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Postage Stamp Collection airplanes feature:
- 1/ 200 Scale 5.25 "length, 5.25" wingspan
- Pad printed logos that won't fade or peel like decals
- Display stand to display the plane "in flight"
- Extended landing gear in the fixed position
- Spinning propellers and rotors on helicopters and prop airplanes
- Diecast metal with some plastic parts
A-1 Skyraider™ USN "Papoose Flight" (1:110)
The Douglas A-1 Skyraider is a piston-powered, propeller driven military attack aircraft that was operated by the United States Navy, the United States Marine Corps and the United States Air Force untill the early 1970s. The A-1 Skyraider had excellent low-speed maneuverability and carried a large amount of ordnance with long loiter capabilities that made it competitive against jet-powered airplanes.
Lt. j.g. W. Thomas Patton was part of four VA-176 Skyraiders that launched off from USS Intrepid flying as "Papoose Flight". On October 9, 1966 as part of a search and rescue mission they encountered four North Vietnamese MiG-17 jet fighters. Using low-speed maneuverability and their four 20mm cannon effectively, they were credited with one MiG-17 destroyed by Patton's A-1H Skyraider "Papoose 409", and two others destroyed or damaged by his squadron mates. This die-cast airplane comes in 1/110 scale with plastic display stand model is Approximately 4.25 incheslong with 5.25 inch wingspan. wingspan.
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Planes have been made possible by close coordination of man and machine.
Carefully executed craftsmanship and the most modern technology turn metal and
high-quality plastic into little works of art. This collection offers reasonably
priced fully assembled diecast models of commercial and military aircraft. Postage
Stamp Planes diecast models feature die-cast metal construction with some
plastic parts. Each model has realistic surface details, antennas, access panels
and panel lines.