MESSERSCHMITT ME 109 WINTER CAMO ME-109G

FRANKLIN MINT B11E770 MESSERSCHMITT!! RARE WINTER CAMO ME-109G! FROM AN ESTATE SALE, THIS HARD TO FIND PLANE IS IN THE BOX AND HAS THE "COLLECTOR PORTFOLIO" ! NAMED AFTER PROFESSOR WILLY MESSERSCHMITT, THE DESIGNER. THE FIRST PRODUCTION MODELS SAW THEIR VERY FIRST ACTION IN SPAIN DURING THAT NATIONS CIVIL WAR IN THE EARLY 1930'S. DURING WORLD WAR II, ON THE EASTERN FRONT, THE PLANE FACED INFERIOR RUSSIAN FIGHTERS, AND MANY PILOTS WERE ABLE TO REACH KILLS IN EXCESS OF 100 AND SOME 200! THERE WERE A TOTAL OF ABOUT 35,000 MESSERSCHMITTS OF ALL VERSIONS PRODUCED BEFORE AND DURING THE WAR. THEY WERE ARMED WITH 2- 7.92MM FIXED FORWARD -FIRING MACHINE GUNS, AND 2- 7.92MM FIXED FORWARD-FIRING MACHINE GUNS IN THE LEADING EDGES OF THE WINGS. POWERED BY A 700HP JUNKERS JUMO 12 CYLINDER ENGINE, THEY WERE ABLE TO ACHIEVE A MAXIMUM SPEED OF 292 MPH. WITH THEIR EXCELLENT MANEUVERABILITY, AND A RANGE OF JUST OVER 400 MILES, THEY WERE A VERY EFFECTIVE PART OF THE GERMAN LUFTWAFFE! DON'T PASS ON THIS VERY NICE BF-109 MESSERSCHMITT! BE SURE AND ADD IT TO YOUR COLLECTION!