**** FINISHED: GB-41 1/48 Nakajima B5N2 Kate - PTO from 1937

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Scale : 1/48
Manufacturer / Model : Hasegawa Nakajima B5N2 Kate
Extras : Eduard Cockpit & Seatbelt Set and canopy Masks.

The primary bird completed, B5N2 Kate AII-356 flown by KAGA 'Buntaicho' (Squadron Leader) Lieutenant Mimori Suzuki, part of the Pearl Harbour Torpedo attack Group against Battleship Row, December 7th 1941.
Suzuki and his crew were killed in the attack when their torpedo exploded from AA fire and the aircraft crashed into the harbour, this aircraft was later recovered and examined by American personnel.

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