Assembled model 1/48 U-2/Po-2VS aircraft with Soviet pilots and technicians (1943-1945) ICM 48254

U-2/Po-2 of the Armed Forces with Soviet pilots and technicians (1943-1945) One of the most massive and famous aircraft in the history of world aviation was the U-2 designed by N.N. Polikarpov. It was designed as an initial training aircraft. The first flight took place in June 1927. In the early 1930s, the U-2 became a real "air desk" for thousands of Soviet pilots. During World War II, the U-2 was armed. These aircraft, which received the designation U-2VS, were used with great success as light night bombers (including with a female crew). In 1944, after the death of N.N. Polikarpov's plane was named Po-2.