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| 1 Inch Wide Clip Suspenders (X-Back) - BRIGHT OLIVE |
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| "Sdkfz 7 Artillery Tractor Tunisia 1943 1:50 Corgi Military Legends Model" |
| "This heavy half-track was one of the powerful vehicles which pulled Germany&8217;s supplies and artillery around the battlefields of the Second World War and was used throughout the war on all fronts where German troops were engaged The vehicle is perhaps best known as the tractor unit for the fearsome 88mm anti-tankanti-aircraft gun although it also served in a number of other essential roles such as tank recovery Providing a mobile solution to anti-aircraft defence the Krauss-Maffei could also be equipped with a quad 2cm Flakvierling 38L artillery piece mounted on the modified load platform of the vehicle Scale150Limited EditionYesLimited Edition Size1300Length140mmAge Suitability14"
Price: 40.99 |
| "Morris Minor 1000 Turquoise 1:43 Corgi Vanguard Model" |
| "The Morris Minor had a remarkably long production life from 1948 until 1971 and was a great step forward in handling and comfort It was the first complete car designed by the legendary Alec Issigonis (knighted in 1969) to enter production Over the years it was available in at least 38 different colours but this car&8217;s &8216;Turquoise BU6&8217; is rare because it was only offered between 1956 and 1959 This car was purchased by Mr Marchbank in 1985 Dimensions66 x 67 x 152Scale143Limited EditionYesLimited Edition Size800Length87mmAge Suitability14"
Price: 23.99 |
| "Rover SD1 Vitesse Grampian Police 1:43 Corgi Vanguard Model" |
| "With supercar looks and V8 muscle the SD1 is many people's favourite police car the livery suited the profile and it typified a new breed of high-visibility high-speed police traffic car Probably the most famous police SD1 is C356 YST the car restored in 2014 for the C4 TV programme 'For The Love of Cars' by Ant Anstead working with SD1 specialists Robsport International It is now owned and exhibited by the Grampian Transport Museum and arrived there on January 10th 2015 The following day its main police driver Ian Slorach came down to see it and enjoy some high-speed laps of the museum's track in his favourite patrol car Early 1980s Aberdeen was rich with oil-money and local dealer John Clark Specialist Cars sold many rapid Audis and BMWs which owners 'tested' on the Stonehaven bypass after it opened in 1984 Grampian Police needed to deal with this and commissioned a police specification Vitesse 5-speed manual that sat slightly higher to aid pursuits over obstructions To minimise cost and weight while improving reliability the car was stripped of its electric-windows sound deadening and other luxury trim items It entered service on December 10th 1985 immediately becoming an urban-legend and object of fear among local supercar owners and served until July 20th 1988 It led a hard life suffering several crashes and breaking three back axles so definitely earned its retirement in the museum Dimensions72 x 67 x 152Scale143Limited EditionYesLimited Edition Size1000Length118mmAge Suitability14"
Price: 24.99 |
| "Triumph Spitfire Mk3 Saffron 1:43 Corgi Vanguard Model" |
| "Having bucked the car industry's trend towards monocoque construction with their Herald in 1959 creating a small sports car based on its components was a simple and cost effective way for Standard Triumph to earn American dollars with a cheaper companion to their larger 1961 2-litre TR4 The first prototype was produced by Italian stylist Giovanni Michelotti at his workshop in Turin in autumn 1960 and was actually built by cutting down a Triumph Herald although the production versions used a bespoke chassis design The Spitfire was announced at the 1962 Earls Court Motor Show and would go on through four distinct updates to be produced until 1980 A total of 314 332 were made Dimensions345 x 3 x 87Scale143Limited EditionYesLength84mmAge Suitability14"
Price: 23.99 |
| "Sunbeam Alpine Series 2 Quartz Blue Metallic 1:43 Corgi Vanguard Model" |
| "This Series 2 model was painted in a slightly later Series 3 colour quartz blue It was owned from 1972-1975 by Edinburgh-based Kenneth Scott and he remembers that although areas underneath showed it had originally been green it had been painted very professionally and comprehensively This has led Alpine enthusiasts to speculate it was done by the Rootes development department in order to see what an Alpine would look like in their new colour Alternatively it could have been sprayed by the Edinburgh dealership it was dispatched to as a special order for a favoured customer This would explain why the hardtop usually in a contrasting shade was the same colour"
Price: 24.49 |
| "MGB V8 "Don Hayter's Car" Brooklands Green 1:43 Corgi Vanguard Model" |
| "Don Hayter is often described as the father of the MGB and was closely involved with its styling and development after joining the MG design office in February 1956 following a similar role at Aston Martin He rose to become MG's Chief Engineer and kept the MGB one step ahead of the ever-changing safety legislation in the seventies while making a profit for BMCBL at a time when many other divisions didn't When MG's Abingdon factory closed in 1980 he sold himself an unused 'development' bodyshell (for &163;93955) and 35-litre V8 engine then built himself the only factory-made MGB V8 roadster (factory V8s were all GTs) the last MGB to leave Abingdon Although the MGB was eighteen years old when MG was unexpectedly closed Don and his team had been working on an update for the profitable US market using the O-series 2-litre OHC engine (including a very quick O-turbo) larger brakes and other modifications Twenty or more redundant pilot-build bodyshells were left from this project and it was one of these that Don bought; identifiable because the inner-wing was reshaped for fuel injection The car also features the first MG-badged rocker covers cast which had been left unused in the development department It has appeared in many magazines and TV programmes while still in Don's ownership including an episode of Clarkson's Car Years and is now owned by long standing MG enthusiast Berkshire-based Edward Vandyk Dimensions7 x 67 x 152Scale143Limited EditionYesLimited Edition Size1000Length91mmAge Suitability14"
Price: 24.99 |
| "Audi Quattro Sable Brown Metallic 1:43 Corgi Vanguard Model" |
| "The quattro modelled was first registered in August 1984 is one of only fourteen right-hand-drive examples in this colour and was specified unusually with tan leather upholstery During its UK life it covered around 130000 miles and had fifteen owners but was looked after carefully by each one and had an extensive service history; quattro owners tend to be enthusiasts who care for their car The last UK owner Gary West an engineer who works restoring vehicles at the Haynes International Museum in Sparkford Somerset bought it from a classic car dealer in Bristol After his tenure because of its unusual and desirable colour it was bought by a private collector in Malaysia The first owner drove over an obstruction when the car was relatively new and ripped off an oil pipe damaging the engine which was rebuilt by Audi Sport Like all UK market 1984 model year quattros this car featured a revised specification that included anti-lock brakes wider wheels and tyres a digital facia display and revised gear ratios plus the vacuum differential locks revised suspension and single piece Cibi&233; headlamps which had been introduced in 1983 The quattro entered limited production in 1980 but Audi continued to develop the car after its rallying success turned it into a world-wide icon and brand builder for the company producing regular mechanical and styling updates until production ceased in 1990 after 11452 had been made Dimensions7 x 68 x 155Scale143Limited EditionYesLimited Edition Size1000Length100mmAge Suitability14"
Price: 24.99 |
| "Austin Mini Mk1 Cooper Surf Blue 1:43 Corgi 60th Model" |
| "When launched in 1959 designer Alec Issigonis' Mini revolutionised the automotive industry by pioneering the mass production of front-wheel-drive transverse-engine cars Then Formula 1 World Champion team owner John Cooper a friend of Issigonis immediately saw its nimble handling as an opportunity to create a powerful competition car and after building a prototype persuaded BMC's bosses to produce it It was launched in 1961 started winning races and rallies immediately and became the cool must have car of the 1960s selling in much larger numbers than initially envisaged The Cooper S added more power and the example modelled here was a BMC press car tested with enthusiasm by Autosport magazine in August 1963 Dimensions76 x 63 x 162Scale143Limited EditionYesLimited Edition Size5000Length72mmAge Suitability14"
Price: 16.99 |
| "Rover P6 3500 VIP Brasilia 1:43 Corgi 60th Model" |
| "In October 1963 Rover announced their compact 2000 model often known colloquially by its codename P6 It was an all-new design featuring a unit-construction base skeleton covered by bolt-on body panels independent front suspension using horizontal coil springs de Dion rear suspension and four-wheel disc brakes giving it class-leading dynamics Its radical exterior and interior styling was by David Bache and its pioneering passenger safety-cell contributed to it becoming the first ever 'European Car of The Year' in 1964 Rover's General-Motors derived all-aluminium V8 was offered as a more powerful option in April 1968 finally giving the P6 the power its chassis had always warranted Production of the P6 ceased in 1977 Dimensions162 x 62 x 75Scale143Limited EditionYesLimited Edition Size5000Length108mmAge Suitability14"
Price: 16.99 |
| "88 Clapham Common New Routemaster Go Ahead London 1:76 Corgi Model" |
| "Formed on January 1 1859 the London General Omnibus Company (LGOC) was an amalgamation of the many independent horse-drawn omnibus services that were then operating in London and by nationalisation in 1933 was the largest operator in London The deregulation of London bus services during the 1980s led in 1989 to London Transport creating a series of bus operating companies with names of geographic or historic signi?cance to the capital including London General Transport Services Limited The new London General was initially privatised by management buy-out but was subsequently acquired by the Go-Ahead Group in May 1996 becoming the largest bus company operating in London The London General Heritage livery harks back to the Edwardian heyday of the LGOC and is represented here on LTZ 1050 operating on route 88 the former &8216;Clapham Omnibus&8217; route running from Camden Town to Clapham Common via central London to which New Routemasters were introduced on August 22 2015 Dimensions78 x 79 x 198Scale176Limited EditionYesLimited Edition Size1200Length148mmAge Suitability14"
Price: 30.49 |
| "Route 406 Reigate L.T Garage Routemaster London & Country 1:76 Corgi Model" |
| "As a consequence of bus deregulation in 1986 many new operators outside of London as well as several traditional operators took to the iconic AEC as a cheap and reliable vehicle to protect or develop their routes and services By 1990 London Country South West had adopted the fleet name of &8216;London &38; Country&8217; but the name of the company was not officially changed until 1993 London &38; Country acquired RM1183 from Southend Transport later that year and used it on Surrey Schools&8217; route 418 initially whilst still in Southend livery Graduating to Christmas shopper services on routes 406 and 408 the full London &38; Country two-tone green livery was applied in probably the finest livery carried by an AEC Operating on a Leatherhead based routes 406 408 410 414 and 473 during 1994 as well as the Surrey Hills leisure buses at the end of 1994 183 CLT was overhauled and repainted into Lincoln green Sold on to Nostalgiabus for use on route 306 Kingston to Epsom it was destroyed in an arson attack during December 1997 Dimensions75 x 76 x 196Scale176Limited EditionYesAge Suitability14"
Price: 30.49 |
| "38A Salisbury Limited Stop Bristol Lodekka Wilts and Dorset 1:76 Corgi Model" |
| "Established in Salisbury in 1915 Wilts &38; Dorset Motor Services Ltd operated regular services throughout South Wiltshire East Dorset and North Hampshire operating a diverse fleet of vehicles Surviving ownership under the Tilling and British Automobile Traction (T&38;BAT) Group Southern Railway and Nationalisation in 1948 in 1969 the company was absorbed into Hants &38; Dorset under the National Bus Company In 1972 the Wilts &38; Dorset name disappeared but was revived in 1983 In January 1966 Bristol Lodekka 646 registration 684 AAM was painting into a unique cream and maroon livery for operation on the Salisbury to Bournemouth limited stop service retaining it until May 1969 The limited stop 38A route between Salisbury and Bournemouth ran via Fordingbridge Ringwood and Ferndown (the Bournemouth Spur Road from Ashley Heath to Cooper Dean having not yet been built) and did the journey in 78 minutes There were two journeys in each direction on weekdays with timings suitable for people commuting to Bournemouth or making day visits to Salisbury Dimensions7 x 68 x 151Scale176Limited EditionYesAge Suitability14"
Price: 30.49 |
| "38A Bournemouth Limited Stop Bristol Lodekka Wilts and Dorset 1:76 Corgi Model" |
| "Established in Salisbury in 1915 Wilts &38; Dorset Motor Services Ltd operated regular services throughout South Wiltshire East Dorset and North Hampshire operating a diverse fleet of vehicles Surviving ownership under the Tilling and British Automobile Traction (T&38;BAT) Group Southern Railway and Nationalisation in 1948 in 1969 the company was absorbed into Hants &38; Dorset under the National Bus Company In 1972 the Wilts &38; Dorset name disappeared but was revived in 1983 In January 1966 Bristol Lodekka 646 registration 684 AAM was painting into a unique cream and maroon livery for operation on the Salisbury to Bournemouth limited stop service retaining it until May 1969 The limited stop 38A route between Salisbury and Bournemouth ran via Fordingbridge Ringwood and Ferndown (the Bournemouth Spur Road from Ashley Heath to Cooper Dean having not yet been built) and did the journey in 78 minutes There were two journeys in each direction on weekdays with timings suitable for people commuting to Bournemouth or making day visits to Salisbury Dimensions7 x 68 x 151Scale176Limited EditionYesAge Suitability14"
Price: 30.49 |
| "AEC Regent V Ipswich Corporation 3 Rushmere Heath 1:76 Corgi Model" |
| "Ipswich Corporation began operating trams back in 1903 and continued to do so until 1923 when trams were replaced with trolleybuses with buses being introduced in the area in 1950 In 1986 to comply with the Transport Act 1985 the assets of Ipswich Corporation were transferred to what is now known as Ipswich Buses Built by the Associated Equipment Company between 1954 and 1969 &8211; when the last of them entered serviced the Regent V was a front-engined double decker bus and was used extensively by bus companies around Britain at the time including by Ipswich Corporation"
Price: 30.49 |
| "6 Anglesey Rd via Station & Uxbridge St Guy Utility Bus Burton Corporation 1:76 Corgi Model" |
| "From 1903 Burton Corporation&8217;s municipal transport system relied exclusively on the tram system but in January 1924 with more residents living away from the tram network the decision was taken to bring in two &8216;B&8217; type motorbuses with Guy B20F bodywork In 1930 trams were entirely replaced by buses and in 1943 Burton received its first double-deck vehicles two utility Guy Arabs with Weymann H56R bodywork built to wartime specifications which included wooden slatted seating Eight more were delivered in 1944 including Burton Corporation No 34 a Guy Arab II 5LW registration FA 7978 which was fitted with a Park Royal body The double-deck vehicles proved more popular than the single-deck vehicles which were becoming heavily overcrowded but the wartime utility buses had been built using poor quality timber and were prone to premature deterioration Some were rebuilt by the Corporation themselves whilst others went to Merthyr Tydfil bodybuilder D J Davies including FA 7978 which was rebuilt in 1951 Dimensions78 x 79 x 197Scale176Limited EditionYesAge Suitability14"
Price: 30.49 |
| "6 Calais Rd via Station & Belvedere Road Guy Utility Bus Burton Corporation 1:76 Corgi Model" |
| "From 1903 Burton Corporation&8217;s municipal transport system relied exclusively on the tram system but in January 1924 with more residents living away from the tram network the decision was taken to bring in two &8216;B&8217; type motorbuses with Guy B20F bodywork In 1930 trams were entirely replaced by buses and in 1943 Burton received its first double-deck vehicles two utility Guy Arabs with Weymann H56R bodywork built to wartime specifications which included wooden slatted seating Eight more were delivered in 1944 including Burton Corporation No 34 a Guy Arab II 5LW registration FA 7978 which was fitted with a Park Royal body The double-deck vehicles proved more popular than the single-deck vehicles which were becoming heavily overcrowded but the wartime utility buses had been built using poor quality timber and were prone to premature deterioration Some were rebuilt by the Corporation themselves whilst others went to Merthyr Tydfil bodybuilder D J Davies including FA 7978 which was rebuilt in 1951 Dimensions78 x 79 x 197Scale176Limited EditionYesAge Suitability14"
Price: 30.49 |
| "WWI Centenary Collection Old Bill Bus 1:76 Corgi Model" |
| "Often referred to as &8216;The Great War&8217; World War One was a global war that involved more than 70 million military personnel from countries and alliances from all around the globe The war began on 28th July 1914 and lasted for over four years finally ending on 11th November 1918 when the armistice between the allies and Germany was signed Dimensions6 x 142 x 15ScaleFit the BoxLength86mmAge Suitability3"
Price: 11.99 |
| "Harrier Quickbuild Air Fix Model Kit" |
| "Assemble your own Harrier jet aircraft! This renowned military jet was developed in Britain and is capable to take off vertically so fly your model in true Harrier style This model has a total of 27 parts and is 110mm once mounted on the stand Airfix QUICK BUILD is an exciting range of simple snap together models suitable as an introduction to modelling for kids (ages 5 and up) or as a bit of construction fun for the more experienced modeller The pre-coloured pieces simply push together without glue or paints to build an impressive model which can then be decorated with the included self-adhesive stickers Plane models also come with their own display stand to show off your handiwork!The whole QUICK BUILD range is manufactured here in the UK and features some of the most iconic vehicles ever constructed!"
Price: 14.99 |
| "Eurofighter Typhoon Quickbuild Air Fix Model Kit" |
| "The Eurofighter Typhoon was built for endurance! Develop your collection and add this slick swift and streamlined aircraft model This model has a total of 27 parts with 3 additional parts for the stand The height of the model when placed on the stand is 129 mm Airfix QUICK BUILD is an exciting range of simple snap together models suitable as an introduction to modelling for kids (ages 5 and up) or as a bit of construction fun for the more experienced modeller The pre-coloured pieces simply push together without glue or paints to build an impressive model which can then be decorated with the included self-adhesive stickers Plane models also come with their own display stand to show off your handiwork!The whole QUICK BUILD range is manufactured here in the UK and features some of the most iconic vehicles ever constructed!"
Price: 14.99 |
| "D-Day P-51D Mustang Quickbuild Air Fix Model Kit" |
| "Airfix QUICK BUILD is an exciting range of simple snap together models suitable as an introduction to modelling for kids (ages 5 and up) or as a bit of construction fun for the more experienced modeller The pre-coloured pieces simply push together without glue or paints to build an impressive model which can then be decorated with the included self-adhesive stickers The whole QUICK BUILD range is manufactured here in the UK"
Price: 14.99 |
| "Junkers Ju87 B-1 Stuka 1:72 Series 3 Air Fix Model Kit" |
| "Construction and painting required Paints glues and brushes not includedThe Junkers Ju87 Stuka quickly became one of the most infamous and feared weapons of the Second World War The two-man dive bomber first saw action in the skies over Spain during the Spanish Civil War While outdated in appearance the Stuka did contain some modern features such as automatic dive brakes but overall the design was outmoded Over the skies of Poland France and the Low Countries in 1940 the Stuka was able to operate in clear skies and did so effectively but over the South of England during the Battle of Britain the Stuka came up against staunch RAF fighter opposition and suffered as a result Later the Stuka was used in the Balkans and the Western Desert and continued to serve Russia as a tank destroyer until the end of the Second World War"
Price: 15.49 |
| "Messerschmitt ME262A-2A 1:72 Series 3 Air Fix Model Kit" |
| "Despite being the most advanced aircraft of WWII Adolf Hitler insisted that the Me262 be developed into a fast attack bomber diverting valuable resources from much needed fighter production Known as the &8216;Stormbird&8217; the attack version included hard points for two 500kg bombs under the nose of the aircraft with its speed making it almost invulnerable from Allied air interception"
Price: 15.49 |
| "Mig 17F 1:72 Series 3 Air Fix Model Kit" |
| "The end of the Second World War saw the victorious Allied nations desperately attempting to secure details of German jet technology and high speed research data information which could be applied to their own jet projects Using this information and engine technology obtained from Britain the Soviet Union introduced the diminutive Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 in 1949 one of the most capable of the early jet fighters and even as this aircraft was proving effective during the Korean War the Soviets were already working on its successor The larger and faster Mig-17 Fresco may have given the appearance of being nothing more than a larger incarnation of its predecessor however this was in fact a completely redesigned aircraft incorporating many improvements over the MiG-15 and a significant upgrade in Soviet jet capability The MiG-17 was designed to perform the role of bomber killer and was never intended as a dogfighter however its exceptional agility would allow this aircraft to score combat victories over much heavier and more modern American designs Dismissing the aircraft as nothing more than an upgraded MiG-15 the Vietnam War proved to be something of a sobering experience for the US Air Force as some of their most modern aircraft would fall victim to the guns of the MiG-17 even though this had itself been superseded by more modern designs Lighter and much more manoeuvrable than the US aircraft the subsonic MiG-17 would claim victories over such aircraft as the F-105 Thunderchief and McDonnell Douglas Phantom which would result in the US developing new agile air superiority fighters in the years immediately following the end of the conflict Possessing both excellent performance and being easy to maintain the rugged MiG-17 was produced in large numbers and became the standard Warsaw Pact fighter from the mid 1950s and for the next decade with aircraft produced under licence in both China and Poland An extremely cost effective aircraft it was an attractive fighter option for many of the world&8217;s smaller air forces and more than thirty overseas nations would eventually operate the type Perversely for a nation against which the MiG-17 was designed to combat America would become home to significant numbers of these aircraft most coming into the hands of private collectors but a small number used in dissimilar aircraft trials and to perfect combat techniques against smaller more agile jet fighters Two beautifully restored examples have also been popular display performers on the US Airshow circuit over the years"
Price: 15.49 |
| "Bristol Blenheim Mk.1 Series 4 1:72 Air Fix Model Kit" |
| "The Bristol Blenheim bomber was ordered off the drawing board and first deliveries to No 114 Sqn began in 1937 By the time of the Munich crisis in September 1938 sixteen home-based bomber squadrons were equipped with the type"
Price: 19.49 |
| "Messerschmitt Me262B-1a/U1 Series 4 1:72 Air Fix Model Kit" |
| "Construction and painting required Paints glues and brushes not includedAs the first operational jet fighter in the world initial Messerschmitt Me262s combat operations were flown by single seat aircraft piloted by some of the Luftwaffe&8217;s most experienced airmen A two seat trainer version soon followed which allowed new pilots to acquaint themselves with this advanced technology without their conversion from piston power being their first solo jet flight"
Price: 19.49 |
| "English Electric Lightning F6 Series 5 1:72 Air Fix Model Kit" |
| "As the only all-British built Mach 2 plus capable fighter aircraft the English Electric Lightning occupies a unique place in aviation history and remains one of the finest achievements of the British aviation industry Possessing incredible performance this Cold War warrior entered service in 1960 and became Britain&8217;s primary interceptor for the following two decades"
Price: 20.99 |
| "North American B25C/D Mitchell Series 6 1:72 Air Fix Model Kit" |
| "Construction and painting required Paints glues and brushes not includedThe role of medium bomber proved to be one of the most crucial during the Second World War and after something of a challenging service introduction the North American B-25 Mitchell developed into a highly successful aircraft Seeing service in every theatre of operation the B-25 was the most versatile aircraft of its type fulfilling a multitude of tactical roles in many different operating environments Arguably the most famous action involving the North American B-25 Mitchell came just after 8am on 18th April 1942 when sixteen of the bombers lifted off the relatively short deck of USS Hornet and set course for Japan Intended as a strike at the heart of the Japanese Empire who had infamously attacked the US Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor this audacious and heroic raid illustrated the resolve of the American people and the determination of their military forces to strive for victory The early B-25B aircraft used on the Doolittle Raid performed well but were already in the process of being upgraded The later CD model (different letters were used to denote the manufacturer) proved to be the definitive version of this extremely effective medium bomber and was the first truly mass produced version of the aircraft An extremely rugged and versatile aircraft the Mitchell saw service as an anti-submarine patrol aircraft off the coast of Florida and as a strike bomber in the deserts of North Africa proving successful at both Some of the later versions of the B-25 became the most heavily armed aircraft of the war with no less than 18 machine guns and an array of other offensive weaponry With a solid nose housing 8 heavy guns these aircraft were lethal gunships capable of destroying anything in its line of fire"
Price: 23.49 |
| "North American Mitchell Mk.II Series 6 1:72 Air Fix Model Kit" |
| "Construction and painting required Paints glues and brushes not includedIn Royal Air Force service the capable North American B-25CD Mitchell tactical medium bomber was designated the Mitchell II with the RAF being the only force to operate the type of raids into occupied Europe from bases in Britain In the weeks following the D-Day landings RAF Mitchells were sent to operate from advanced airfields in France to provide support for advancing Allied ground units"
Price: 23.49 |
| "North American B25B Mitchell Series 6 1:72 Air Fix Model Kit" |
| "Construction and painting required Paints glues and brushes not includedIn the aftermath of the Pearl Harbor Raid America embarked on an audacious plan to strike at the very heart of the Japanese nation and post clear intentions of their resolve for ultimate victory On 18th April 1942 sixteen B-25B Mitchell bombers lifted off the relatively short deck of USS Hornet and set course for Tokyo &8211; crewed by volunteers each man would become an American hero"
Price: 23.49 |
| "Vickers Wellington Mk.1A/C Series 8 1:72 Air Fix Model Kit" |
| "Construction and painting required Paints glues and brushes not includedBritain&8217;s bomber force at the beginning of the Second World War only consisted of around 300 aircraft and was made up of both light and medium bomber squadrons The most capable medium bomber of the day was the twin-engined Vickers Wellington which first flew 1936 and entered RAF service with No99 Squadron at Mildenhall in October 1938 The production aircraft bore little resemblance to the prototype aircraft and compared to contemporary medium bombers already in service the Wellington appeared to be much more advanced in design and an aircraft to be feared by any potential enemy Its sleek monoplane design and heavy defensive armament placed the new Wellington as one of the most advanced and capable medium bombers in the world"
Price: 27.49 |
