Minicraft 1/144 Boeing B-52H Stratofortress With NB-52 Conversion Balls 8 - with GMA-87A Skybolt / AGM-69 SRAM / AGM-28 Hound Dog / ADM-20 Quail Missiles - (ex-Crown), 14615

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Minicraft 1/144 Boeing B-52H Stratofortress With NB-52 Conversion Balls 8 - with GMA-87A Skybolt / AGM-69 SRAM / AGM-28 Hound Dog / ADM-20 Quail Missiles - (ex-Crown), 14615 plastic model kit

1/144 14615 Minicraft Boeing B-52H Stratofortress With NB-52 Conversion Balls 8 - with GMA-87A Skybolt / AGM-69 SRAM / AGM-28 Hound Dog / ADM-20 Quail Missiles - (ex-Crown)

Plastic Model Kit,   Box Condition: Good++

Includes a superb and extensive Contrails resin conversion kit to make this into the NB-52 X-15 carrier 'Balls 8' - the only way to have a 1/144 B-52 in this configuration. Resin conversion kit is complete and never used. The actual model is from high quality ex-Crown molds. This is often considered the finest Cold-War B-52 due to the large and varied weapons load. It is an older but excellent model with all recessed panel line detail. Features all the missiles listed. Has markings for two modern BUFFS - 96th BS, 2nd BW Barksdale AFB 2001 and 93rd BS 40th Air Expeditionary Wing 2001. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions. The Skybolt was a plan to deliver an ALBM (Air Launched Ballistic Missile) from a B-52 to greatly enhance survivability. Skybolt failed 5 of 6 initial tests, but finally was successful. However, the program was canceled due to the availability of the Polaris SLBM. Plans to equip the RAF Vulcan with Skybolt fell through and left with British with no modern nuclear force, causing them to adapt the Polaris SLBM and passing strategic nuclear capability from the RAF to the RN. AGM-28 Hound Dog was a sleek design to help B-52 penetrate thick SAM defenses. Hound Dog could use its engines to help the B-52 during take off and then could be refueled from the B-52 tanks. This was an important point as the B-52 carried 2 of these missiles at 5 tons each. Hound Dog had a range of 200 to 500 miles (depending on launch height) at Mach 2.0 and an accuracy of one mile at those ranges. The warhead was 4 megatons. SRAM was a nuclear-armed short range missile carried in quantity of 20. SRAM was designed to blast holes in defenses in front of the B-52 and could also be used for the final target. Quail was a decoy that would mimic the B-52 with radar reflectors, infrared, radar repeaters and chaff decoys. Quail did reach operational status and operated on some Hound Dog-equipped B-52s.

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