ITA1350 - Italeri 1/72 Stirling Mk.IV Glider Tug - Paratroops Transport - WWWEB10114935

ITA1350 - Italeri 1/72 Stirling Mk.IV Glider Tug - Paratroops Transport - WWWEB10114935

Preowned, Resealed, Mint

The Stirling was the RAF's first four-engined heavy bomber, and once Lancasters and Halifaxes took over the bombing role it found a second career with 38 Group. The Mk. IV deleted the nose and dorsal turrets and added a paratroop exit and glider towing gear, and on the night of 5 June 1944 Stirlings dropped pathfinders into Normandy and towed Horsa gliders across the Channel. They went on to serve at Arnhem and in the Rhine crossing. All-new Italeri tooling released for the seventieth anniversary of D-Day.

Box contents:

• Grey injection moulded sprues covering the full airframe, four Hercules engines and undercarriage
• Clear parts for the extensively glazed nose, cockpit and observation blisters
• Photo-etched fret
• Waterslide decal sheet for four versions, including large invasion stripes, roundels, fin flashes and squadron codes
• Full colour instruction sheet with painting and marking guide