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Corgi Aviation Archive Collector Series AA32510 Ju 87B Stuka Diecast Model Luftwaffe 4./StG, Tmimi, Cyrenaica, 1941 Limited Edition 1:72 Scale     Length     Width Junkers Ju 87B Stuka     6.25"     7.5" This Junkers Ju-87B-2 flew with probably the best known of all the Stuka units, 4/StG 2 Immelmann and appeared like this in 1941 at the opening of the African campaign after the capture of Crete. At that time the unit was based at Tmimi, Cryenaica. The colour scheme is 78/79/80, respectively, light blue undersides and sand yellow and olive green upper surfaces and the theatre band is quite unusually aligned with the fuselage Balkenkreuz national marking. The white spinner tip is reportedly a staffel-within-Gruppe recognition aid. Also, unusually, this aircraft carries both the original 4.Staffel four-leaf clover badge and the new emblem of a Luftwaffe eagle superimposed on the afrika Korps’ palm tree and swastika insignia that was to replace it. In those early months in the desert the Bf 109 escorted Stuka was a formidable weapon. Two main types of mission were carried out by the Stukas during this period in early 1941 – against the enemy’s ground forces and against British coastal shipping and this is where StG 2 came into its own. 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. [See more Corgi Aviation Archive Collector Series products] Junkers Ju 87B Stuka Designed as a close support aircraft, the Ju87 was first flown in 1935 with twin vertical tail surfaces and powered by a British Rolls-Royce Kestrel engine.[See more Junkers Ju 87B Stuka products]