{"product_id":"brewster-b-439-b-3119-usaaf-5th-air-force","title":"Brewster B-439 B-3119 USAAF 5th Air Force","description":"\u003cp\u003eThese are 1\/72 scale decals for \u003cstrong\u003eBrewster B-439 B-3119\u003c\/strong\u003e, operated by the \u003cstrong\u003eUnited States Army Air Forces 5th Air Force\u003c\/strong\u003e in the Southwest Pacific, wearing an \u003cstrong\u003eOlive Drab No. 41 over Medium Green No. 42\u003c\/strong\u003e upper surface camouflage over \u003cstrong\u003enatural metal\u003c\/strong\u003e undersides.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eB-439\u003c\/strong\u003e was the export variant of the Brewster Buffalo, originally built for the Netherlands East Indies Army Air Corps (ML-KNIL). When the Dutch East Indies fell to Japan in early 1942, surviving aircraft and those still in transit were pressed into USAAF service with the \u003cstrong\u003e5th Air Force\u003c\/strong\u003e — a desperate measure in the darkest days of the Pacific War when any flyable fighter was worth having. The Buffalo had already earned a brutal reputation in British and Finnish service as outclassed by the Japanese Zero, but in USAAF hands it soldiered on in the chaotic early months of the Pacific campaign where there was simply nothing else available.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSerial \u003cstrong\u003eB-3119\u003c\/strong\u003e wears the distinctive two-tone green upper surface scheme with early-style \u003cstrong\u003eU.S. ARMY\u003c\/strong\u003e fuselage titling and the pre-mid-1942 national insignia — a snapshot of American airpower at its most improvised and hard-pressed. Includes two serial options: \u003cstrong\u003e3119\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003e3196\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA rare and historically significant subject for any early Pacific War or USAAF collection. Please allow some time for decal printing and shipping.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ootbModels","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49016587976956,"sku":"OTBD72B439USAAF","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0652\/6828\/5692\/files\/Brewster_B-439_B-3119.png?v=1776997456","url":"https:\/\/outoftheboxmodels.com\/products\/brewster-b-439-b-3119-usaaf-5th-air-force","provider":"ootbModels","version":"1.0","type":"link"}