DFS 230A Assault Glider

Resin cast item. Developed in 1933 and introduced in 1938, the DFS 230A could carry 9 soldiers with equipment or a payload of 1,200kg. The A model was the original production version.The DFS 230A saw service during the infamous landings at Fort Eban-Emael in Belgium on 10th May 1940, at the start of the Battle of Crete in 1941, in North Africa and during the daring "Operation Eiche" - the rescue of Benito Mussolini in September 1943. Over 1,600 were built.

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