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1/72 Morane L and Pfalz A.II kit

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1/72 (25 mm) 3D paper model of Morane L, WWI French aircraft.

The Morane L, also called the 'Parasol' for the single wing over the crew, was a French-designed general-purpose military aircraft that saw wide use during the early years of World War One. Powered by a rotary engine, and carrying two crew in tandem (usually), the Type L had the distinction of being one of the first aircraft to be armed to fight other aircraft.

The Type L was pre-war design, and in its early form used an 80 hp engine and wing-warping for lateral control. The Morane L's were used for reconnaissance, artillery spotting, and light bombing, as well as air-to-air fighting.

Kit features six Parasols in distinctive markings and options. All feature detailed cockpits, weapons, and engines:

1. Morane Type L 3253 RNAS, flown by Sub-Lieutenant Reginald Warneford, RN, VC: Lt. Warneford of 1 Squadron RNAS encountered German airship LZ37 off the coast of Belgium on June 7, 1915. Despite defensive fire from the airship, Warneford made several attacks on it, hitting it with his bomb-load of six 25-pound bombs. LZ37 caught fire and went down with all hands, and Warneford was awarded the Victoria Cross two weeks later. Tragically, Warneford died the day after receiving his award, when the aircraft he was ferrying back to base fell apart in mid-air.

2. Morane Type L Imperial Russian Air Service: The Imperial Russian Air Service flew more aircraft of French manufacture than from any other nation, and built many designs under license. Lack of a strong domestic aircraft production capacity meant that many aircraft were kept flying long after being retired elsewhere; some Type L's were still flying at the time of the Russian Revolution (1917), and flew afterward for both the White and Red forces.

3. Morane Type L French Air Service, flown by Georges Guynemer: Guynemer became one of the top aces and heroes of French air service, to the point that when he vanished during a dogfight in 1917, the whole nation mourned. He began his flying career in squadron MS-3, flying this Morane Parasol and scoring his first victories on it, before converting to the Nieuport 10 and 11.

4. Morane Type L, captured war prize, Ottoman Air Service: With no domestic aircraft production capacity, the Ottoman Turks had to use whatever airplanes their allies in Germany and Austria-Hungary could spare, or whatever they could capture and put into service. This aircraft could have been captured (probably from the RNAS, which operated the Type L in the Dardanelles) or could be one of the three Pfalz A.II's Germany supplied to Ottoman Turkey.

5. Pfalz A.II, Pfalz-built copy of Type L, of FFA 9b: The Pfalz aircraft works of Bavaria had, before the war, acquired a license from Morane-Saulnier to build the Type L. They continued to do so after the war began, building a small number of two-seaters and a single-seat fighter version they developed.

6. Pfalz E.II Pfalz-built single-seat fighter copy of Type L: see above. The Pfalz E.IIs were issued to two-seater squadrons in pairs to be used as escorts. Some may have been supplied to Austria-Hungary.

Perfect for the WWI air games like Canvas Eagles.

Text written by Bart Wheeler, copyright 2011, Bart Wheeler and Ecardmodels.com. Used by permission.

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