Highly detailed 1:48 aircraft from Carousel.
Ernst Udet enlisted in the German army as a motorcyclist in 1914 at age 18, and transferred to the air service after breaking a shoulder. He served as an enlisteed man on ground duty, while his father paid for private flying lessons. Udet talked his way into piloting first two-seaters, then fighters, despite difficulties and crashes. He froze on his first combat encounter as a fighter pilot in January 1916, but escaped with minor injuries. Udet's first victory came on March 18 1916. He finished the war with 62 victories.