This listing is for the most famous Boeing bomber of them all, B-17G Flying Fortress Confederate Air Force, "Sentimental Journey" . The outer box has some shelve wares, small tears at the corners. Please note the clear plastic stand in the photos does not come with this sale. A dark green stand is supplied with the package. Model in the photos belongs to my collection.
Scale: 1/300 Length: 3.0" Width: 4.25" (wingspan)
Sentimental Journey
came off the Douglas assembly line in late 1944 and served in the
Pacific. After the war, it was transferred to Elgin Field Florida for
service as an air-sea rescue craft and in 1959 went into military
storage at Davis-Monthan Air Base in Tucson Arizona. It was then sold to
a California corporation for service as a borate bomber, flying
thousands of sorties against forest fires throughout the country. In
January 1978 at the formation of the Arizona wing of the Confederate Air
Force, the announcement was made of the donation of B-17G #N9323Z to
the Confederate Air Force for assignment to the Arizona Wing. It was
then disassembled, and painstakingly restored to its original World War
II configuration.
Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress
Designed to meet a US
Army Air Corps requirement for a multi-engined bomber to replace the
B-10, the B-17 first flew on July 18, 1935. Best known for its role in
the US Army Air Forces' daylight strategic bombing campaign during World
War II, the B-17 could fly high and had a long range, and was capable
of defending itself from enemy fighters. It was also tough, withstanding
extensive battle damage, and was capable of carrying a 6,000 lb
bomb load. The B-17 became one of the symbols of Allied air power,
equipping 32 overseas combat groups and dropping a total of 580,631
metric tons of bombs on European targets.
Corgi "Showcase Collection Nose-art Series" die-cast airplanes feature:
- Die-cast metal construction with some plastic components
- Die-cast metal larger scale nose-art panel
- 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 card