1/144 C-141B Starlifter. Roden 331

This is an injection-plastic aircraft model kit.

The C-141B Starlifter is an American jet cargo aircraft, developed through modification of the C141A. It was intended for the transportation of military freight over long distances. During 1977-1979 a total of 271 machines were upgraded to the new version, whoseoperation continued until the late 1990s. The C-141B participated in Operation Desert Storm in 1991, however over the next few years it began to be gradually taken out of service because of the wearing out of the design. The C-141B owns a number of world aviation records, and among all military transport planes of the U.S. Air Force it was the safest for all its years of operation.