[MKM144147] Sikorsky H-34 ‘Around the World’

RELEASED 12/2022

This injection-moulded kit contains 35 parts and 7 clear parts (the cockpit canopy and the fuselage windows). A comprehensive instruction leaflet and a decal sheet are included.

On-line order (MARK I Modellerʼs Boutique via Miniwingʼs e-shop)

Description

Colour schemes included in the kit:

1) Sikorsky (assembled by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries) HSS-1N (SH-34J), c/n 58-1529, White 101-8568/68, 101st Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron (HAS-101, 101 Kokutai), 21st Fleet Air Wing (FAW, Kōkūgun), Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF, Kaijōjieitai), Tateyama Naval Air Base, mid-1960s

2) Sikorsky (assembled by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries) HSS-1N (SH-34J), c/n 58-1543, Black 8569/White 69, 101st Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron (HAS-101, 101 Kokutai), 21st Fleet Air Wing (FAW, Kōkūgun), Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF, Kaijōjieitai), Ōmura Naval Air Base, 1971

3) Sikorsky UH-34D, s/n 63-13139 (c/n 58-1744), White 139, Search and Rescue (SAR), 505th Search and Rescue Group (SRG), Philippine Air Force (Hukbong Himpapawid ng Pilipinas), Villamor Air Base, the 1970s

4) Sikorsky H-34 (HSS-1N/SH-34J), s/n 60-5424 (c/n 58-1293), Black 8550/50, 3rd Squadron “Esquadrão Puma”, 8th Air Group (3°/8° GAv), Brazilian Air Force (Força Aérea Brasileira, FAB), Afonsos Air Force Base, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, mid-1960s

Assembly instructions: