Italeri 2679 - 1/48 Messerschmitt Me 262 B-1a /U-1 Nachtjaeger WWII  [IT-2679S]

Period: Second World War

Nation: Germany

Model Dim.: 22,1 cm

Messerschmitt Me personally 262 B-1a /U1

Deriving through the Messerschmitt me personally 262 A, the B-1a/U1 variation was developed to make a night time response bomber meant to check out the numerous allied bomber air raids throughout the skies of Germany within the last few phase of World War II. Loaded with the characteristic Neptun system antenna masts on its nose, it had been characterised with a two-man fuselage which housed the pilot therefore the radar operator. Like one-man Me 262 a variation, it absolutely was running on two Junker Jumo 004-B jet propulsion engines that brought it to an archive speed, the 1940’s, of 870 Km/h at a 6,000 metre altitude, which makes it about 150 Km/h quicker than virtually any allied piston engine bomber. Greatly armed with 4 MK 108 30mm cannons, it arrived at operation units far too late sufficient reason for only some models, nonetheless it quickly acquired most victories within the allied airplanes.