1/72 Heinkel He 219A-0 UHU - 5005

The Dragon 1/72 Heinkel He 219A-0 UHU is a plastic model kit in the Dragon Warbirds Plastic Model Kits range. The Uhu (english: Owl) is considered to be the finest night-fighter of Germany of World War 2. In 1940 Heinkel made a proposal to the german government for a twin-engine heavy fighter that could be adopted for torpedo bombing and/or for medium bomber duties. At first the government declined, insensitive to the excellent proposal, but had to change it's mind when the night bombing campaign of the RAF started picking up speed and accuracy. The result was that Heinkel was asked to redesign it's heavy fighter for a dedicated night-fighter type. Because the plans were already in an advanced stage, Heinkel could start building a prototype almost immediately, but ironically enough was set back considerably when an RAF bombing raid destroyed most of the completed drawings.
Even so, the work continued, and a heavy warplane with a fully retractable tricycle landing gear emerged. It had a fully glazed cockpit for two crewmembers, each seated on an ejector seat that operated on compressed air. These ejector seat were the first in service in the world. The powerplants were inverted-Vee's, but had an anular radiator in front of them giving a 'Radial-engine' look.


Manufacturer: Dragon
Model: 5005 1/72 Heinkel He 219A-0 UHU

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