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Includes

• 9 sprues with parts
• 1 frame of transparent plastic (canopy)
• scheme for painting model
• detailed instruction

The Zero Model 21, which had made impressive advances in the early stages of the war , began to lose speed and firepower to the new fighter planes of the U.S. Army and Navy that were appearing one after another by 1943 .

The Type 52 was developed following the Type 32 and Type 22, with the wingspan shortened from 12m of the Type 21 and Type 22 to 11m, the cowling redesigned, and a thrust-type single exhaust pipe fitted, among other measures to increase speed. As a result, the maximum speed was 565km/h, 25km/h faster than the Type 22.

In addition, the Type 52A was produced, which replaced the 20mm machine guns in the wings with belt-fed Type 99 No. 2 Type 4 20mm machine guns and had thicker wing skins to increase the dive speed limit , but the Navy's demands continued, and the Type 52B was produced, in which the right side of the 7.7mm machine gun in the nose was reinforced with a 13mm machine gun, and the Type 52C added 13mm machine guns to the outside of the 20mm machine guns on both wings of the Type 52A model. Approximately 6,000 Type 52 series aircraft were produced by Nakajima and Mitsubishi, and they continued to fight until the end of the Pacific War.

Hasegawa brings us a 1/72-scale model kit of the B-47E Stratojet belonging to the 100th Bomber Wing! 

It's equipped with an external RATO (Rocket Auxiliary Take Off) system for short takeoffs. New 3D-printed parts are included; the external RATO has 33 auxiliary rockets arranged in three rows of eleven each. New decals are included for the U.S. Air Force Strategic Air Command 100th Bomber Wing, aircraft 20584 and 20374.

Limited Edition of Yak-1b model 1/72 scale, four markings options: Poland, France x2, Yugoslavia

Contents

• Plastic parts (metal tools)
• Decals with four markings options

Colours and markings schemes

• Yak-1b, No.: 12181/12, 1st Fighter Aviation Regiment  "Warszawa", pilot Cpt. Oleg Matvieyev, 1944/45
• Yak-1b, No.: 23, squadron GC3 "Normandie" Monostyrshchinaairfield, October 1943
• Yak-1b, No.: 33, squadron GC3 "Normandie", Khatyenki airflied, July1943, pilot Noel Castelain
• Yak-1b, No.: 16173/34, 112 Fighter Regiment, Yugoslavia, May 1945

The Messerschmitt Bf-109 is a German metal-structure single-engine fighter in a low wing configuration with a classic tail. It turned out to be the basic and most produced Luftwaffe fighter during World War II.

Features

• 112 plastic parts
• + beach trolley

The Douglas A-1 Skyraider (formerly AD-1) is an American assault on-board aircraft that served from 1946 to the mid-1970s. It was one of the last piston-type airplanes in combat use in the world. During many years of service, numerous versions of the aircraft were created, adapted to min. for closeup or early warning. The first prototype flew in March 1945, but mass production started after the end of World War II. The plane did a great job during the Korean War, making numerous successful attacks against North Korean ground targets. A-1 planes also served throughout the Vietnamese conflict, where they suffered relatively high losses.

The aircraft was produced in seven basic versions (from D-1 to AD-7), which differed from each other with more and more powerful engines and improved airframe structure. The basic versions were also modified and adapted to more specialized tasks, which resulted in a dozen or so subversions, the most interesting of which are the AD-3W (early warning aircraft), AD-4B (tactical bomber adapted to carry nuclear weapons) or AD-4S (ZOP aircraft). The A-1 aircraft and its numerous versions were exported, among others to France, Great Britain and South Vietnam.

The North American A-5 Vigilante is an American on-board bomber capable of carrying nuclear weapons. The history of the A-5 aircraft dates back to the mid-1950s. It was then that the US Navy announced a need for a jet, strategic on-board bomber, used to carry nuclear weapons. The new aircraft was to replace the previously used AJ - 1/2 Savage and P2V - 3C Neptune. The design of these machines dates back to the last years of World War II and their performance was much inferior to that of the then Soviet planes, which resulted in their low effectiveness during bomb attacks. They were replaced by the A - 3D Skywarrior aircraft, but it did not meet all the criteria of an aircraft intended for strategic bombing, it was not a successful design (it was too big, too heavy and too slow), in addition, the US Navy intended to significantly modernize its air park.

As early as 1962, work began on the reconnaissance version of the Vigilante, designated as RA - 5C. Initially, 12 RA - 5Cs were ordered in place of the A - 5B version. Later, all naval A-5A and A-5B aircraft were converted to this variant, completely abandoning their use as a bomber. The first to receive them was RVAH - 5 "Savage Sons" (USS Ranger), then RVAH - 3 "Saea Dragons", RVAH - 9 "Hot Owls" and three other squadrons. In 1963, 34 aircraft of the second production series were ordered, after which the production line was dismantled and preserved. In 1968, in connection with the war in Vietnam, interest in this plane increased, which resulted in an order for a further 36 machines. A total of 156 Vigilante aircraft of all variants were built. At least 140 of them were produced or converted into the RA-5C reconnaissance version, which was considered a very successful design.

The Handley Page HP-137 Jetstream is a small twin turboprop airliner, with a pressurised fuselage. The aircraft was designed to meet the requirements of the United States commuter- and regional airline market. The design was later improved and built by British Aerospace as the Jetstream 31 and Jetstream 32 featuring different turboprop engines.

The Su-7B fighter-bomber was designed by the Sukhoi Design Bureau in 1958, on the basis of Su-7 tactical fighter. The plane was powered by AL-7F-1 engine with a 40% fuel afterburning, had additional wing fuel tanks and advanced weapons inventory.