This 1/72 kit from
AMtech is of the JU-88H-3 Mistel/H-4 Fuhrungsmachine.
The Ju-88H-3 Mistel was a
weapon system using a tired Ju-88 airframe with a massive warhead on the
nose in place of the cockpit. Affixed to the top in piggy-back
fashion is a Fw-190 fighter with flight controls for the Ju-88 and
Fw-190. The Fw-190 pilot would guide the Mistel to the
target.....set it on a glide descent course to the target....and release
his Fw-190 from the Ju-88 bomb prior to impact. The Fw-190 pilot
would then fly safely back to base. This weapon system was for very
high priority targets.
The Ju-88H-4
Fuhrungsmachine was an aircraft using a Ju-88 with a Fw-190 affixed to the
top in piggy-back fashion. The Fw-190 pilot would detach if enemy
fighters were spotted and his mission would be to protect the Ju-88.
This aircraft combination was for very highly important
missions.
Sometimes the Fw-190 was
fitted with additional streamlined fuel tanks on top of the
wings.
This Ju-88 kit was originally
released as the AMT/ERTL Ju88 to which AMtech has added additional sprues
to permit you to build either the JU-88H-3 Mistel or the H-4
Fuhrungsmachine. It includes sprues of light and dark gray styrene, one of clear styrene parts
and enough decals to make
either a Ju-88H-3 Mistel or one of the two H-4 Fuhrungsmachine aircraft
featured.
The image directly below is the regular Ju-88 kit.
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