This is a 1/72 scale plastic model assembly kit depicting the famed German Bf109, and specifically the A-3 variant that first appeared in the middle stages of WWII.
Development of the FW190 series...
In 1944, as the U.S. began their long range strategic bombing campaign in earnest with heavily-armed B-17 and B-24 bombers, the Luftwaffe developed the specialized "bomber-killer" R2 variant of the...