ICM Models 32022 1/32 Fiat CR.42 LW with German Pilots

Model Kit

The Fiat CR.42 Falco (Falcon) was developed in the late 1930s at a time when the more modern monoplane fighters were starting to outstrip bi-planes in performance but it was felt they still had a place. The CR.42 was a development of the CR.32 which were used with success in the Spanish Civil War. The new aircraft would feature a supercharged radial engine and be of simple clean strong construction offering good maneuverability. The CR.42 was considered to be the best bi-plane available at the start of WWII although that in itself might be faint praise. Despite its apparent obsolescence the CR.42 would fight in every campaign with the Italian Forces and be exported to Belgium, Sweden, and Hungary. The Luftwaffe would use the aircraft after taking over Italian examples following the 1943 armistice. Following this the Luftwaffe placed and order for 200 CR.42 LW, these were optimized for night harassment and operations against partisan forces mainly in the Balkans. The LW featured underwing racks for 4 50kgs bombs and a flame dampened exhaust. Of the 200 ordered 150 were built with 112 being accepted into service. 

FEATURES:

• Scale: 1/32
• Number of details: 190+
• Includes 3 figures
• Marking options:
  • CR. 42 LW,2/Nacht Schlacht Gruppe 9, Luftwaffe, Turin, April 1944
  • CR. 42 LW, Nacht Schlacht Gruppe 20, Luftwaffe, Strasbourg, October 1943

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