2679 - 1/48 Messerschmitt Me 262 B-1a /U-1 Nachtjaeger WWII Italeri  [IT-2679S]

Period: 2nd World War

Country: Germany

Model Dim.: 22,1 cm

Messerschmitt us 262 B-1a /U1

Deriving through Messerschmitt myself 262 A, the B-1a/U1 variation originated to help make a night time response bomber meant to browse the numerous allied bomber atmosphere raids throughout the skies of Germany within the past few phase of World War II. Laden up with the characteristic Neptun system antenna masts on its nose, it absolutely was characterised with a two-man fuselage which housed the pilot therefore the radar operator. Like one-man Me 262 a variation, it had been operating on two Junker Jumo 004-B jet propulsion machines that brought it to an archive speed, the 1940’s, of 870 Km/h at a 6,000 metre altitude, that makes it about 150 Km/h faster than just about any allied piston motor bomber. Greatly armed with 4 MK 108 30mm cannons, it attained procedure units way too late enough reason for only some models, nevertheless it quickly acquired many victories inside the allied airplanes.