Italeri 2508 - 1/32 Nieuport 17 WWI  [IT-2508S]

NIEUPORT 17

The French biplane fighter Nieuport 17 had been straight produced from its predecessor, the Nieuport 11, and it adopted several improvements, including the larger wings therefore the most effective motor, to enhance its aerodynamic and its own performance. The very first variations remained designed with the Lewis 7.7 mm device gun installed on upper wing. The Lewis weapon was replaced, within the French Aèronatique Militaire fighters, with a far more modern synchronized 7,7 mm. Vickers device weapon firing through the propeller disc. The Nieuport 17 was utilized on the western front side from the middle of 1916 and it has dramatically added to counterbalance the atmosphere superiority associated with the German fighters. The Nieuport 17 had been flown by famous aces that obtained some victories onto it due to the fact British ace Albert Ball and the Canadian ace W.A. Bishop.

• DECALS FOR 5 VERSIONS
• Model size: 18cm
• Box size.: 290 x 190 x 45 mm