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

Price:

AUD$54.75

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 much better recognized for its nickname "the traveling banana", which derives from the strange upward angle related to aft fuselage. The fuselage, uniquely developed inside unique means, is made to aid both effective tandem rotors whilst the oversized propellers. Because of both rotors while the strong aerodynamic structure, the H-21 became a successful and dependable “workhorse”, able to successfully perform the most demanding transport tasks in a number of environments. Popular by the U.S. Army since the very early ‘50s, it had been furthermore implemented through the entire Vietnam war to move troops and tactical supplies from 1961 onwards. The helicopter turned out to be robust and reliable, also during ground support missions where in actuality the ‘Gunship’ variation have been armed with cannons beneath the nose or through part doorways. It turned out in addition utilized by French troops in Algeria, with an MG 151 cannon fitted on right house and a .30 calibre tool about the left.

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