{"product_id":"mark-i-models-mkm144118-1-144-messerschmitt-me-262b-schwalbe-jet-trainer","title":"Mark I Models MKM144118 1:144 Messerschmitt Me-262B Schwalbe 'Jet Trainer'","description":"Messerschmitt Me-262B Schwalbe 'Jet Trainer' (2in1 = 2 kits in 1 box)(Luftwaffe, CzAF) The Me-262 Schwalbe was a German jet fighter designed by the team led by Willy Messerschmitt. It was one of the most advanced warplanes to see front-line service during WWII. Its protracted development began in 1939, but aerodynamics research work and jet engine development delayed its mass production. The training aircraft based on the Me-262A-series was conceived in August 1943, but its prototype, a Blohm und Voss-converted Me-262 S5 was first flown only in July 1944. In total, some 29 Me-262Bs were modified, with the conversions shared between B\u0026amp;V and DLH, and in fact all two-seaters were adapted from existing Me-262A airframes. Of these, nine aircraft w ere later upgraded to the combat night-fighter variant, the Me-262B-1a\/U1. The Me-262B was an all-metal low-wing monoplane, of a streamlined design and with two cockpits in tandem. It was powered by two Jumo 004 turbojets suspended under the wings. It was fitted with a swept-back wing and a tricycle landing gear. It had a long clear-view canopy and was fitted with a non-ejection seats. The original Me-262A's on-board offensive armament was to be deleted, but some B-model aircraft carried two or even four MK 108 cannons in the fuselage nose. A number of Me-262s fell into Allied hands and some were examined in Britain, the USSR and the USA post-war. In Czechoslovakia, three two-seater CS-92s were completed and utilised by the Air Force until 1951. Colour schemes included in the kit: 1)  Messerschmitt Me-262 S5\/B-1a (V15), Black VI+AJ (W.Nr. 130010), Blohm und Voss, Luftwaffe, Wenzendorf Air Base, Germany, July 1944 2) Messerschmitt Me-262B-1a, White S, B3+SH (W.Nr. 170075), 1.\/KG(J) 54, Luftwaffe, Giebelstadt Air Base, Germany, November 1944 3) Messerschmitt Me-262B-1a, White Z, B3+ZM (W.Nr. 111643), 4.\/KG(J) 54, Luftwaffe, Lu...¾ec nad Vltavou airfield, Bohemia-Moravia Protectorate, May 1945 4) Avia CS-92 (modified Me-262B-1), Black KR-35 (c\/n 5), 5th Fighter Sq. (5. st�hac� letka), Czechoslovak Air Force (vojenske letectvo CSLA), Mlada Air Base, spring 1951 Two ex-Eduard injection-moulded kits are supplied in this box and each kit contains 38 parts and one clear part (the cockpit canopy). One small fret with photo-etched parts and a comprehensive decal sheet are included.","brand":"Mark I Models","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53773406667089,"sku":"MKM144118","price":19.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0865\/4992\/2129\/files\/MKM144118.jpg?v=1778716335","url":"https:\/\/www.jadlamracingmodels.com\/products\/mark-i-models-mkm144118-1-144-messerschmitt-me-262b-schwalbe-jet-trainer","provider":"Jadlam Toys \u0026 Models","version":"1.0","type":"link"}