Description
German Messerschmitt Bf 109E-4/Trop 1/32 scale model, Trumpeter 02290.
The kit includes:
10 seniors with details
photoetching
rubber tires
decal,
scheme for painting the model,
step by step instructions.
Model length: 273 mm. Wingspan: 308 mm
The Messerschmitt Bf 109 is a German World War II fighter aircraft designed by Willy Messerschmitt in the early 1930s. It was one of the first true modern fighters of the era, incorporating features such as an all-metal monocoque, enclosed canopy and retractable undercarriage. Having received its baptism of fire in the Spanish Civil War, the Bf 109 was still in service at the dawn of the jet age at the end of World War II, during which it was the backbone of the German Luftwaffe's fighter force.
The engine-mounted cannon was finally abandoned on the E-4. The wing-mounted guns were upgraded to MG FF/M, which gave a higher rate of fire. The cockpit visor was also changed. It first appeared in July 1940 and played a sig