Hasegawa 1/32 Fieseler Fi156C Storch

The Fi156 Storch was the primary battlefield observation and reconnaissance aircraft of the German Air Force during WWII. Featuring a high aspect ratio wing with leading edge slats and flaps, the plane had excellent STOL (short take-off and landing) characteristics. A Storch piloted by Otto Scorzeny was used to rescue Italian dictator Mussolini in 1943. Versions of the aircraft were produced in France and Czechoslovakia after WWII.

• Detailed 1/32nd plastic kit for static display.
• 134 parts in grey and clear with raised panel lines.
• Detailed main landing gear struts and weels.
• Cockpit detail includes tubular framework, rear bulkhead with ammo storage, seats, sidewall details, seated pilot, Argus AS-10C inverted V-8, Air-cooled engine with removable engine panels.
• Separate wing flaps and leading edge slats

Markings are included for 3 aircraft:

• SF+RL, 1 Wustennot Staffel, North Africa, Spring, 1941.
• SB+UG, Grunherz (Green Hearts) Sqdn, Russia, 1942.
• SU+LL, Mussolini Rescue Operation, Italy, 12 Sept. 1943