1:72 Scale | Length | Width | ||
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Heinkel He 111H-3 | 9" | 12.25" | ||
Messerschmitt Bf 109E | 5" | 5.5" | ||
Supermarine Spitfire Mk V | 5" | 6.25" |
Box is damaged and looks unused, planes have been removed from box but are like new no dust or damage
Heinkel is the same as AA33714 sold individually from set for $200
By the last week of September 1940, high German losses brought an end to large-scale daylight raids on England and the Luftwaffe turned to night attacks by mid-October in what became known as the Blitz. This set includes a Heinkel He 111H-3 of 2 Staffel, KG 100, one of the Luftwaffe's pathfinder units, based at Vannes-Meucon on the Biscay coast. This aircraft was engaged in the night blitz using Knickebein guidance. From mid September 1940, He 111's were largely confined to nocturnal duties because of heavy attrition and 'beam-bombing' gave accuracy at night. With it are a Spitfire MkI, X4253, which flew with 611 Squadron from Rochford in Essex in December 1940 and was piloted by Pilot Officer Pegge and a Messerschmitt Me 109E of JG 51 and piloted by Heinz Bar as a bomber escort, again in December 1940.
Corgi's 1:72 scale He 111 series replicates this famous symbol of the WWII German bomber forces (Kampfwaffe). This model is constructed using only the smallest amount of plastic, with its fuselage and distinctive massive elliptical wing and tail in diecast metal. The large offset "greenhouse" nose canopy allows for easy viewing of the pilot and forward gunner/bombardier lying prone over the bomb site. The model features many defensive machine gun positions, such as a rotating dorsal mounted gunner, waist gunners and an intricate ventral birdcage gondola. Additional features include opening hinged bomb doors to reveal bomb details, an intricate ventral antenna and subassembly landing gear.
The Corgi "Aviation Archive" range presents highly-detailed, ready-made diecast models of military and civilian aircraft. The vast Aviation Archive range has become the standard by which all other diecast airplane ranges are judged. Each Corgi model is based on a specific aircraft from an important historical or modern era of flight, and has been authentically detailed from original documents and archival library material. Famous airplanes and aviators from both military and commercial airline aviation are all honored.
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