[smartd]

An Early Warning PB-1W

[admin]

Oooo I like it. Sign me up.

[Canucklehead]

Pretty cool, but way too many details for Corgi to fudge up. They can't even get an E model right! If they could pull it off it would definitely be worth considering though.

[djjeffhall]

That is pretty neat looking. What is the history of the type, or this bird in particular if its a special plane in some way? Thanks!

[smartd]

Originally Posted by djjeffhall

That is pretty neat looking. What is the history of the type, or this bird in particular if its a special plane in some way? Thanks!

Twenty-four B-17Gs (including one B-17F that had been modified to G standards) were used by the Navy under the designation PB-1W. The W stood tor anti-submarine warfare. A large radome for an ASP-20 search radar was fitted underneath the fuselage, and additional internal fuel tanks were added for longer range. These planes were painted dark blue, a standard Navy paint scheme which had been adopted in late 1944. Most of these planes were Douglas-built aircraft, flown directly from the Long Beach factory to the Naval Aircraft Modification Unit in Pennsylvania during the summer of 1945, where the APS-20 search radar was fitted. However, the war ended before any PB-1Ws could be deployed, and the defensive armament was subsequently deleted.
The first few PB-1Ws went to VBP-101 in April of 1946. The PB-1W eventually evolved into an early-warning aircraft by virtue of its APS-20 search radar. By 1947, PB-1Ws had been deployed to units operating with both the Atlantic and Pacific fleets. VPB-101 on the East Coast was redesignated VX-4 and assigned to NAS Quonset Point in Rhode Island. VX-4 became VW-2 in 1952 and transferred to NAS Patuxent River in Maryland. VW-2 had the primary mission of early warning, with a secondary mission of antisubmarine warfare and hurricane reconnaissance. VW-1 was established in 1952 with four PB-1Ws at NAS Barbers Point in Hawaii. Elements of VW-1 were drawn from VC-11 at NAS Miramar and VP-51 at NAS San Diego. VW-1 had a mission similar to that of VW-2.
PB-1Ws continued in service until 1955, gradually being phased out in favor of the Lockheed WV-2, a military version of the Lockheed 1049 Constellation commercial airliner.

[SKUNKY]

That's a great looking model... I would like to see Corgi do it just to see how badly they can FUBAR the thing...(and the 'F' stands for "foul" by the way)

[Cruver Collecter]

That would make a sharp looking model and would really stand out in a collection.

[JustPlaneNuttz]

That IS a very impressive model, alright. But I have to agree with Canucklehead and Skunky here . . . these guys can't even do up a B-17e properly -- and how many attempts have they had to get it right?

This could be nice if someone other than Corgi attempted it -- regrettably. By the way -- who does this one? Is it a pro-made museum model, because it sure looks like it.

[mikeb1958]

Originally Posted by SKUNKY

FUBAR the thing...(and the 'F' stands for "foul" by the way)

Sure it does Skunky......

[Cruver Collecter]

Is the model in the picture 1/48th scale?