Prefab model 1/48 aircraft U-2/Po-2, World War 2 Soviet light night bomber ICM 482

U-2/Po-2VS One of the most numerous and famous aircraft in the history of world aviation was Polikarpov's U-2. It was designed as a basic training aircraft. The first flight took place in June 1927. Since the beginning of the 1930s, the U-2 has become a real "flight deck" for thousands of Soviet pilots. During the Second World War, the U-2 received weapons. These aircraft, called U-2VS, were successfully used as light night bombers (especially with female crews). In 1944, after N.N. After Polikarpov's death, the plane was renamed Po-2.