WOW496 Messerschmitt P.1107 Fighter/Bomber

Description

On January 25, 1945, Messerschmitt proposed the P.1107/I jet-powered bomber. The P.1107/I was designed using experiences from the company’s earlier Me 264 bomber, and was to be powered by two BMW 018 turbojet engines mounted in pods under the wings. The steel and duralumin fuselage was to have been taken from the Me 264, while the wings were to be constructed of wood. Landing gear was to consist of two large diameter main wheels which retracted into the fuselage and twin nose wheels.
Fuel tanks were to be carried in the mid fuselage and wings. The pressurized, heated cabin would have housed the crew, as well as the radio and radar equipment. Offensive armament was to be a bomb load of 4,000 kg carried in the fuselage, no defensive armament was proposed as the bomber was expected to be able to outfly all Allied opposition.

Later on, the design would be refined as the P.1107/II. This variant was of all metal construction and powered by four Heinkel HeS 011 engines located in the wing roots. A V-tail was to have been fitted and hard points fitted for external bombs. The prototype of the P.1107/II was in the early stages of construction when the war ended.

A third smaller version with two crew and a reduced wingspan/length was also proposed as a fighter bomber. Only 1 blueprint has been found of this variant and this last version is the subject of our 1/30 scale model, she measures 38cm long by 36cm wide.

We have five Mahogany P.1107/III fighter/bombers available in a striking 1946 green and violet camouflage scheme, priced at $750 plus postage.

The figures and accessories shown are for scale comparison purposes only.