Blohm & Voss BV-141 (1938)
Original Box Art
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Scale: 1/72
Initial Release: 1972 Medium: Styrene Kit Rarity: 1 |
About the Design
Blohm & Voss engineering genius Richard Vogt concocted this weird, asymmetrical plane in response to the Luftwaffe's request for a short-range reconnaissance aircraft that would provide its pilot with the greatest possible field of vision. Although B&V failed to win that contract, the plane itself proved to be extremely airworthy -- but its shape was so radical that it was never able to enjoy the success it so richly deserved. In fact, when the British ultimately encountered it -- they laughed.
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About the Kit
Airfix first released its 1/72 BV-141 in the early 1970s, and it has been in perpetual re-release ever since (sometimes with alternate box art).
This particular model was purchased and built in the mid-1980s. |