Douglas DF-24B Banshee 48-045 United States Air Force

These are 1/72 scale decals for Douglas DF-24B Banshee 48-045, assigned to the Wright Air Development Center (WADC), Flight Test Division, 2750th Air Base Group, United States Air Force.

The DF-24B was a specialized drone director conversion of the A-24B Banshee, modified to control and direct unmanned target drones during flight test and weapons evaluation programs. The “D” prefix in the USAF designation system denoted a drone director aircraft — one equipped with remote control systems to guide drone targets used in missile, gunnery, and weapons testing.

Operating under the Wright Air Development Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio — the nerve center of USAF research and development — this aircraft supported the Flight Test Division's cutting-edge weapons evaluation programs during the early Cold War era. The 2750th Air Base Group provided the administrative and support structure for WADC's sprawling research operations. Together, these organizations were at the forefront of developing the weapons systems and tactics that would define American airpower through the Cold War.

A highly unusual and technically fascinating variant of the Banshee family, finished in natural metal, that represents the unglamorous but essential world of postwar flight test support operations. Please allow some time for decal printing and shipping.