IXO Models Junior 1:144 PIXJ009003
Blohm und Voss BV 222 Wiking Diecast Model
Luftwaffe LTS 222, X4+BH, Alexandra-land, Operation Schatzgräber 1944 |
| 1:144 Scale | | Length | | Width |
|---|
| Blohm und Voss BV 222 Wiking | | 10" | | 12.5" |
The Blohm & Voss BV 222 Wiking (Viking) was a large, six-engined German flying boat of World War II, and the largest flying boat to achieve operational status during the war. Prior to World War II, the German airline Deutsche Lufthansa had carried out many transatlantic mail flights. However, their main interest was passenger transport, and they initiated a program in 1936 that culminated in an order for three BV 222 flying boats designed by Richard Vogt. In 1944, this particular aircraft participated in Operation Schatzgräber ("Treasure Seeker"), the code name of a German weather station at Alexandra Land in the Arctic, whose sick crew needed to be evacuated. The BV 222 dropped a spare wheel for a Fw 200 which had sustained damage during landing near the station.
Designed to meet a 1937 Lufthansa requirement for a long-range passenger transport, the BV222 was first flown on September 7th, 1940. © Copyright 2003-2024 The Flying Mule, Inc.
The IXO Models "Junior 1:144" range presents affordable, ready made diecast models of military aircraft.
IXO "Junior 1:144" diecast airplanes feature:
- Diecast metal fuselage with plastic wings and other components.
- Realistic panel lines, antennas, access panels and surface details.
- Permanently extended landing gear.
- Presentation stand to display the aircraft "in flight".
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