douglas Banshee. This was
a continuance
of the great carrier based fighters from that company. This plane was made
famous by the
novel, "The Bridges At Toko-Ri". For those who have seen the picture they
used Panthers
in the movie, but Banshees were used in the novel. In actuality the
Banshees came along
very late in the Korean war, and were hardly used. These planes were
primarily cold war
warriors and never really saw any action to speak of. The were reliable
and were replaced
fairly quickly. They served with distinction in other foreign services.
This was the only
1/72nd scale version made by HOBBYCRAFT. It is a good kit and goes
together well and has
decent cockpit detail. The decals are good and assembly went quickly with
no glitches. A
little filing was necessary to allow the wings to blend into the fuselage.
All in all a nice kit of
this plane.
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