Douglas Dakota Mk.IV
Plastic model kit (scale 1:72) with pictorial instructions and decals. Paints and glue needed to finish model as shown are not included.
142 parts, wingspan: 400mm, length: 273mm
Decals:
1) "G-AMSU", Dan Air Services Ltd., Blackbushe Airport, Hampshire, England, 1955
2) "G-AGKN", British Overseas Airways Corporation, 1942
Required paints 1: Humbrol 11, 19, 22, 24, 26, 33, 53, 56, 61, 62, 88, 128, 154, 156, 226
Required paints 2: Humbrol 24, 26, 29, 30, 33, 53, 56, 61, 62, 88, 128, 154, 156, 226
Ages 8+
Recommended for model builders ages 8 and up.
Warning: Not suitable for children under 3 years.
Choking hazard. Contains small parts with functional sharp edges and/or points.
The DC-3, the most famous of all transport aeroplanes has become known in nearly every part of the world as the Dakota. It has been used by practically every nation from America to the Soviet Union, by China and all of the Allies during World War II. After World War II it had been used in the Berlin airlift, Korea and during the Israeli-Arab conflicts.
It finally found fame in its offensive role in Vietnam as the AC-47 'Gunship'. The principle military version of the DC-3 was the C-47 Skytrain. THe C-47 could be fitted either as a trooper, with folding benches or as a heavy freighher. It played an important roles in every theatre of combat, from the Southern Pacific to the Normandy landings and was in considerable demand as an ambulance, glider tug and transporter.