AZ Model – AZ7821 – Heinkel He 162A-2 “Salamander”

Description:

Heinkel He 162A-2 “Salamander”

Unassembled plastic model kit in 1/72 scale of a German WWII Heinkel He 162 Volksjäger jet fighter aircraft, made primarily of wood as part of the Emergency Fighter Program to defend the Reich. Over 300 units were produced with several hundreds more in different stages at the factories when the war ended, but less than 200 had been delivered before May 8th 1945. It Proved to be a good design but due lack of materials, time to refine and training to crews together with the low number and very late delivery has no impact in the course of the war in the air.

A-2 variant was fitted with two 20 mm MG 151/20 cannons with 120 rounds per gun.

Kit tooled in 2022.

Includes decal sheet with three markings, two in Germany 1945, and one marking flown after war by US pilots for testing.