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ICM 48280 B-26K with USAF Pilots & Ground Personnel

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Scale: 1:48
Manufacturer: ICM
Product code: icm48280
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ManufacturerICM
Product codeicm48280
Weight:1.02 kg
Ean:4823044407620
Scale1:48
Added to catalog on:12.28.2021
Tags:Douglas-A-26-Invader US-Vietnam-War-Air-Force Vietnam-War-1964-1975
The Douglas A-26 Invader is an American twin-engine, full-metal light bomber. The first flight of the prototype took place on July 10, 1942. The plane, due to its great aerodynamic properties, high performance and ease of use, served during World War II, the Korean and Vietnam War. The last A-26 (already designated A-26A) was withdrawn from the line only in 1969! In total, 2,452 of this aircraft were built. During World War II, the A-26 was built in numerous versions, two of which deserve attention. The A-26B ("assault") version had a built-in nose of the plane with eight 12.7 mm machine guns, 20-30 mm cannons or a single 75mm cannon, and the A-26B ("bomber") version where the nose of the aircraft was glazed , and there were sights of the "Norden" type. This version was used for precision bombing. Technical data: Top speed: 571 km / h; climb speed 10.2 m / s, practical ceiling: 6,736 m, maximum range: 2,250 km, armament (depending on version): up to 14 km Browning cal. 12.7 mm and suspended weight from 1,800 to 3,600 kg.

The Vietnam War (1964 / 1965-1975) is a conflict fought between the government of South Vietnam, supported very intensively (economically, politically, militarily) by the United States, and North Vietnam, supported by the USSR and the PRC. On the American side, aviation played a huge role in this conflict - both helicopters and jets. The latter entered action as early as 1964, when it began bombing Laos, and a year later (1965) as part of Operation Rolling Thunder - it also began bombing North Vietnam. Initially, machines such as the F-105 D Thuderchief or the F-4 Phantom II participated in this operation. However, the B-52 strategic bombers were quickly put into action. The operation lasted until 1968. Aviation also played a huge role in 1972, when it launched the strategic bombing of Hanoi and Haifong, which was instrumental in accelerating the peace talks. During the Vietnam War, the American air force - both operating within the USAF and the US Navy - used many types of aircraft, including: A-7 Corsair II, A-6 Intruder, F-101 Voodoo or the aforementioned F-4 Phantom. It is worth adding that in the course of that war, the American armed forces had several fighter aces, including Captains Steven Ritchie, Jeffrey Feinstien and Colonel Charles DeBellevue.

The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War (called the Vietnam War), was fought from 1964 (events in the Gulf of Tonkin) or from 1965 (the landing of the first, larger American forces in Vietnam) until 1975, i.e. until the occupation of South Vietnam through North Vietnam. The opponents in this war were, on the one hand, the United States, supporting its ally, i.e. South Vietnam and North Vietnam, along with the communist Vietcong guerrillas, supported (in one way or another) by the PRC and the USSR. Assume that at one time, at the maximum, North Vietnam involved about 690,000 soldiers in the conflict, Vietcong - about 200,000 people, while the United States reached the peak of its involvement in 1969, when Vietnam had about 540,000 American soldiers. The immediate cause of the conflict was the claims and ambitions of North Vietnam to take power and control over its southern neighbor, which the United States could not and did not want to agree to. The Vietnam War was an excellent example of a guerrilla war, in which the highly advanced technological armed forces of the USA suffered considerable losses and finally lost in the clash with the armed forces incomparably worse. It is worth adding that from a purely military point of view, the US troops were able to inflict huge losses on their opponent (e.g. the Tet offensive of 1968), but on the so-called The "home front" completely lost it. It is often assumed that the Vietnam War was lost by the US primarily because of tensions in American society, its reluctance to do so, and the inability of the US establishment to provide a convincing justification for it. The Vietnam War finally ended in 1975 with a complete defeat of the United States, which was forced to withdraw from Vietnam and come to terms with the unification of Vietnam by the communist government in Hanoi. The prestige of this country in the international arena has also decreased significantly for some time.

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