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RVHP 1/48 Grumman HU-16
A series of 1/48 Albatross kits
A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE GRUMMAN HU-16 ALBATROSS:The prototype first flew on Oct. 24, 1947, and soon after the U.S. Air Force ordered a quantity for air-sea rescue duties as SA-16As. Grumman delivered 297 A models to the Air Force, mostly for the Air Rescue Service. In 1962 the USAF changed the designation to HU-16.
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