Product Highlights
This 1:48 scale diecast model by Hobby Master, a limited edition of 400 pieces, replicates a Messerschmitt Bf 109E-3, "White 4," flown by Unteroffizier Horst Perez, 4./JG 26, September 1940.
Features
- Model is 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
- Display stand included
- Rotating propeller
About the Bf 109E-3 and Horst Perez
Perez, of German and Spanish descent, had previously served with the Legion Condor, the German volunteer unit that supported Franco's Nationalist forces during the Spanish Civil War, before flying this aircraft with 4./JG 26 during the Battle of Britain. The Bf 109E-3 was armed with two 7.92mm MG 17 machine guns and two 20mm MG FF/M cannons and, powered by a liquid-cooled Daimler-Benz engine capable of over 400 mph, formed the backbone of the Luftwaffe's fighter force, with over 33,000 Bf 109s built in total.
