Corgi Diecast Aviation

Vickers VC-10 K.Mk.2 (1:144) by Corgi AviationItem Number: AA37003'Vickers VC-10 K.Mk.2 - No.101 Squadron, RAF Brize Norton, Oxon.,1991 (1:72) The bulk of the RAFÕs air-to-air refueling fleet comprises VC-10 K3 and K4 aircraft flown by No. 101 Squadron based at RAF Brize Norton. ZA140/A was the first VC-10 tanker to enter RAF service on July 25, 1983, as a K.Mk.2. Together with the Victor tanker, it was invaluable during the 1991 Gulf War, and the number of refueling sorties it...

Hawker Sea Hurricane 1b - Shuttleworth Collection (Modified Tool) (1:72) by Corgi AviationItem Number: AA32016Following the early success of the Hawker Hurricane in RAF service during the Battle of Britain, the Royal Navy decided to introduce the Sea Hurricane as protection for the Atlantic convoys. Hurricane Z7015 was built by Canadian Car & Foundry at its Ontario plant during 1940 as a Mk.I. and after flight testing was shipped to the UK. In June 1941 it was converted to Sea Hurricane 1b...

Regiment 16th Air Assault Regiment, Army Air Corps, Dishforth - 2008 (1:72) by Corgi Diecast AviationItem Number: AA39001The Westland Lynx is a British multi-purpose military helicopter designed and built by Westland Helicopters at its factory in Yeovil. Originally intended as a utility craft for both civil and naval usage, military interest led to the development of both battlefield and naval variants, which went into operational usage in 1977 and were later adopted by the armed forces of...

FAA 880 NAS, Richard 'Dickie' Cork, Arbroath & St. Merryn, Scotland, 1941 (1:72) by Corgi Diecast AviationItem Number: AA32017Based 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...

Hawker Hart Mk I RAF No.600 Sqn, RAF Hendon, London, 1935 (1:72) by Corgi Diecast AviationItem Number: AA39601

Vickers Valiant B Mk.1 WZ404 207 Sqn RAF Luqa Malta Suez Crisis 1956 Following President of Egypt Gamal Abdel Nasser's decision on 26th July 1956 to nationalise the Suez Canal Britain France and Israel all declared war on Egypt almost simultaneously

Our newly tooled Corgi Showcase line is destined to become an icon of aviation and is already making it's mark worldwide. 14 years after development first started in the USA the first flight of an F-35A took place in December 2006 . The F-35 was developed with the intention to replace the majority of US fighter jets with three variants (A, B and C) being designed to suit various combat missions. 10 countries worldwide have purchased a variation of the F-35 including the UK who so far own 15 of...

Known as LM, the Lunar Excursion Model, LEM, Eagle and even Haystack in internal and external communications during early mission planning. The Lunar Module landed on the Moon's surface at 20:47 UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) on the 20th July 1969, with the crew stepping onto the surface around six hours later on the 21st. The module stood at 7.04m high and was 9.4m wide. The LM was incapable of flying through the Earth’s atmosphere and was discarded in space after use, quite remarkable at a...

Responsible for carrying all three astronauts and the Lunar Module into lunar orbit the Apollo Command module played a vital role in the Apollo 11 landings. The Command Module was 11m high and 3.9m wide and having taken off from Kenedy Space Center, Florida, on July 16th delivered it's passengers to their destination in just four days. On their return to Earth the three astronauts had to spend 21 days in quarantine to ensure they hadn't contracted a "moon disease" once finally released a...

Eurofighter Typhoon by Corgi Showcase Series Toys Item Number: CS90648

Hawker Hurricane by Corgi Showcase Series Toys Item Number: CS90620

AH-64 Apache Helicopter by Corgi Showcase Series Toys Item Number: CS90623

Tornado GR-4 by Corgi Showcase Series Toys Item Number: CS90624

Westland Seaking Raf Search & Rescue by Corgi Showcase Series Toys Item Number: CS90625

Vickers VC-10 RAF by Corgi Showcase Series Toys Item Number: CS90626

P-51D Mustang by Corgi Showcase Series Toys Item Number: CS90627

If the Douglas C-47 Skytrain is considered the most famous multi engined aircraft of D-Day aerial operations, then the single engined equivalent must be the fearsome Hawker Typhoon. Agile and extremely heavily armed, the Typhoon was to see plenty of action during the summer of 1944, either attacking strategic targets in the weeks prior to invasion, such as German radar sites or providing invaluable close air support to ground units breaking out from the landing beachheads. With forward air...

The Westland Wessex HC.2 was a licence built turbine powered development of the classic American Sikorski S-58 Helicopter, one of the world�s first truly capable helicopters and one which finally established these aircraft as amongst the most useful for both military and civilian applications. XR500 was one of a batch or 4 HC.2 helicopters delivered in advance of the type�s acceptance into RAF service and was used by the Wessex Intensive Flying Trials Unit at RAF Odiham, in preparation for its...

As the most famous fighter pilot in the history of military aviation, the name Manfred von Richthofen is familiar to many people and despite the Great War claiming his life more than 100 years ago, the exploits of the Bloody Red Baron continue to be a source of fascination to this day. Originally joining the Luftstreitkr�fte as an aerial observer, his fighting ambitions would lead von Richthofen to be selected for fighter training, where he would later become a legend of the air, being...

Avro Vulcan by Corgi Showcase Series Toys Item Number: CS90617

Spitfire by Corgi Showcase Series Toys Item Number: CS90618

Avro Lancaster by Corgi Showcase Series Toys Item Number: CS90619

Describing the Junkers Ju87 Stuka as one of the most famous aircraft of WWII would certainly be accurate, although it could be argued that the word infamous would be more appropriate - the Stuka was without doubt, one of the most terrifying weapons from the early years of the Second World War. Taking a huge toll on Allied shipping, armoured vehicles and general military and civilian infrastructure, the Stuka was a close air support and strike attack aircraft, capable of providing precision...

As a result of the RAFs first bombing raid against Berlin on 25th August 1940 and incorrectly assuming that Fighter Command were all but knocked out of the war, the Luftwaffe were directed to leave Britain�s fighter stations alone and concentrate their efforts against London. In a period which became known as the Blitz, from October 1940, British cities were targeted by German bombers on a nightly basis and whilst these raids had a devastating effect on the civilian population, it allowed...