Italeri 1302 - 1/72 Sunderland Mk.I WWII  [IT-1302S]

Period: 2nd World War

Country: Britain

Model Dim.: 39,8 cm

Sunderland Mk.I

The fast Sunderland were probably one of the most famous seaplanes of World War II. It’s did in fact solution by the end of 1938 to equip the Royal Air Force squadrons of Coastal Command. The fast commercial abilities, famous for the manufacturing of transport seaplanes through '30s, permitted to supply circulation to a robust and dependable aircraft to generally satisfy, actually easy method, the maritime reconnaissance and patrol duties. The 1,065 HP four Bristol Pegasus radial products aside from the robust hull framework, guarantees good freedom also the long range objective even yet in tough environment conditions. Sunderland, as a consequence of the unpleasant load it may carry, is made up of level costs, ended up being efficiently implemented in anti-submarine operations through the entire "Battle about the Atlantic" revealing, in fact, good comparison towards "U-boats" of German Kriegsmarine.