Italeri 2774 - 1/48 H-21C Flying Banana Gunship [IT-2774S]

Price:

£27.09

Brand:

Italeri

Model:

IT-2774S

GTIN:

8001283027748

Condition:

Brand New

Quantity:

Available in warehouse

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Description

The H-21 Shawnee helicopter is way better recognized for the nickname "the traveling banana", which derives through the strange upward angle regarding aft fuselage. The fuselage, uniquely developed inside unique means, was created to help both effective tandem rotors while the oversized propellers. Due to both rotors whilst the strong aerodynamic framework, the H-21 became an effective and dependable “workhorse”, able to successfully perform many demanding transport tasks in several environments. Popular by the U.S. Army since the extremely early ‘50s, it turned out moreover implemented through the whole Vietnam war to move troops and tactical materials from 1961 onwards. The helicopter turned into robust and dependable, additionally during ground support missions where the ‘Gunship’ variation happen armed with cannons underneath the nose or through part doorways. It turned out also employed by French troops in Algeria, with an MG 151 cannon fitted in right house and a .30 calibre device towards left.

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Italeri 2774 - 1/48 H-21C Flying Banana Gunship [IT-2774S]