1/48 Cessna O-2A Skymaster, American Reconnaissance Aircraft
ICM 1/48 Cessna O-2A Skymaster is a plastic kit of the American observation aircraft from the Vietnam War. It contains 196 parts and four marking options. Paints and glues required for assembly are not included.
In 1966 the US Air Force commissioned Cessna to build a military version of the civil Skymaster. Like the civil original, it was a low-cost twin piston-engined aircraft with an unusual layout – one engine in the nose pulling and a second at the rear of the fuselage pushing.
The USAF took delivery of the first O-2 in March 1967, and by 1970 a total of 532 had been built in two variants. In the Vietnam War the O-2A served as a forward air control (FAC) aircraft, locating and marking targets for strike aircraft.
The ICM kit in 1/48 scale has 196 parts and the model measures 185 × 242 mm. The decals cover four O-2As, three from Vietnam (1968 and two from 1969) and one from 1971. Its compact size and twin-boom tail make it an interesting addition to a Vietnam War collection. Paints and glues required for assembly are not included.
Nationality: USA. Period: Cold War.
| Category: | Aircraft 1/48 |
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| EAN: | 4823044406326 |
| Scale: | 1/48 |
