Product Highlights
This 1:48 scale diecast model by Hobby Master replicates the Messerschmitt Bf 109G-6, Werknummer 166133, flown by Romanian ace Capt. Constantin Cantacuzino, Italy, August 27, 1944.
Features
- Model measures approximately 7.5" long with an 8.25" wingspan
- Die cast metal construction with some plastic components
- Includes pilot figure
- Optional-position landing gear
- Detachable ordnance loads
- Opening canopy
- Rotating propeller
- Display stand included
About Cantacuzino's Bf 109
Following Romania's break from the Axis in August 1944, Cantacuzino flew this Bf 109G-6 - repainted with American markings - from Romania to the Allied airbase at Foggia, Italy, carrying Lt. Col. James A. Gunn III, the senior American POW held in Romania, ahead of the Allied airlift that repatriated the remaining POWs.