1/32 ICM Normandie-Niémen – Plane of Marcel Lefevre 32092

Normandie-Niémen. Plane of Marcel Lefevre -(Yak-9T with Marcel Lefevre figure)

• Scale:1:32
• Date: 19.10.2022
• Time Period: WW2
• Markings: Yak-9T of pilot Marcel Lefevre. 1943
• Model Size:269 X 304 mm
• Box Size: 410 x 260 x 55 mm
• Number of Details:171+10

As part of the agreement between the National Committee of Free France and thegovernment of the Soviet Union. Air Group No. 3 was formed in September 1942.which soon became the Normandy Squadron. On December 4. 1942. the squadronwas included in the Soviet Air Force. and in April 1943. it began combat operations.On July 5. 1943. the squadron was formed into the 1st Fighter Aviation Regiment“Normandy.” which later became known as “Normandy-Neman”. Marcel Lefevrewas one of the first pilots to join the unit. After training on Soviet aircraft. he scoredhis first victory on the Eastern Front in May 1943. shooting down an Hs-126 fighterand then an Me-109 fighter. Lefevre was an inventive and virtuoso pilot in combat.energetic and proactive. His experience and skill allowed him to be a kind of teacherfor the new French pilots arriving in the regiment.