Corgi Aviation Archive Collector Series AA37204
Handley Page Halifax Diecast Model
RAF No.158 Sqn, "Friday the 13th", RAF Lisset, England, 1944, (B.Mk.III)
Limited Edition
| 1:72 Scale | | Length | | Width |
|---|
| Handley Page Halifax | | 12" | | 17.25" |
First flown from RAF Bicester on 25 October 1939, the Handley Page Halifax entered service with 35 Squadron in November 1940. The Halifax l and ll aircraft were powered by Rolls-Royce Merlin engines and the Halifax lll was powered by Bristol Hercules engines, Apart from its role as a heavy bomber, the Halifax lll and later versions also served in Coastal Command and in paratrooping and glider towing roles. Yorkshire was the home of 4 and 6 groups Bomber Command and three Halifax Squadrons were based at Elvington, 77 Squadron, and two French Air Force Squadrons, 346 (Guyenne) and 347 (Tunsie).
The Yorkshire Air Museum's Halifax reconstruction is based on a section of the fuselage of Halifax ll, HR792, which carried out an emergency landing on the Isle of Lewis in 1945. The wings came from Hastings, TG536,at RAF Catterick. The reconstruction is named 'Friday the 13th" in honour of Halifax, LV907, which survived 128 operations with 158 Squadron, It is the only surviving Halifax in the world. It is painted to represent Halifax LV907, "Friday the 13th" on the port side and "N - Novembre" of 347 "Guyenne" Squadron, French Air Force, on the starboard side (RAF Elvington being the home of the only two French heavy bomber squadrons in Bomber Command). Originally Corgi had intended doing the scheme as at Elvington but but intense lobbying resulted in the model being done completely as Friday the Thirteenth.
Corgi Aviation Archive Collector Series
The Corgi "Aviation Archive" presents highly-detailed, ready-made diecast models of military and civilian aircraft. The vast Aviation Archive range has become the standard by which all other diecast airplane ranges are judged. Each Corgi model is based on a specific aircraft from an important historical or modern era of flight, and has been authentically detailed from original documents and archival library material. Famous airplanes and aviators from both military and commercial airline aviation are all honored.
Corgi "Aviation Archive" diecast airplanes feature:
- Diecast metal construction with some plastic components.
- Realistic panel lines, antennas, access panels and surface details.
- Pad printed markings and placards that won't fade or peel like decals.
- Optional extended/retracted landing gear with rotating wheels.
- Poseable presention stand to display the aircraft "in flight".
- Many limited editions with numbered certificate of authenticity.
- Detailed pilot and crew member figures.
- Authentic detachable ordnance loads complete with placards.
- Selected interchangeable features such as airbrakes, opened canopies and access panels.
- Selected moving parts such as gun turrets, control surfaces and swing-wings.
Handley Page Halifax
Designed to meet a British Air Ministry requirement for a heavy bomber, the Halifax was first flown on October 25th, 1939. A seven man crew operated the Halifax and its armament, which included a two-gun dorsal powered turret to compliment the four-gun turret assembly in the tail. Further variations were introduced with a hefty array of powerplant setups and revised landing gear systems. The most prominent Halifax featured four Merlin X's that could generate 1,280 horsepower each. The Halifax played a major role in WWII, making 75,532 sorties as a bomber, transport or reconnaissance aircraft.
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