HERPA Tupolev Tu-160 Blackjack Russian Air Force 6950th Guards 1:200 Scale HE559867

Herpa 1:200 Wings 559867

Tupolev Tu-160 Blackjack Diecast Model

Russian Air Force 6950th Guards, Red 06 / Ilya Muromets, Engels-2 AB, Russia

This latest production run of the "White Swan", as this elegant aircraft is called in Russia, is named for Ilya Muromets, the most famous of three knights-errant of Russian legends from medieval times. All 16 currently operational TU-160s are stationed at the Engels-2 air base. Next to an extensive modernization program for the only Mach 2-capable strategic bomber, production of new airframes has recently restarted.