Lockheed A-29 Hudson

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Lockheed Hudson airplane model. Although Lend-Lease Hudsons were assigned USAAF attack-series designations A-28 and A-29 and were given USAAF serial numbers, very few of these airc raft actually served with the USAAF. Most examples went directly to the RAF, the RAAF, or the RNZAF. Only 153 A-29-LOs-equipped with a single flexible 0.50-inch machine gun in an open position replacing the Boulton Paul dorsal turret of the standard aircraft-were retained by the USAAF. Although the USAAF A-29s were distributed among a number of Bombardment and Anti-Submarine Squadrons on both US coasts at the beginning of American involvement in the war, the A-29-LO was considered as only an interim type, pending the availability of more modern aircraft. Nevertheless, they did participate in some early combat-in fact, a USAAF A-29 became the first USAAF aircraft to destroy an enemy submarine, when it sank U-701 on July 7, 1942. The A-29s were soon superseded by later aircraft and were relegated to crew training roles along with the specially built AT-28s and AT-28As. 24 of the A-29s were modified as A-29B photographic reconnaissance aircraft. Mahogany Wood. Scale: 1/48. Wingspan 16.5 inches, Length 11 inches. Show more