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USA for providing us with this review sample. This is another neat little aircraft kit from our friends in Normandy! There are no decals included in this kit.Ī single sheet is included, with the front being a single graphic of assembly, and the reverse being a simplified color guide.Ī great companion for a Cold War patrol diorama, or an addition to your tiny aircraft collection. This fret has the complete nose gear, the struts for the main gear, and the four-bladed Hamilton Standard props. This fret actually has duplicates of all the necesary parts either these are spares, or L'Arsenal may have originally intended this to be a double kit. There is a small fret of photoetched parts for this aircraft. Some filler may be require to fare in these assemblies. The parts fit between the fuseloge and wing, and the fuse and the tail, was loose.

However, through the 1950s and into the 1960s, the Neptune served in large numbers as the. There are 4 landing gear wheels provided, but only two are required. The Lockheed 'P2V Neptune' is largely a forgotten aircraft, since it arrived too late for World War II and was eventually overshadowed by its replacement, the Lockheed P-3 Orion. The resin parts are cleanly cast, with little flash. This kit is comprised of 12 resin parts, and a small fret of photoetch. This variant, with 311 produced, was the culmination of all the growth and design features of the previous variants bulged cockpit, wingtip fuel tanks, MAD boom tail, bell-mounted search radar, and two J-34 turbojets in pods, one to each wing. This model from L'Arsenal appears to be of the last variant produced by Lockheed, the P2V-7 (P2-H).

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An archive of black and white photographs, some with manufacturer. This airplane gave great service, and a few continue to fly today as a firebomber 5 Lightning (air /ground), Lockheed PV-2 Harpoon, Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star (ground). Navy, nicknamed the Blue Sharks.Originally established as Bombing Squadron VB-146 on 15 July 1943, it was redesignated Patrol Bombing Squadron VPB-146 on 1 October 1944, redesignated VP-146 on, redesignated Medium Patrol Squadron (Landplane) VP-ML-6 on 15 November 1946, redesignated VP-6 on 1 September 1948 and disestablished on 31.

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The Neptune first flew in 1945, and entered series production 1946- over 1,000 of these aircraft were built, with seven major variants (and over 30 minor), and flew in 17 nation's service. VP-6 was a long-lived Patrol Squadron of the U.S. The Neptune can trace its lineage back through the PV-2 Harpoon, PV-1 Ventura and even back to the venerable Model 10 Electra- famously piloted by Amelia Earhart at the time of her disappearance in 1937. You will require Milton Shupe and Teams FSX Lockheed PV2 Harpoon (HARPFSXV13.ZIP). The Lockheed P2V Neptune was the result of the 1943 proposal for a dedicated maritime reconnaissance and patrol aircraft. P2V-7 Neptunes within a year of their arrival. L'Arsenal 1/350 P2V Neptune L'Arsenal 1/350 The Lockheed P-3 Orion is a four-engined, turboprop anti-submarine and maritime surveillance aircraft developed for the United States Navy and introduced in the 1960s.

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