Corgi AA32624 Avro Lancaster Bomber B.III, ED888 PM-M2 Mike Squared RAF No.103 Sqn, 1944 1/72

£129.95
MRP £147.99

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This Corgi Aviation Archive Lancaster model has a wingspan of 435mm (17 1/8in) and is supplied with alternative landing gear parts allowing for 'gear up' display using the display stand supplied or 'gear down' for stand or ground display. The model features bomb bay doors which can be posed closed or opened to show the bomb load inside, crew figures fitted inside the cockpit, poseable gun turrets and guns and rotatable propellers.
Limited edition of 1,800 models.

Avro Lancaster B.III, ED888, PM-M2, Mike Squared RAF No.103 Sqn, Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire, 1944. This magnificant aircraft is arguably the best illustration of the Lancaster and Bomber Command's contribution to the war effort. It completed an astonishing 140 bombing missions, the most flown by any Lancaster in WWII. Known as The Mother of Them All Lancaster ED888 managed to survive the war, shooting down two Luftwaffe fighters in the process and was the most prolific of the Ton-up Lancasters. Corgi's Lancasters are always inspiring models and this one was produced as a fitting way to mark the 75th anniversary of the first flight of Avros most famous bomber.

The famous Avro Lancaster four engine heavy bomber was Britains most successful bomber of WWII, but endured something of a troubled start. Its twin-engined predecessor, the Manchester, was not a great success, but included many of the design features that went on to make the Lancaster such a resounding aircraft. With a huge, unobstructed bomb bay, the Lancaster could carry a massive bomb load and was capable of delivering the largest individual bombs used by the RAF in WWII. Powered by four Rolls-Royce Merlin engines, the first Lancasters were delivered to RAF No.44 (Rhodesia) Squadron at RAF Waddington, on Christmas Eve, 1941.

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