1/48 ICM Ju 88C-6b, WWII German Night Fighter

In the beginning of 30s it was appeared in the world an idea of high-speed bomber that could outstrip contemporary fighters. One of the objectifications of this conception became the twin-engine bomber Ju 88 designed by a German Junkers Flugzeug – und Motorenwerke AG company.

Since the spring of 1941 it were produced Ju 88A-4 planes with liquid-cooled Jumo 211J engines of increased power and more powerful armament.

Ju 88C-6b was the 1943 night fighter version of A-4 and differed by setting one MG FF cannon with three MG 17 machine guns in the opaque nose and two MG FF in the ventral gondola. Some planes had 2 more MG FF guns mounted in the fuselage motionless at an angle forward – upward. FuG 202 or FuG 220 radars were also installed.

Theseaircraft were used as night fighters in Western and Eastern fronts in 1943 –1945.

Kit Features:

• SCALE:1:48
• TIME PERIOD:WW2
• MARKINGS:Junkers 88C-6b, pilot – Lt. Wilhelm Beier, 10./NJG 1, Leeuwarden, October 1942.Junkers 88C-6b, pilot – Maj. Heinrich Prinz zu Sayn-Wittgenstein, Stab.IV/NJG 5, Orel (Russia), Spring 1943.Junkers 88C-6b, 3./NJG 4, Mainz, March 1944.Junkers 88C-6b, 6./NJG 2, Kassel, Spring 1944.
• MODEL SIZE (LENGTH X WIDTH):316 x 418 mm
• BOX SIZE:410 x 260 x 55 mm
• NUMBER OF DETAILS:250