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Code: MU-PK0006

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The Flying Mule Mule Pack PK0006
Mule Pack
WWII German 4-Piece Bundle

1:72 Scale     Length     Width
Junkers Ju 87B Stuka     6.25"     7.5"
Messerschmitt Bf 109E     5"     5.5"
Focke-Wulf Fw 190A     4.75"     5.75"
Messerschmitt Me 262A     5.75"     6.75"

CG-AA32505 Corgi Ju 87B Stuka Diecast Model, Luftwaffe 6./StG 77, Graz, Austria, April 1941

Decorated in extravagant yellow markings (yellow theatre markings, yellow Staffel letter and trim), this 6.Staffel Junkers Ju87 Stuka was part of Il./StG 77. This unit was first involved in the attack on Yugoslavia in April 1941. They attacked from the North, from their base in Graz in Austria before likewise moving down to Argos to participate in the Cretan campaign.

DM-50047 Dragon Models Bf 109E Diecast Model, Luftwaffe 1./JG 51 Molders, "White 13", Heinz Bar

This was the most successful variation of the Messerschmitt Emils used by the fighter groups of the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain in 1940. Equipped with improved armament including an addition of two MGFF 20mm cannon with 60 shells each mounted in the wings, the Me 109E-3 became a much formidable fighter than its predecessors.

A major campaign of World War II, the Battle of Britain is the name for the attempt by Germany's Luftwaffe to gain control of British airspace and destroy the Royal Air Force (RAF). Secondary objectives were to destroy aircraft production and intimidate the nation into neutrality or surrender. The campaign was launched as preparation for a planned invasion of Britain called Operation Sea Lion. British historians state the battle ran from 10 July to 31 October 1940, which was the most intense period of daylight air raiding. However, German sources begin the battle in mid-August 1940 and end it in May 1941 on the withdrawal of the bomber units in preparation for the attack on Russia. The Battle of Britain was not the first major battle to be fought entirely in the air, as the British mainland had already suffered a campaign of attacks by Zeppelins and long range bombers during World War I. However, the battle was the largest and most sustained bombing campaign yet attempted and the first real test of the strategic bombing theories that had emerged since the previous World War.

DM-50054 Dragon Models Fw 190A Diecast Model, Luftwaffe 14./JG 5, "Black 1"

The Focke-Wulf Fw 190 was Germany's most lethal fighter during WWII. It was also one of the most beautifully proportioned fighters of its time. The pilot of this particular aircraft marked as "Black 1" was Uffz. Kurt Wendler.

In 1943 the Luftwaffe established a Jabo (JagdBomber - Fighterbomber) unit within JG 5. Designated 14.(J)/JG 5 it was formed at Petsamo in mid-February 1943, using elements from 11./JG 5. The unit was equipped exclusively with the Fw 190A-2 and A-3 which was modified for the Jabo-role. The unit commander was Hptm. Friedrich-Wilhelm Strakeljahn, popularly known as "Straks". The task of this Jabo unit was straighforward. They were to attack enemy ships with bombs and do as much damage as they could. In light of their small numbers they did remarkably well. Uffz. Kurt Wendler was born on September 22nd, 1920 in Röhrsdorf and was shot down by a Soviet AA northeast of Petsamo on April 13th, 1943 and did not survive.

DM-50186 Dragon Models Me 262A Diecast Model, Luftwaffe 9./JG 7, "White 3", Hans-Guido Mutke, 1945

Dr. Hans Guido Mutke (March 25, 1921 in Neiße – April 8, 2004 in Munich, Germany) was a fighter pilot for the German Luftwaffe during World War II. He claimed to be the first person to break the sound barrier and to achieve supersonic flight, although this claim is disputed. After the war he worked as an airline pilot and as a doctor for aviation medicine. He died on April 8th 2004 during a heart valve operation.

Germany's Me262 was the world's very first operational turbojet-powered aircraft, allowing it to outmaneuver and out-sprint Allied fighter escorts. It actually began development in April 1939, and the eventual result was a fighter that marked a significant leap forward in aircraft design. However, the two Jumo 004 jet engines on each fighter were also a weak point, as turbojets were still in their infancy. The average jet engine's operational lifespan on an Me262 was a mere 12 hours!

Junkers Ju 87B Stuka

Designed to function as a close support aircraft, the Ju 87 was first flown in 1935. The Ju 87 had an innovative design that included automatic dive brakes under each wing—a feature that protected against the consequences of pilot blackout by ensuring recovery from an attack dive. Crewed by a pilot and rear gunner, the Ju 87 had twin 37mm cannons and a bomb that swung away from the propeller on an elongated U-shaped crutch. Its inverted gull wings improved pilot-to-ground visibility, gave the undercarriage a shorter height and made the Ju 87 instantly recognizable to its enemies.

Messerschmitt Bf 109E

Designed by Willy Messerschmitt during Germany's military build-up in the 1930s, the Messerschmitt Bf 109 was first flown on May 28th, 1935. Messerschmitt engineers placed a big 12-cylinder engine in a small airframe, and made that airframe easy to produce and repair. Armed with two cannons and a pair of machine guns, the Bf 109 was the backbone of the Luftwaffe fighter force, shooting down more Allied planes than any other aircraft. The Germans maintained this advantage until the Battle of Britain, where more than 600 Bf-109s were downed by powerful adversaries, most notably RAF Spitfires and the P-51 Mustang.

Focke-Wulf Fw 190A

Designed by Kurt Tank, the Fw-190A was first flown on June 1st, 1939. This small, yet ferociously-powered aircraft was fast and maneuverable and packed a fierce armament package earning it the nickname "Butcher Bird". The wide landing gear, excellent visibility and high-altitude paddle-bladed propeller endeared it to pilots familiar with the shortcomings of its predecessor - the Messerschmitt Bf 109. Some of the Luftwaffe's most famous fighter aces flew the Fw 190. Many variants were produced during the war, with the most notable being the inline-engine equipped and longer-nosed 190D, known as the "Dora."

Messerschmitt Me 262A

First flown on April 18, 1941, the Me 262 was the world's first operational jet aircraft. Confusion dominated this aircraft's design process, with Hitler envisioning a bomber and designers envisioning a jet fighter. Clearly the best fighter plane of World War II, the 262 bristled with firepower and was capable of flying 120 miles per hour faster than America's P-51 Mustang. The aircraft's real failure lay with the German Air Ministry, which did not recognize the jet engine's potential. Variants included a tandem-seat trainer and a nightfighter with long-wave radar and "antler" antennas.