Liore et Olivier LeO 451 Armee de l'Air de and 50 similar items

1:144 Scale Diecast Metal -Liore et Olivier LeO 451 -- 1st Escadrille, GB I/11, Armee de l'Air de Vichy, Algeria, 1941 - Length: 4.75" Wingspan: 6? This model has the landing gear in the extended (out) position. A display stand with information about the particular model is included. No assembly or painting needed. The model already looks like in the photos. Propellers need to be put in place but no glue is needed. This is really a "no-play" model or a "display-only" model. It is mostly metal and very heavy. It also has a number of antennas which look great but are very fragile. If you have small kids that like to play with your models, save yourself some frustration (and money) and wait till later to get a model like this one. The box is labeled as not suitable for children under 15. Liore-et-Olivier LeO 45 was a French medium bomber that was used during and after the Second World War. It had been designed for the new Armee de l'air as a modern medium bomber capable of performing independent strategic operations, unlike the majority of previous French bombers. The LeO 45 was a low-wing monoplane, all-metal in construction, equipped with a retractable undercarriage and powered by two 1,060 hp Gnome-Rhone 14N engines. The prototype, which made its maiden flight on 15 January 1937, had been fitted two 1,100 hp Hispano-Suiza engines.[1] The LeO 45 had been developed as a modern and advanced bomber for the new Armee de l'air, which had gained its independence on 1 April 1933. Introduced to operational service in 1938, it was a very effective and capable bomber.