Mitsubishi A5M4 'Claude' Imperial Japanese Navy.
The Mitsubishi A5M was originally designated the Type 96 Carrier Based Fighter, and first flew on the 4th of February, 1935. Code named the ‘Claude’ by the allies, it was the first shipboard monoplane ever produced, and the most advanced naval fighter in the world at it’s time of introduction. It soon was put to service against the Chinese in the Sino-Japanese War. The ‘Claude’ was also in service at the beginning of the Second World War, but was soon replaced by it’s direct descendant, the A6M ‘Zero’. At the beginning of the Second World War, Allied intelligence also believed the ‘Claude’ to be Japan’s principal naval fighter. The version modeled here was flown by Pilot Tomatsu Yokoyama in November of 1938.
Kit includes detailed interior, landing gear, engine, and optional armament.
Span: 13.5"
Length: 9.3"