Italeri 2733 – H-21C Shawnee “Flying Banana” United States – 1:48 Scale Kit

H-21C SHAWNEE
“FLYING BANANA”

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The American H-21 Shawnee is
known for its nickname “flying banana” which derives from the upward
angle of the aft fuselage. The fuselage designed, in this original way, has
been developed to permit the adoption of the two powerful tandem rotors and the
oversized propellers. Thanks to the two rotors and the strong aerodynamic
structure, the H-21 became a real and reliable “workhorse” able to successfully
perform the most demanding transport tasks in any kind of environments. Widely
used by the United States Army since the first half of the 50s, it was also
deployed in the Vietnamese operation theater for use in transporting troops and
tactical supplies since 1961. To increase the defensive capability the H-21 was
often armed of mobile machine guns to the side doors. It was gradually replaced
by the more modern UH-1 and CH-47.

Type: Transport and
observation helicopters
Period: Vietnam
Skill: 4
Model Dim.: 33.3 cm
Box Dim.: 373 x 241 x 60 mm

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