1/32 392-100 Nitto Type 93 K5Y2 Intermediate Trainer Floatplane
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc++
Still factory sealed. Rare, large-scale float version from ~1983. Very well detailed and molded. The Willow was always active in the training role, but saw combat as well as any aircraft left at the end was pressed into service. DD-792 USS Callaghan was sunk July 9, 1945, by a Willow configured for kamikaze attack. It has been reported the light construction of the aircraft prevented the ship's AA ammunition proximity fuses from detonating. The type was also reported to have been used by Indonesian forces against Dutch colonial rule in 1947.
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