De Agostini 1:72 Aircraft DEAG0004
Messerschmitt Me 210A Diecast Model
Luftwaffe 9./ZG 1 Wespe, 2N+LT, Lecce, Italy, November 1942

1:72 Scale		Length		Width
Messerschmitt Me 210A		6.25"		9"

The Messerschmitt Me 210 was a German heavy fighter and ground-attack aircraft of World War II. Messerschmitt designers had started working on an upgrade of the Bf 110 in 1937, before the production version of the Bf 110 had even flown. The Me 210 was a straightforward cleanup of the 110, and used many of the same parts. The main differences were a modified nose area that was much shorter and located over the center of gravity, and an all-new wing designed for higher cruise speeds. While the Bf 110 carried its ordnance externally, the Me 210 housed the bombs in an enclosed bomb bay to reduce drag. It was also fitted with dive brakes and Stuvi 5B bombsight for shallow-angle dive bombing. In the fighter role, the bomb bay was fitted with four 20 mm cannons. The rear gunner operated with two 13 mm MG 131 machine guns, fitted into half-teardrop-shaped turrets mounted on each side of the aircraft, and were remote-controlled from the gunner's position in the rear of the glazed cockpit area with a unique gun-aiming setup. Ultimately, the Me 210 suffered from poor flight characteristics stemming from unanticipated design flaws. Although it entered limited service with the Luftwaffe, it was quickly replaced by its successor, the Me 410.

Messerschmitt Me 210A

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Messerschmitt Me 210A