Hasegawa 1/48 Aichi B7a2 Grace Ijn Bomber Model Kit

The Aichi B7A2 Ryusei (Shooting Star, Allied codename "Grace") was the IJN's most advanced carrier attack aircraft — a single design that combined the torpedo bomber and dive bomber roles that previously required two separate aircraft types. The B7A2's performance rivaled contemporary single-engine fighters, with a top speed exceeding 350 mph. However, it arrived too late and in too few numbers to see carrier service, as Japan's carriers had been destroyed. This 1/48 scale Hasegawa kit captures this pinnacle of Japanese naval aviation engineering.