Italeri made 1/72 Martin B-57B Canberra (1387) Fighter Aircrafts Military Series assembly kit
Built to replace the obsolete piston-engined Douglas B-26 Invader, the twin-jet engine tactical bomber B-57 Canberra wound up being produced by United States aircrafts business Martin inside 50s. Created by the British “English Electrical Canberra”, it absolutely was manufactured in several variations to perform bombing, reconnaissance and electronic warfare duties. In particular, the B-57B, developed for bombing missions, was the primary version produced. It was characterized through a brand new cockpit with two team users arranged in tandem and under-wing hardpoints capable be armed with a wide range of tools. Initial devices produced were armed with eight 12.7mm machine weapons setup in the wings replaced, later on, by four 20 mm cannons. Following its two Wright J65 Jet-engines the Canberra was able to reach the utmost effective speed of 520 Knots.SUPER DECALS SHEET FOR 4 VARIANTS
