Armour Collection by Franklin Mint Diecast Model Messerschmitt ME 262A-1A Luftwaffe III Kommando Nowotny Achmer, Germany October 1944 B11E773 - 1:48 Scale Model Actual size is approximately 8.75" in length Wingspan approximately 10.5" Each fully painted and assembled model features: - Assembled by hand in preferred 1:48 scale.
- Hand-painted. Complete with authentic military markings.
- Engineered with fully removable cockpit canopy and rolling wheels.
- Re-created in impressive 1:48 scale die-cast metal.
- Assembled and painted by hand.
- Decked out with historic military markings.
- Features detailed undercarriage and cockpit.
About this aircraft: The Messerschmitt Me 262 Schwalbe (German: "Swallow") was the world's first operational turbo jet fighter aircraft. It was produced in World War II and saw action starting in 1944 as a multi-role fighter/bomber/reconnaissance/interceptor warplane for the Luftwaffe. German pilots nicknamed it the "Turbo," while the Allies called it the "Stormbird." The Me 262 had a negligible impact on the course of the war due to its late introduction, with 509 claimed Allied kills. Kommando Nowotny was formed on 26 September 1944 in Achmer and Hesepe with Stab/Kommando Nowotny from Stab III./ZG 26, 1./Kommando Nowotny from 9./ZG 26, 2./Kommando Nowotny from 8./ZG 26 and 3./Kommando Nowotny (new). Thus its strength was 3 Staffeln and a Stab flight. |
