Welcome to my listing for a rare and desirable 1/72 Scale Corgi Aviation Hawker Hurricane MK1, This is AA39701. 

This superb Hurricane release  represents a later Mark 11b example of Sidney Camm's classic early monoplane.

This Hurricane MkIIb was on strength with RAF No.1 Squadron operating from RAF Tangmere, England, during April 1942.

BE581 known as the "Night Reaper" was the mount of Czech ace Karel Kuttelwascher.

Kuttelwascher, nicknamed "Kut", was the RAF's most successful Czechoslovak pilot, and one of the RAF's highest-scoring

BE581 coded JX *E.  she is absolutely stunning in an all over matte black scheme with red codes & spinner.

The Squadron and “Kut” operated at night in single seaters in the intruder role,  she is named “Night reaper “  and carries a reaper nose art.

This 1/72 scale release has been long sold out online and in shops, It is limited to just 1800 planes  world wide, this being certificate number 0741.

Model is as New 10/10. Box is 1010

I will consider reasonable offers.  

One of a number of Rare, limited or interesting releases I'm putting up for sale over the next few days. I will happily combine postage, answer questions or provide additional images.

Hawker Hurricane Mk II

Based on the Fury biplane and designed by Sydney Camm as a monoplane fighter, the Hurricane was first flown on November 6th, 1935. With its wide-set landing gear, easy handling, reliability, and stable gun platform, the Hurricane was suitable for a variety of different roles such as intruder, ground strafing and night fighter. Steel-tube construction meant cannon shells could pass right through the wood and fabric covering without exploding. The Hurricane underwent many modifications during its lifetime, including an upgraded Merlin engine and interchangeable multi-purpose wings, staging twelve 7.7mm guns and two 40mm anti-tank guns and carrying two 500lb bombs.

Karel ‘Kut’ Kuttelwascher served with the Czechoslovak Air Force until his country was invaded by Germany. He saw combat with the Armee de L’Air (most likely scoring two kills and one possible) in the Battle of France. He also saw action during the Battle of Britain though it was not until 1941 that he increased his score overall to five confirmed and two probable. On the 17th February 1942 ‘Kut’ was promoted to F/Lt. Based at Tangmere, No.1 Sqn commenced night intruder operations from the 1st April 1942 to the 2nd July 1942, during which time they undertook 180 missions, shot down 22 enemy aircraft, and damaged another thirteen. They also destroyed sixty-seven trains, five boats and one vehicle. The highest scoring pilot was F/Lt Kuttelwascher. In only fifteen missions, he gained fifteen confirmed kills, and five damaged airplanes. His aircraft was a Hurricane Mk.IIc, BE581, which he named ‘Night Reaper’ and decorated it with a Scythe.