Decals 1:72 for one of the most unusual Liberators of the Second World War. The H-5-FO version from the production of a car manufacturer, serial number 42-52106, is captured in three guises: in its original American markings and then twice in German colors, into which the opponent dressed it after it changed hands.
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The four-engine Consolidated B-24H was among the most numerous American heavy bombers and is told from the earlier versions at first glance by the nose gun turret. The particular machine with the serial number 42-52106 served with the 719th Bomb Squadron of the 449th Bomb Group and its crew gave it the name Sunshine. April 1944 was decisive for it: it did not land at home but on enemy territory, where the opponent acquired it in a condition that allowed further flying.
It is precisely that which turned an ordinary bomber into a subject rewarding for collectors. The sheet covers three stages of its finish, which follow one another in time. First the American markings of April 1944, then the German insignia applied immediately after the takeover, and finally the guise of September 1944, when the machine was given a new finish and new national insignia. The modeler can therefore build the same example at three moments of its life, and the difference between them is obvious at first glance.
The plastic parts of the aircraft are not part of the delivery; the sheet serves as an accessory for any 1:72 Liberator kit of the matching version. Anyone who wants to show the whole story of the machine can divide the markings between two models and build the same example in two uniforms side by side.
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