1:48 scale diecast model airplane from the Hobby Master Air Power Series HA7504. Boeing P-26A Peashooter USAAC, Guatemala, May 1943. Limited Edition.

Length 6 inches
Wingspan 7 inches

Features:
* Diecast metal construction with some plastic components.
* Realistic panel lines, antennas, access panels and surface details.
* Pad printed markings and placards that won't fade or peel like decals.
* Opening canopies, revealing detailed cockpit interiors.
* Optional extended/retracted landing gear.
* Presentation stand to display the aircraft "in flight".
* Authentic detachable ordinance loads complete with placards.
* Accurately detailed underside with concealed screwheads.

Boeing�s first and last all-metal monoplane fighter produced for the US Army Air Corps was the P-26. Known as the �Peashooter� there were 111 P-26As produced. The wings were braced with wire instead of wooden struts and this reduced drag and along with a 500 hp engine the aircraft was much faster than the older bi-planes. The mono-wing also meant a higher landing speed so flaps had to be added to slow the aircraft down. It had fixed landing gear and an open cockpit with just a windscreen to protect the pilot.

In 1942 the Guatemalan Air Force (Fuerza Aerea de Guatemala) wanted seven P-26s. The U.S. Congress prohibited lethal weapon sales to most Latin American countries.

The U.S. Army altered the sales document to read PT-26 �Trainers�. By the end of May 1943 the FAG received the seven aircraft plus one extra for parts. They were given serial numbers 42 to 49. Two aircraft survived, one at the Planes of Fame museum of Chino, California, and one at the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum.