WOW479 Ro.37 Lince

Name: WOW479 Ro.37 Lince
SKU: 53267
Price: 799.00 GBP
Availability: InStock

£799.00

1 in stock

Categories: Axis Forces, Warbirds

Description

The Meridionali (formally IMAM) RO37 “Lince” [Lynx] design and production began in 1934. The RO37 was a biplane with unequal-span wings and of mixed construction including wood and metal, a fixed tail wheel and wheel spats. It was crewed by two and was intended as a two-seat fighter/reconnaissance aircraft. Ro.37bis were armed with 2 fixed forward firing 7.7mm machine guns and a flexible rearward firing 7.7mm machine gun and could carry a bomb load of 397 pounds.

The “Lince” entered into service in 1935 and its first deployment was in Spain in 1936 with the Air Legion and was used extensively by the Regia Aeronautica during the invasion of Abyssinia between 10/35 and 5/36, and occupation of that country until 1941. During WW II, it was the standard armed reconnaissance aircraft used by the Italian Army, remaining in active service up until June 1943. The “Lince” was also exported and sold to Afghanistan, Austria, Ecuador, Hungary, Spain and Uruguay. The aircraft was produced until 1939 with a total of 569 (237 + 332bis) produced.

The price for this beautifully painted 1/30 scale aircraft is $850 plus $100 shipping. If you look carefully you can see the lower observation windows in the fuselage have been painstakingly carved out to ensure authenticity, with an overall camouflage pattern second to none.

Figures shown are for illustration purposes and are not included in the price.

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