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Special Hobby SH72416 Potez 25 B2 Polish Jupiter Against the Tide 1:72 |
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Potez 25 B2 Polish Jupiter ‘Against the Tide’
The Potez 25, produced in a wide variety of versions, fitted with
several types of power plants, was one of the most widely used
aeroplanes of the 1920s. The type was both exported abroad and built
under licence. It could be seen flying almost world-wide, over Europe,
Asia, to Africa or South America. The Potez 25 took part in many
conflicts including the Second World War. One of the countries which
bought the licence rights was also Poland. Along with the in-line
Lorraine engine version, the Poles also were also manufacturing a
Jupiter radial engine version with a NACA style cowling. These airframes
saw service with the Polish Air Force well until the outbreak of the
war on 1 September 1939, when the majority of these aeroplanes were
either destroyed in the air by the German Luftwaffe or fell into German
hands on the ground, in most cases damaged during air raids
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