Hobby Master HA7505 1:48 P-26A US Army

Hobby Master HA7505 1:48 Boeing P-26A US Army, 33-77 Bolling Field, D.C.

Boeings 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 alsomeant a higher landing speed so flaps had to be added to slow the aircraft down. It hadfixed landing gear and an open cockpit with just a windscreen to protect the pilot.

In 1917 it was called Flying Field Anacostia but renamed Bolling Field on July 1,1918.
Colonel Raynal Bolling was the first high-ranking U.S. officer killed in WWI combat. On
March 26, 1918 near Amiens, France Col. Bolling died defending himself and his driver
from German soldiers. The field was used for personnel proficiency flying and supportingflights such as Colonel Henry Hap Arnolds 1934 4,000 mile flight of bombers toAlaska. Aircraft P-26A 33-77 stationed at Bolling Field was struck off charge in May 1935.