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.
If the female aircrew you're talking about were the 588th Night Bomber Regiment, aka The Night Witches, the aircraft they most commonly flew was the PO-2, which was a Polikarpov biplane originally called the U-2.
I also have a Po-2, and will post a photo. The 587 Regiment was all women pilots, and equipped with Pe-2s. According to the online sources, the 587 aircrews included also included men tall enough to reach the top rear machine gun.
Those who don't remember their history are bound to do something or other...