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RODEN 015 PFALZ D III A
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TOP QUALITY, RARE, UNASSEMBLED, 1/72 SCALE MODEL KIT OF THE FAMOUS WW I GERMAN FIGHTER PFALZ D.III a.
IN THE AUTUMN OF 1917 THE FIRST MODIFIED AIRCRAFT, THE PFALZ D.IIIA ARRIVED AT THE FRONT. APART FROM THE WEAPON INSTALLATION, THE NEW PLANE HAD A SQUARE TAILPLANE WITH INCREASED AREA. AT THE END OF APRIL 1918, 433 PFALZ D.IIIA'S WERE AT THE FRONT, TOGETHER WITH THE D.III THEY ACCOUNTED FOR ABOUT 25 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL FOR ALL FIGHTER TYPES. 750 PFALZ D.IIIA'S WERE BUILT IN TOTAL, MORE THAN FIFTEEN JASTA'S OPERATED THIS TYPE. SOME AIRCRAFT OF THE LAST PRODUCTION BATCH BUILT WERE DELIVERED TO TURKEY. THE PFALZ D.IIIA SERVED UNTIL THE END OF WAR, AT TIMES THEY REMAINED A FIRST LINE FIGHTER, BUT IN EARLY 1918 (AFTER THE FOKKER D.VII BEGAN TO APPEAR), THE D.IIIA BEGAN TO BE DELETED FROM ITS FIRST LINE POSITION.
THIS NICE KIT CONTAINS APPROXIMATELY 50 FINELY DETAILED GRAY PLASTIC PARTS, CLEAR ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTION AND TOP QUALITY DECALS WITH STENCILLING AND PERSONAL MARKS FOR THREE KAISERLICHE LUFTWAFFE OPTIONS:
CARL DEGELOW (30 KILLS), JASTA 40, WESTERN FRONT, SUMMER 1918
HPTM. RUDOLF BERTHOLD (44 KILLS), JG.I, BALATRE, FRANCE, MAY 1918
PILOT UNKNOWN, JASTA 31, WESTERN FRONT, WINTER/SPRING 1918
