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Gotha Go 242B

By: ICM

Type: Scale Model

Product Line: WWII Models (1/48) (ICM)

214 pcs.

MSRP old price: $99.99


Product Info

Title
Gotha Go 242B
Publisher
ICM
Sub-category
Publish Year
2022
Dimensions
16.5x10.5x3.5"
NKG Part #
2147992726
MFG. Part #
ICM48225
Type
Scale Model

Description

WWII German Landing Glider

After successful airborne operations at the beginning of World War II, the Luftwaffe decided to develop amphibious transport gliders with increased capacity and payload. One of them was the Go-242 glider designed by Gotha. It could carry 21 paratroopers or 2,400 kg of cargo, and its spacious cargo bay could carry a light SUV or an artillery gun. For their capacity and they were also nicknamed “flying containers” for the characteristic shape of the hull. The gliders’ defensive armament consisted of 3-4 MG 15 machine guns. They were used in various areas of the front to transport personnel and provisions for the surrounded German troops. In 1942, the production of gliders with the index “B” began in several modifications, with non-retractable wheel landing gear.

The Go 242B-2 modification was distinguished by a pyramidal chassis with an oil-air shock absorber on the rear wheel pair. Later, some of the gliders were converted into transport planes.
Models are supplied unpainted and require assembly.