(Not included).įlat Fee Postage of $12.00 for this model kit to anywhere in Australia. Glue and paint are required for this model.
The Academy B-29 is regarded as the best B-29 produced in 1/72 scale and it is also a straightforward build. B-29-45-MO, 44-86292, 509 OG, Tinian AB, 1945, 'Enola Gay' (23 February 1915 1 November 2007) was a brigadier general in the United States Air Force.The kit provides markings for the following five aircraft: Choice of Little Boy (Enola Gay/Hiroshima) or Fat Man (Bockscar/Nagasaki) weapons.
Choice of cuffed or uncuffed propellers.Detailed bomb bays with interconnecting crew pressure tunnel The Boeing B-29 Superfortress holds the distinction of being the only plane to drop nuclear weapons on wartime targets, a move that killed hundreds of thousands and destroyed two cities, brought about a quick end to the war in Japan, and started the Cold War and nuclear arms race.Highly detailed flight deck and bombardier's station.This release depicts the Silverplate B-29 which operated without gun turrets, so parts are included to close off the turret openings. As the bombs were developed and the bomb length was reduced to rougly 10 feet for both the fission and fusion bombs, flight testing of the Silverplate aircraft and dropping of 'shapes' required further developments that would result in a fleet of special aircraft that would not only deliver the two weapons to Japan, but would continue after the war as the first dedicated fleet of atomic bombers as part of the 509th Composite Group.Īcademy periodically reissues their 1/72 scale B-29 Superfortress kits between their conventional bomber and this special edition of the Enola Gay and Bockscar from the 509th. The Chief of the USAAF, Hap Arnold, dictated that the B-29 would be the weapon carrier.ĭuring the B-29's wartime production run, a number of aircraft were diverted to Boeing/Wichita for conversion into Silverplate aircraft. The B-29 was also unsuitable as it had two 12 foot bomb bays divided by the wing main spar box. The B-24 appeared to be a candidate but the Navy had failed to convert the aircraft to accomodate a torpedo in the bomb bay, so an atomic bomb wasn't going to work any better.
Early requirements estimated a weapon that would be 17 feet long and weigh over 10,000 pounds. Dubbed 'Silverplate', the search was on for a suitable aircraft. Even as the Manhattan Project moved forward, a parallel program was launched to find a bomber which could deliver an atomic bomb. Germany was working on their own atomic weapon which led to some famous bombing raids to delay their program. Enola Gay i Bockscar su jedina dva aviona koriena u obe akcije koji su danas u relativno dobrom stanju dok su svi ostali primerci letilica B-29 prodati otpadima u posleratnom periodu, a zatim i reciklirani. The 'Manhattan Project' was the super-secret program to develop the first atomic bomb. USAAF B-29A "Enola Gay & Bockscar", 1:72 Scale
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