This listing is for a new Corgi Bell 47 Helicopter Los Angeles City Fire Department CS 90045. This is a nicely detailed model from the Corgi Fire Heroes Showcase Collection. This model was released in 2002, the model comes with a display stand and a data card.

Scale: 1/80         Length: 6.5"        Width: 5.5" (rotors span)

Originally designed as a single engine, light helicopter for use by civilians, the Bell H-13 Sioux first flew on December 8, 1945 as the Bell 47 prototype. Later redesignated H-13 by the United States Army Air Forces, the improved aircraft was used as an observation and basic training helicopter. The design is characterized by a full bubble canopy, skid landing gear and welded-tube tail boom. It has two high-level mounted saddle fuel tanks and a two bladed single rotor. The H-13 was immortalized by the long-running television show M.A.S.H., where it was portrayed in its role as a medevac aircraft.

Corgi "Showcase Collection" die-cast airplanes feature:

Die-cast metal construction with some plastic components

Realistic panel lines and surface details

Pad printed markings that won't fade or peel like decals

Pose-able stand to display the aircraft "in flight"

Moving parts such as propellers, rotors and swing-wings where applicable

Descriptive, collectible data car