1/72 F8F-1B Bearcat Blue Angel

F8F-1B Bearcat 1/72 Die Cast Model
Blue Angels, 1946

The last of Grumman's great single-seat, piston-engine naval fighters, the F8F Bearcat was the best of its breed but arrived too late for action in World War II.

Replicating an F8F-1B flown by "Blue Angels" Flight Leader Butch Voris - an 8-victory World War II ace who founded the U.S. Navy Flight Exhibition Team in 1946 - this 1/72 scale die cast SkyMax model features engraved panel lines; a detailed cockpit with a glazed canopy; a rotating propeller; optional position landing gear; authentic 1946 markings, including "Blue Angels" on the nose; and more. 6" wingspan; includes a display stand.