1/72 ICM U-2/Po-2VS WWII Soviet Light Night Bomber 72243

• 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.