ITALERI 1/48 H-21C “FLYING BANANA” GUNSHIP NEW PARTS, PHOTO ETCH SHEET
NEW PARTS – SUPER DECALS FOR 5 VERSIONS – PHOTO ETCHED – COLOR INSTRUCTIONS
CONTAINS ONE TEMPLATE
The H-21 Shawnee is famous for its nickname “flying banana” which originates from the particular fuselage curved upwards at the rear. The fuselage designed in this original way has in fact allowed the adoption of the two powerful rotors with large propellers. The two rotors and the robust aerodynamic structure have made the H-21 a real workhorse capable of carrying out the most demanding transport missions in often difficult environments. Widely used by the American army starting from the first half of the 1950s, it was also used by the US Army in the Vietnamese operational theater for the transport of troops and the tactical transport of materials starting from 1961. To use the helicopter, which proved overall robust and reliable, also for missions to support ground troops, “Gunship” versions were created armed with cannons under the nose or installed in the area of the side doors. It was also used, armed with an MG 151 cannon on the right hatch and a .30 caliber weapon on the left side, by French troops in Algeria.