April 25, 2024
Armour P-40 Warhawk, Flying Tigers "Tex" Hill B11B628
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Armour Collection by Franklin Mint Diecast Model P-40E Warhawk American Volunteer Group "Flying Tigers" David Lee "Tex" Hill 1/48 Scale - B11B628 Wingspan: 9.5" Length: 7.75" Each fully painted and assembled aircraft features: Assembled by hand in preferred 1:48 scale. Hand-painted. Complete with authentic military markings. Engineered with fully removable cockpit canopy and rolling wheels. About this Aircraft David Lee "Tex" Hill (July 13, 1915 - October 11, 2007) was a fighter pilot and flying ace in World War II, with later service in Korea. Born in Kwangju, Korea, the son of Presbyterian missionaries, but raised in Texas w he graduated from Austin College in 1938. Hill earned his wings as a U.S. Naval Aviator in 1939 and joined the fleet as a TBD Torpedo bomber pilot before joining a SBD dive bomber squadron aboard USS Ranger. In 1941, he was recruited with other Navy, Army and Marine Corps pilots to join the 1st American Volunteer Group (better known by its later nickname of the Flying Tigers). He learned to fly the Curtiss P-40 in the AVG training program in Burma and did well as a fighter pilot in the 2nd Pursuit Squadron as a flight leader and then squadron commander becoming one of the top aces under the tutelage of Claire Chennault. Shipping We ship anyw except for North Korea. If you order more than 1 plane,
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