Italeri Dornier Do 217 K-1/K-2 with Fritz-X guided bombs Aircraft 1:72

SET CONTENTS
- Plastic model kit of the Dornier Do 217 K-1/K-2 with Fritz X.
- Decal sheet for 6 versions.
- Colour instruction sheet.

MODEL KIT FEATURES
- Scale 1:72.
- Model length: 25.3 cm.
- Italeri difficulty level: 3.
- Represents the K variant of the German twin-engine Do 217 bomber, prepared to use the Ruhrstahl SD 1400 Fritz X radio-guided bomb under a wing pylon.

MODEL HISTORY
- The Dornier Do 217 was used by the German Luftwaffe during the Second World War on bombing missions, attacks against surface targets and night-fighter missions.
- The Do 217K variant featured a reinforced fuselage, revised wing surfaces and more powerful engines.
- In the Fritz X configuration, it operated mainly in the Mediterranean; on 9 September 1943, the Italian battleship Roma was hit and sunk off Sardinia.