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- SCALE: 1:72
- DATE: 14.02.2020
- TIME PERIOD: WW2
- MARKINGS:
- U-2VS of the 213rd NBAD (Night Bomber Air Division), Summer 1943.
- U-2VS, Winter 1942.
- Po-2VS of the 46th Tamansky GvNBAP, Spring 1945.
- Po-2VS of the 2nd Polish NBAP «Krakow». Lublin area, Summer 1944.
- MODEL SIZE (LENGTH X WIDTH): 144 x 158 mm
- BOX SIZE: 295 x 225 x 40 mm
- NUMBER OF DETAILS: 106
One of the most numerous and famous aircraft in world aviation history was the Polikarpov U-2. It was designed as a basic training aircraft. The maiden flight was in June 1927. Since the early 1930s, the U-2 has become the real “flying deck” for thousands of Soviet pilots.
During WWII, U-2 got the weapon. These planes, named U-2VS, were successfully used as light-night bombers (in particular with female crews). In 1944, after N.N. Polikarpov death, the plane was renamed Po-2.