Italeri CANT Z 501 Gabbiano Aircraft 1:72

SET CONTENTS
- Plastic parts to build the CANT Z.501 Gabbiano.
- Decals for four versions.
- Colour instruction sheet.

MODEL KIT FEATURES
- Scale 1:72.
- Finished model length: 19.9 cm.
- Italeri difficulty level: 2.
- New decal edition.

HISTORY OF THE CANT Z.501 GABBIANO
- Maritime reconnaissance flying boat with a central hull, designed by Filippo Zappata for C.R.D.A. during the 1930s.
- Its high wing and lateral floats were intended for patrol, search and rescue missions at sea.
- It entered service during the Spanish Civil War, and the Regia Aeronautica used it extensively in the Mediterranean during the Second World War.
- It was powered by an Isotta Fraschini Asso XI engine producing 900 hp and fitted with three 7.7 mm Breda-SAFAT machine guns.