Italeri 1451 - 1/72 B-52G Stratofortress Early version with Hound Dog missiles  [IT-1451S]

The B-52 Stratofortress is the most famous long-range jet-powered strategic bomber inside aviation history. Produced by the United states company Boeing since 1955 it has been, for a long time, symbolic regarding the Cold War. It has been, for quite some time, the backbone of this usa Air Force Strategic Air Command. The B-52 happens to be stated in a significant amount of versions which has slowly evolved the successful task to better reply to the changing in operational requirements. The “G” variation is considered the most produced B-52 variant, and contains been brought to the S.A.C. wings from very early 60s. It may be armed with the us AGM-28 Hound Dog stand-off air-to-surface nuclear missile that was the main United States nuclear arsenal until the mid-1970s. It absolutely was developed in the center of the "Cold War" to undertake nuclear assaults on high priority land objectives particularly atmosphere and missile bases