Fairey Barracuda Mk.II 'Pacific Fleet' 1/72
Airplane kit in 1/72 scale manufactured by Special Hobby (ref. SH72343)

The Barracuda model kit is produced using three metal moulding tools and consists of grey injected styrene sprues and one clear plastic sprue. A torpedo replica or a 1600lb bomb can be fitted beneath the fuselage, the model also has wing armament racks. The kit offers four scheme options with various types of national markings. These Barracudas saw service fighting the Japanese aggressors, three of the machines were used aboard aircraft carriers, the fourth one flew from a land base located on Ceylon. The most interesting airframe of all these options might be the machine flown by Sub-Lieutenant Robert McCandless (Barracuda from the Cockpit book author). It underwent some in-field modifications to achieve better performance, the ASV radar equipment was removed and the bulged side windows of the observer were replaced by flat ones. Moreover, the colour scheme of the machine was also non-standard.

Barcode: 8594071086565/EAN

• Manufactured by Special Hobby in 1/72 scale with reference SH72343.
• Featuring the markings :
  • Fairey Barracuda Mk.II, PM821/374-D, 827 Naval Air Squadron, HMS Colossus January 1946
  • Fairey Barracuda Mk.II, PM834/RIC, 814 NAS, Royal Naval Air Station Katukurunda, Ceylon, June 1945
  • Fairey Barracuda Mk.II, P9981/2X, 810 NAS, HMS Illustrious, 11 June 1944
  • Fairey Barracuda Mk.II, LS503/3D, 815 NAS, HMS Indomitable August 1944
• Includes plastic parts, water slide decals, assembly instructions, placement instructions and painting instructions.
• Download Special Hobby SH72343 assembly instructions manual in PDF.
• Package measures 200 mm x 50 mm x 300 mm (width x depth x height), weighting 255 g.