1/72 IBG Model PZL P.24g Greek Service 72524 – IBG Models

ThePZL P.24fighter, like the P.11, was developed from Z. Puławski’s P.6 design and intended for export. Due to licensing restrictions, export versions usedGnome-Rhône enginesinstead of Polish-made ones. Design work for both domestic and export models progressed simultaneously, allowing improvements such as the P.11a adopting the vertical stabilizer designed for the P.24.

After two prototypes based on the P.7, the third P.24 prototype incorporated parts from the P.11c (tail and wings), becoming the production standard. Its twin-row radial engine prevented fuselage-mounted guns, so armament was installed in the wings, with the option oftwo 20mm Oerlikon cannonscleverly concealed under wing fairings.

The P.24 became a major export success, sold as complete aircraft or via license toBulgaria, Romania, Turkey, and Greece, though World War II halted further sales. TheP.24G, with four machine guns, formed the backbone of the Greek Air Force during theItalian invasion of 1940and subsequent German attack, achieving37 Italian and 3 German kills.

Today, onlyone P.24 survives, displayed at theTurkish Air Force Museumin Istanbul.