Aero C-3 "Czechoslovak Bomber-Trainer" 1/48

The Siebel Si 204A and Si 204D were the transport training versions of the twin engine aircraft developed for Lufthansa but used primarily by the Luftwaffe.
A Bombem trainer version was also built during the war, which was also capable of night bombing raids.
Known as the Si 204E, two prototypes were built, followed by a small batch designated the Si 204E-0.
These machines were used for night bombing raids, including in Slovakia to put down the Slovak national uprising.
After the war, production of the type continued in Czechoslovakia, where the type received the military designation Aero C-3B.
 First of all, they should support the training of flight crews.
The pro-Communist coup d'état in February 1948 made it impossible to purchase new, state-of-the-art aircraft from the West and spelled the end of spare parts supplies for the Mosquito and other aircraft already in Czech service.
 The obsolete Siebel would thus remain in service as the mainstay of the bomber force well into 1955, when Soviet jet bombers finally arrived.

• Decals for three Czechoslovak Air Force airframes

1/48 scale

unbuilt / unpainted

Paint and glue not included