{"product_id":"academy-1-144-us-air-force-b-b52","title":"Academy 1\/144 US B-52D Stratofortress - PKAY12632","description":"\u003cp\u003eUS B-52D Stratofortress.\u003cbr\u003eLong-range heavy bomber capable of delivering a nuclear payload, developed by Boeing for the United States Air Force entering military service from 1955. The seventy year old design is expected to remain operational until the 2050s. The B-52D variant was used extensively in the Vietnam war. This release from Academy is from the Minicraft tooling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eM117 air-dropped demolition bombs included. Markings for B-52D 55-0675: Retired October 1982, broken up December 1993; 56-0676: The first B-52 to down a MiG-21 in combat (over North Vietnam) and preserved at Fairchild AFB; 55-0677: Preserved at the Yankee Air Museum, Michigan; 56-0591: 4925th Test Group (Atomic) \"Tommy's Tigator\", crashed June 1959 in the Ochoco National Forest, Oregon. Cause, failure of the horizontal stabilizer (tail plane) during low-level flight tests. The crew of five Boeing employees did not survive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1:144 scale plastic model kit from Academy, requires paint and glue.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Academy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57196731400565,"sku":"PKAY12632","price":26.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0275\/5932\/9844\/files\/Screenshot2026-05-17at21.24.34.png?v=1779049662","url":"https:\/\/malcsmodels.co.uk\/products\/academy-1-144-us-air-force-b-b52","provider":"Malcs Models","version":"1.0","type":"link"}