Heller C-121A constellation MATS Berlin Airlift - 1:72e

(This text is machine translated) Scale model of the Heller brand - C-121A constellation "MAS - 1:72e - Heller - Reference - 80382 The Constellation project was launched in 1939 at the request of the TWA company. Under the military designation of C -69, the prototype "Constel" flew on January 9, 1943. After World War II, ten Constellation C-121 models were made available by the US Air Force. Force for Military Air Transport Service (MATS) operations The C-121 was a version of the Model 749. The seats could be removed to be replaced by stretchers in an emergency evacuation role.These C-121s actively participated in the "Berlin Airlift," which began in May 1948, carrying cargo from the United States to Europe, which was then transported to West Berlin in smaller planes.