Hobby Master HA4211 Douglas A-20G “The Hell’N Pelican II” 42-86786, 388th BS, USAAF, Gusap Airfield, April 1944

Hobby Master Air Power Series - 1/72 Scale

HA4211 Douglas A-20G “The Hell’N Pelican II” 42-86786, 388th BS, USAAF, Gusap Airfield, April 1944

Limited Edition of only 400 models worldwide

A-20G "Hell'n Pelican II" was a Douglas A-20 Havoc attack aircraft operating in the Southwest Pacific Theater during WWII. The 388th Bombardment Squadron conducted low-level bombing and strafing missions against Japanese forces. On April 16th, 1944, the aircraft crash landed on Papau New Guinea. The wreckage remained there for more than forty years before being recovered by Chinook helicopter and transported to the Royal Australian Air Force Heritage Museum at RAAF Amberley. After restoration, it was put on display at the museum where it can still be viewed today.

With war approaching America knew it would be called upon to aid their Allies so a new aircraft would need to be developed. Douglas Aircraft designer Ed Heinemann’s DB-7/A-20 was chosen to be the new attack-bomber. The prototype flew in December 1938 with the first production aircraft flew on August 17, 1939. Production ran until September 1944 with 7,478 aircraft built. During WWII these were supplied to French, British, Australian, Dutch and Soviet forces as well as their own U.S. Forces.