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Corgi Diecast Aviation
B-17F, 8th Air Force, 41-24577, 303rd Bomber Group, 'Hell's Angels', Molesworth, England, 1943 (1:72)
Item #: AA33314-SECOND
Availability: Sold Out, Discontinued
Retail:$149.95
Price:$99.95
You Save: $50.00 (33.3%)
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(NOTE: This model is begin sold as is. Model is missing one gun barrel from the belly turret)
Prepainted Diecast Metal Model Collectors item: Not suitable for children under 14
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B-17F, 8th Air Force, 41-24577, 303rd Bomber Group, 'Hell's Angels', Molesworth, England, 1943 (1:72) by Corgi Diecast Aviation Item Number: AA33314 Boeing B17F serial number 41-24577, better known as '�Hell'�s Angels'�, was the first US 8th Air Force B17 to complete 25 missions on May 13th 1943. The following day, Captain Irl E.Baldwin the legendary pilot of '�Hell'�s Angels'�, became the first officer from the 303rd BG (H) to complete a combat tour of 25 missions after a raid on Kiel, Germany.
Taking its name from a 1930 Howard Hughes movie, '�Hell'�s Angels'� was assigned to the 358th Bomb Squadron, part of the 303rd Bombardment Group (Heavy) based at Molesworth in Huntingdonshire, England from 1942-45.
In January 1944 the 303rd BG(H) adopted the name of '�Hell'�s Angels'� in tribute to one of its most famous planes.
After successfully completing 48 missions, Boeing B17F '�Hell'�s Angels'� returned to the United States on January 20th 1944 to embark on a morale boosting tour of war production factories. When the tour finished in May 1944, '�Hell'�s Angels'� was transferred to the USAAF for use as an aircrew training aircraft before being scrapped in August 1945.
Model Details for Corgi Classics Ltd. 1:72 United States Army Air Force B-17F Flying Fortress - ID# 22081
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Corgi Classics Ltd. |
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United States of America |
North America
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Aircraft: B-17F Flying Fortress
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Scale:
1:72 |
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Part #: AA33314 |
ID#: 22081
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Release Date: 2010 |
Disc Date: 2010
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Status: Limited Production |
Units: 1000 |
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Remarks: Named "Hell's Angels". "Captain Irl E. Baldwin, 358th BS, 303rd BG, RAF Molesworth, England, 1943".
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Window Code: W1 |
Box Code:
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Approximate Model Dimensions: |
31.39 cm
12.24 in
43.89 cm
17.12 in
8.06 cm
3.14 in
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Last Updated: 07/08/2010
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Out of Stock, restock date unknown
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