Petlyakov Pe-2 Soviet Dive bomber Пикирующий бомбардировщик Пе-2

This 1/48 scale model is by Russian kit manufacturer Zvezda. I was very impressed with the quality. I have set the scene by adding a Soviet Gaz jeep and two figures.

The Petlyakov Pe-2 or ‘Peshka’ (Pawn) as it was nicknamed, was a two-engined dive bomber developed by V.M. Petlyakov and his team, one of the major Soviet planes of World War II. It began mass production in summer of 1940. The bomb bay could accommodate four 100-kg bombs, and its external store 250-kg bombs. Its defensive armament comprised five machine guns.
The word on the fuselage, ‘Zabijaka’, means something like ‘destroyer’ or ‘beater’
V.M. Petlyakov
This one didn’t quite make it! Destroyed in Germany right at the end of the war.

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