Post by boomerbill on May 5, 2017 21:10:29 GMT
This was the first De Agostini aircraft I bought, from a Russian Federation seller. The advertised scale is 1/130.
The Petlyakov Pe-2 was a 1941 attempt at a light ground-attack aircraft.
It was often used as a dive bomber, and on night missions, with women as pilots.
Life span of the aircraft was expected to be about 20 sorties, but that rose to more than 50 when adequate rear gunnery was added.
Interestingly, some Pe-2s were acquired by the Finns, who flew them against the Soviets in the Continuation War, mostly on escorted photo recon missions.
So this aircraft, repainted, could be a Finnish target for Soviet fighters as well as a Soviet target for Finnish and German fighters.
We love versatility.
The Petlyakov Pe-2 was a 1941 attempt at a light ground-attack aircraft.
It was often used as a dive bomber, and on night missions, with women as pilots.
Life span of the aircraft was expected to be about 20 sorties, but that rose to more than 50 when adequate rear gunnery was added.
Interestingly, some Pe-2s were acquired by the Finns, who flew them against the Soviets in the Continuation War, mostly on escorted photo recon missions.
So this aircraft, repainted, could be a Finnish target for Soviet fighters as well as a Soviet target for Finnish and German fighters.
We love versatility.
