Henschel Hs 123 1/72 Scale Model

German Hs 123A - This is a model of a biplane dive bomber that participated in the 1940 invasion of France. The Hs 123 first saw action in 1937 in Spain with the Legion Condor, the German air contingent Hitler sent to Spain to fight for the Nationalists. That same year, the Luftwaffe began replacing the Hs 123 with the Junkers Ju 87 Stuka. The Hs 123, however, proved to be so useful that it remained in service long after its production ended in 1937, continuing to see action against the Soviets on the Eastern front until 1944.

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Air Battle Dunkirk, Norman Franks

Air War for Yugoslavia, Greece and Crete, Christopher Shores

Aircraft of the Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939, Gerald Howson

Black Cross/Red Star: The Air War Over the Eastern Front, Volume 1, Operation Barbarossa, Christer Bergstrom

Black Cross/Red Star; The Air War Over the Eastern Front: Resurgence, January - June 1942, Christer Bergstrom

Concise Guide to Axis Aircraft of World War II, David Mondey

Dive Bomber!: An Illustrated History, Peter Smith

German Aircraft of the Second World War, Antony Kay

The Legion Condor: A History of the Luftwaffe in the Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939, Karl Ries

Luftwaffe Bomber Aces: Men, Machines and Methods, Mike Spick

Luftwaffe Camouflage & Markings 1933-1945, Ken Merrick

Spanish Civil War Air Forces, Christopher Shores

Stopped at Stalingrad; The Luftwaffe and Hitler's Defeat in the East, 1942-1943, Joel Hayward

Twelve Days in May; The Air Battle for Northern France and the Low Countries, May 1940, Brian Cull

Warplanes of the Luftwaffe, David Donald

Warplanes of the Third Third Reich, William Green