Italeri 1315 - 1/72 H-21 Flying Banana  [IT-1315S]

Period: from '50 to '90

Nation: Usa

Model Dim.: 36,3 cm

H-21

This cargo helicopter with tandem rotors was at reality created for the U.S. Army through the Fifties. It might be regarded as being the initial genuine dependable helicopter of its category notwithstanding the limitations of its piston machines. The H-21 was also bought by the French Navy that used it through the Algerian war for transportation and attack missions. At exactly the same time the West German and Canadian Armies acquired the choppers for supply which help functions. The U.S. Army used the H-21 in significant numbers through the initial phase linked to the Vietnam war.