Description
- Model No: 1350
- Scale 1:72
- Age 14+
- Size 18.3 cm
The Short Stirling MK.IV was a Stirling bomber that was converted into a glider tug and Paratroop transport. The Stirling was most famously used to tow the Horsa Gliders for the D-Day invasion and the attack on Arnhem during Operation Market Garden
The Stirling entered service in 1941 and had a short lived career as a bomber before being replaced by the Halifax and Lancaster bombers.
The Short Stirling found a new role as a paratroop transporter and glider tug later in the war.
This kit allows you to build a 1/72 scale model of this historically significant aircraft. If you want to fully recreate one of the Stirlings most famous contributions to history, click here for an Italeri 1/72 scale model of the AS.51 Horsa glider.
The kit also includes some photo etched parts
