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Albatros D.V 2111/17 'M', Martin Mallmann, Jasta 19 "Les Tangos", Western Front, Jan 1918, Shot down by "The Grim Reapers" (1:48) By Corgi Diecast Aviation Item Number: AA37810 About Albatros D.V 2111/17 'M', Martin Mallmann, Jasta 19 "Les Tangos", Western Front, Jan 1918, Shot down by "The Grim Reapers" (1:48) The French and volunteer American pilots who patrolled the Reims sector of the Western Front during the Great War were only too familiar with the various German fighter squadrons which...

Avro Lancaster B.1 PA474, operated by The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, the only airworthy Lancaster in Europe (1:72) By Corgi Diecast Aviation Item Number: AA32626 About Avro Lancaster B.1 PA474, operated by The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, the only airworthy Lancaster in Europe (1:72) As arguably the best loved historic aircraft in Britain today, Avro Lancaster B.I PA474 is one of only two airworthy Lancasters in the world and the only one flying in Europe. Operated by the...

BAC SEPECAT Jaguar GR.1 XX109, M55 Motorway Trials, Lancashire, 1975 (1:72) By Corgi Diecast Aviation Item Number: AA35416 About BAC SEPECAT Jaguar GR.1 XX109, M55 Motorway Trials, Lancashire, 1975 (1:72) The aviation product of a 1960s Anglo-French collaboration, the SEPECAT Jaguar was a highly effective tactical strike/attack, close air support and reconnaissance aircraft, which went on to see service with the Royal Air Force for an impressive 33 years. Featuring a high set wing and long...

Boeing B-17G 42-31322 "Mi Amigo", 364th BS, 305th BG, Chelveston, 22nd February 1944 (1:72) By Corgi Diecast Aviation Item Number: AA33319 About Boeing B-17G 42-31322 "Mi Amigo", 364th BS, 305th BG, Chelveston, 22nd February 1944 (1:72) At the beginning of a year which would mark the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings, a tragic wartime event which occurred at a public park in Sheffield on 22nd February 1944, would receive significant national media coverage and commemorate the sacrifice of...

Boeing Chinook HC.4 ZA712, RAF No.18 (B) Squadron, 100 Years (1:72) By Corgi Diecast Aviation Item Number: AA34215 About Boeing Chinook HC.4 ZA712, RAF No.18 (B) Squadron, 100 Years (1:72) The unrivalled versatility and load carrying capabilities of the Boeing Chinook helicopter has ensured that this mighty twin rotor heavy lift machine is now one of the most famous aircraft to see post war Royal Air Force service. Equally at home on the battlefields of the Middle East as it is dropping...

Eurofighter Typhoon FGR.4 ZJ924, RAF No. IX (B) Squadron, Lossiemouth, Scotland, May 2019 (1:72) By Corgi Diecast Aviation Item Number: AA36410 About Eurofighter Typhoon FGR.4 ZJ924, RAF No. IX (B) Squadron, Lossiemouth, Scotland, May 2019 (1:72) As Britain's aviation enthusiasts finally came to terms with the fact that the Panavia Tornado GR4 had been withdrawn from RAF service during March 2019, many will have been pleased to note that one of the final Tornado squadrons was to immediately...

Fokker DR.1 Triplane, Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen, 21st April 1918, Death of the Red Baron (1:48) By Corgi Diecast Aviation Item Number: AA38310 About Fokker DR.1 Triplane, Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen, 21st April 1918, Death of the Red Baron (1:48) As he prepared for his first combat patrol, novice fighter pilot Wolfram von Richthofen was keen to impress his famous cousin, the famed 'Red Baron'and the flight leader for the mission. Although suffering from fatigue and combat stress,...

Fokker DVII "Rudolf Berthold Jasta" 15/JG II Chery-les-Pouilly Aerodrome, France 1918 )1:48) By Corgi Diecast Aviation Item Number: AA38907 About Fokker DVII "Rudolf Berthold Jasta" 15/JG II Chery-les-Pouilly Aerodrome, France 1918 )1:48) One of the early aviators who helped to establish the importance of military aviation on the battlefield, Rudolf Berthold learnt to fly by paying for his own flying lessons whilst serving in the pre-war Imperial German Army. At the start of the Great War, he...

Fokker E.II Eindecker, flown by Kurt von Crailsheim, FFA 53, Monthois, France, October 1915. - new tooling! (1:48) By Corgi Diecast Aviation Item Number: AA28701 About Fokker E.II Eindecker, flown by Kurt von Crailsheim, FFA 53, Monthois, France, October 1915. - new tooling! (1:48) Few aeroplanes have had such a dramatic impact on the history of aerial warfare as the Fokker Eindecker series of monoplanes, aircraft which are regarded as the first true fighter aircraft in the history of...

Fokker E.III, Manfred von Richthofen, Kasta 8, June 1916 (1:48) By Corgi Diecast Aviation Item Number: AA28702 About Fokker E.III, Manfred von Richthofen, Kasta 8, June 1916 (1:48) For a man who stands as arguably the most famous fighter ace of all time, Manfred von Richthofen would begin WW1 as a cavalry reconnaissance officer, however, the advent of trench warfare soon had him searching for a more appropriate challenge. Attracted by the thrill of flying, he applied to join the Imperial...

Gloster Gladiator Mk.II N2308 HP-B, RAF No.247 Squadron, Battle of Britain (1:72) By Corgi Diecast Aviation Item Number: AA36212 About Gloster Gladiator Mk.II N2308 HP-B, RAF No.247 Squadron, Battle of Britain (1:72) A truly innovative aeroplane, the Gloster Gladiator is often described as the pinnacle of biplane fighter design and was the pride of the Royal Air Force when the first examples were delivered to No.72 Squadron at Tangmere in February 1937. Unfortunately, aviation history dictated...

Heinkel He111 H-2 1H+JA, Stab./KG26, 28th October 1939, "The Humbie Heinkel" (1"72) By Corgi Diecast Aviation Item Number: AA33717 About Heinkel He111 H-2 1H+JA, Stab./KG26, 28th October 1939, "The Humbie Heinkel" (1"72) As the four man crew of KG26 Heinkel 1H+JA boarded their aircraft at Westerland airfield on the Island of Sylt on the morning of 20th October 1939, they knew that a long and dangerous sortie lay ahead of them. Their task was to perform a long range armed reconnaissance flight...

Messerschmitt Bf109G-2 (Trop) "Yellow 14", Hans Joachim Marseille, 3./JG27, Quotaifiya, Egypt, 30th September 1942 (1:72) By Corgi Diecast Aviation Item Number: AA27109 About Messerschmitt Bf109G-2 (Trop) "Yellow 14", Hans Joachim Marseille, 3./JG27, Quotaifiya, Egypt, 30th September 1942 (1:72) Regarded by many of his contemporaries as the most naturally gifted fighter pilot ever to take to the air, Hans Joachim Marseille would make the clear blue skies of North Africa his hunting ground and...

Messerschmitt Bf110D VJ+OQ, Rudolf Hess, Eaglesham, Scotland, 10th May 1941 (1:72) By Corgi Diecast Aviation Item Number: AA38509 About Messerschmitt Bf110D VJ+OQ, Rudolf Hess, Eaglesham, Scotland, 10th May 1941 (1:72) One of the most mysterious episodes of the Second World War occurred over Northern Britain on the night of Saturday 10th May 1941, as the Chain Home radar network picked up an unidentified raid approaching the coast of Northumberland. Crossing the coast near Alnwick, the Royal...

Panavia Tornado GR.1 ZA591/FN, RAF No.16 Squadron, 75th Anniversary Scheme (1:72) By Corgi Diecast Aviation Item Number: AA33622 About Panavia Tornado GR.1 ZA591/FN, RAF No.16 Squadron, 75th Anniversary Scheme (1:72) Mildenhall Air Fete, Suffolk, May 1990 With many RAF squadrons able to trace their establishment back to the early air operations of the Great War, the 1990s saw quite a number of them commemorating their 75th anniversaries. As was customary on these occasions, several squadrons...

Panavia Tornado GR.4 ZD716, RAF No.31 Squadron "Goldstars" Retirement Scheme, RAF Marham, March 2019 (1:72) By Corgi Diecast Aviation Item Number: AA33621 About Panavia Tornado GR.4 ZD716, RAF No.31 Squadron "Goldstars" Retirement Scheme, RAF Marham, March 2019 (1:72) Having the distinction of being one of final two RAF squadron's to operate the Panavia Tornado, No.31 squadron were determined not to allow their long association with this exceptional aircraft go unheralded. During November...

Panavia Tornado GR.4 ZG752, Retirement Scheme, RAF Marham, March 2019 (1:72) By Corgi Diecast Aviation Item Number: AA33619 About Panavia Tornado GR.4 ZG752, Retirement Scheme, RAF Marham, March 2019 (1:72) In the year which followed commemorations to mark the centenary of the Royal Air Force, one of the most important aircraft since the end of the Second World War was finally withdrawn from service, after providing the backbone of Britain's aerial strike capability for almost 40 years....

Panavia Tornado GR.4 ZG775, No.IX(B) Squadron Retirement Scheme, RAF Marham, March 2019 (1:72) By Corgi Diecast Aviation Item Number: AA33620 About Panavia Tornado GR.4 ZG775, No.IX(B) Squadron Retirement Scheme, RAF Marham, March 2019 (1:72) As the Royal Air Force were taking delivery of their first Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II jets in the summer of 2018, their home base at RAF Marham was also preparing to bid a sad farewell to the Panavia Tornado GR.4, an aircraft which has served with...

SE5a D3511, Major R. S Dallas, CO RAF No.40 Squadron, Bruay Aerodrome, France, May 1918, Top Australian air ace of WWI (1:48) By Corgi Diecast Aviation Item Number: AA37709 About SE5a D3511, Major R. S Dallas, CO RAF No.40 Squadron, Bruay Aerodrome, France, May 1918, Top Australian air ace of WWI (1:48) Trading the rural tranquillity of Esk, Queensland for the savage airborne battles above the Western Front, Roderic Stanley Dallas worked in a mine in order to earn money to finance passage to...

Sopwith Camel F.1. Wilfred May, 21st April 1918, Death of the Red Baron (1:48) By Corgi Diecast Aviation Item Number: AA38110 About Sopwith Camel F.1. Wilfred May, 21st April 1918, Death of the Red Baron (1:48) As he climbed into the cockpit of his Sopwith Camel fighter at Bertangles aerodrome on 21st April 1918, Canadian Wilfred Reid 'Wop' May had no idea that this would be the most significant day in his life. Embarking on only his second mission over the Western Front, he had been...

Spad XIII "White 3", Pierre Marinovitch, Escadrille Spa 94 "The Reapers", Youngest French Air Ace of WWI (1:48) By Corgi Diecast Aviation Item Number: AA37909 About Spad XIII "White 3", Pierre Marinovitch, Escadrille Spa 94 "The Reapers", Youngest French Air Ace of WWI (1:48) Only sixteen years of ageat the start of WWII, Pierre Marinovitch made no secret of his desire to do his duty and fight for his country. Still only seventeen, he enlisted in the27e Régiment de Dragoons,only to quickly...

Supermarine Spitfire Mk.1a N3200 'QV', RAF No.19 Squadron, Dunkirk evacuation, May 1940 (1:72) By Corgi Diecast Aviation Item Number: AA39214 About Supermarine Spitfire Mk.1a N3200 'QV', RAF No.19 Squadron, Dunkirk evacuation, May 1940 (1:72) Supermarine Spitfire Mk.1a N3200 was constructed at the Vickers Armstrong works at Eastleigh, near Southampton during 1939 and delivered to RAF No.19 Squadron at Duxford in April the following year. Wearing the codes QV and the distinctive black and white...