Corgi Aviation Archive Collector Series AA38207
Douglas C-47 Skytrain Diecast Model
USAAF 50th TCW, 439th TCG, #42-100646, RAF Upottery, England, D-Day, June 6th 1944 | Limited Edition
1600
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| 1:72 Scale | | Length | | Width |
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| Douglas C-47 Skytrain | | 10.75" | | 15.75" |
On the night of 5th June 1944 thousands of brave young men across Great Britain waited in anticipation for the action that was to come. While some of these soldiers embarked upon ships in the channel, many were to land in occupied France by parachute, the vast majority jumping from C-47s such as this Corgi model. This particular machine was the transport for the leader of the first platoon of the 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, of the 101st Airborne, Richard 'Dick' Winters who acted as jumpmaster. The star in the series 'Band of Brothers', Winters was an inspirational leader to his men in the field both during the D-Day operations and later during the advance through occupied Europe. The C-47 aircraft carried thousands of troops throughout the Overlord campaign with this particular C-47 carrying one of the more famous liberators of France that night, helping to free occupied Europe from the Nazi Regime.
Designed to meet an American Airlines requirement for an enlarged version of the DC-2, the DC-3 was first flown on December 17th, 1935. Capable of carrying 24 passengers at a cruising speed of 180 mph, the DC-3's speed and long range revolutionized commercial air travel in the 1930s and 40s, when it carried 90 percent of the world's air travelers. Early DC-3s used Wright R-1820 Cyclone engines, but Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp Radials were fitted to later versions; these engines had better single engine performance and allowed the DC-3 to fly at higher altitudes. © Copyright 2003-2024 The Flying Mule, Inc.
Corgi's 1:72 scale DC-3 series pays tribute to one of the most significant transport aircraft ever made, with releases ranging from military transports to iconic passenger airliners. The fuselage includes transparent windows and a large cockpit windscreen for easy viewing of pilot figures, with two metal "L" shape pitot tubes mounted below. Radial engine detail is present inside the engine nacelles with exhaust stack detail on the outboard lower side of each nacelle. The leading edge of each wing features separately applied transparent landing lights with lens detail and de-icing boots. A heavily constructed all metal display-stand is included for in-flight display.
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The Corgi "Aviation Archive" range 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.
- Interchangeable 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, hand-painted pilot and crew member figures.
- Authentic detachable ordnance loads complete with placards.
- Selected interchangeable features such as speed-brakes, opened canopies and access panels.
- Selected moving parts such as gun turrets, control surfaces and swing-wings.
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