1350 - 1/72 Stirling Mk.Iv Glider tug / Paratroopos Transport Italeri  [IT-1350S]

D-DAY SERIES - NORMANDY 1944/2014

The brief Stirling wound up being the initial hefty bomber utilized during the 2nd World War by the British Royal Air Force. Even though it had been built around a robust steel airframe also it surely could carry good unpleasant load, the Stirling ended up being slowly replaced in RAF Bomber Squadron with the more advanced Halifax and Lancaster. Thanks to its 4 effective 1,635 hp Bristol Hercules devices, it was capable of perform other essential duties in airborne operations : dropping paratroopers and towing gliders. The Stirling Mk IV variation was modified to optimize the towing of gliders, such as for instance Horsa and Hamilcar, using the elimination of nose and dorsal turrets plus the introduction of mechanisms to discharge gliders. The Stirlings Mk IV were utilized in the Battle of Normandy and process Market Garden.

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• 100% brand new MOULDS
• COLOR INSTUCTIONS SHEET
• CONTAINS PHOTO-ETCHED FRET
• Decals for 4Versions