ICM 1/48th scale U-2/Po-2 WWII Soviet Multi-Purpose Aircraft

The Polikarpov Po-2 (also U-2 before 1944, for its initial uchebnyy, 'training', role as a flight instruction aircraft) is an all-weather multirole Soviet biplane, nicknamed Kukuruznik . The reliable, uncomplicated design of the Po-2 made it an ideal trainer aircraft, as well as doubling as a low-cost ground attack, aerial reconnaissance, psychological warfare and liaison aircraft during war, proving to be one of the most versatile light combat types to be built in the Soviet Union.[4] As of 1978, it remained in production for a longer period of time than any other Soviet-era aircraft.

Production figures for Polikarpov U-2 and Po-2 bombers and trainers combined are between 20,000 and 33,000 with production ending as early as 1952. Precise figures are hard to obtain since low-rate production by small repair shops and aero clubs is believed to have continued until 1959.