One of the most numerous and famous aircraft in the world aviation history was the Polikarpov U-2. It was designed as basic training aircraft. The maiden flight was in June 1927. Since early 30s U-2 became the real “flying deck” for thousands of Soviet pilots.During WWII U-2 were successfully used, in particularly, as liaison and ambulance aircraft. In 1944 after N.N. Polikarpov death the plane was renamed to Po-2.
ITEM NUMBER 72244 SCALE 1:72 DATE 21.10.2020 TIME PERIOD WW2 MARKINGS U-2, Summer 1943. U-2, Winter 1942. Ро-2 of the 339th Independent Liasion Air Regiment, 3rd Belorussian Front, February 1945. U-2, Summer 1941. MODEL SIZE (LENGTH X WIDTH) 114 x 158 mm BOX SIZE 295 x 225 x 40 mm NUMBER OF DETAILS 89Nice kit