P-40N Warhawk “Angry Bee,” Lt. Ken Goldring, 80 Sqn., RAAF, November 1944 Hobby Master HA5505 Scale 1:72 P-40N Warhawk “Gloria Lyons” RNZAF New Zealand HA5506 Scale 1:72 P-40N Warhawk “Angry Bee,” Lt. Ken Goldring, 80 Sqn., RAAF, November 1944 Hobby Master HA5505 Scale 1:72
P-40N Warhawk “Angry Bee,” Lt. Ken Goldring, 80 Sqn., RAAF, November 1944 Hobby Master HA5505 Scale 1:72

P-40N Warhawk “Gloria Lyons” RNZAF New Zealand HA5506 Scale 1:72

P-40N Warhawk “Gloria Lyons,” No. 4 Servicing Unit, RNZAF, late 1944 Hobby Master HA5506 Scale 1:72
Hobby Master 1:72 Air Power Series
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P-40N Warhawk “Gloria Lyons,” No. 4 Servicing Unit, RNZAF, late 1944 Hobby Master HA5506 Scale 1:72 Hobby Master 1:72 Air Power Series Scale 1:72 Hobby Master item number: HA5506 The Curtiss P-40 Warhawk first flew in 1938 as a modification of the Curtiss P-36 Hawk. Warhawk was the official U.S. designation while the name Tomahawk was used by the British Commonwealth and Soviet forces for the P-40B and C and Kittyhawk for P-40Ds and later variants. The P-40 was first used by British squadrons in North Africa and the Middle East in 1941. The P-40 lacked a two-speed supercharger making them inferior to German aircraft but was an adequate fighter in low altitude combat zones. Almost 12,000 P-40s were produced. “Gloria Lyons” adorned four different New Zealand Air Force aircraft. The first three were P-40 Kittyhawks and the fourth was an F4U-1A. Gloria Lyons was a nineteen year old New Zealand girl with tuberculosis and pen pals with members of the No. 4 Servicing Unit in the Solomon Islands. The unit decided to make her their mascot and added her name to the engine cowling. The first two P-40s as well as the F4U-1A were destroyed but the third P-40N, NZ3220 survived the war. The real Gloria Lyons overcame her tuberculosis.
Additional Info
  • Stock#
    HA5506
  • Brand
    Hobby Master
  • Country of Manufacture
  • Scale
    1:72
  • Material
    Die-cast Metal
  • Aircraft Type
    Fixed-Winged
  • Era
    World War II
  • Aircraft
    P-40
  • Propulsion
    Propeller-Driven
  • Role
    Fighter-Bomber
  • Country
    United States
Warning: Choking Hazard! Contains small parts. Not a toy. Not for children under 3 years.
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