Hobby Master HA0309 1/32 F6F-5 Hellcat - USN VF-27 Carl Brown Jr. "Paper Doll"
Die-Cast Model
Hobby Master HA0309 1/32 F6F-5 Hellcat - USN VF-27, Carl Brown Jr. "Paper Doll"
DESCRIPTION
Air Power Series
Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat "Paper Doll"
USN VF-27, Carl Brown Jr.
USS Princeton, Battle of Leyte Gulf, 1944
VF-27 F6F-5 Hellcat "Paper Doll" belonged to Lt. (jg) Robert Burnell, but on October 24, 1944 during the Battle of Leyte Gulf it was flown from the USS Princeton by Lt. Carl Brown Jr.. Brown as he and other aircraft intercepted Japanese aircraft heading for the US Fleet and he managed to down 5 enemy aircraft. During the battle Brown and his aircraft were hit but he managed to land on the USS Essex since the USS Princeton was ablaze. "Paper Doll" was pushed in the sea to make room for all the extra aircraft that were recovering.
Hobby Master 1/32 Air Power Series die-cast airplanes feature:
- Die-cast metal construction with some plastic components
- Realistic panel lines, antennas, access panels and surface details
- Pad printed markings and placards that won't fade or peel like decals
- Opening canopies, revealing detailed cockpit interiors
- Optional extended/retracted landing gear
- Authentic detachable ordnance loads complete with placards
- Accurately detailed underside with concealed screw heads