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| | Code: CG-CS90466
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Status: In Stock
Price: $7.99
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Consolidated B-24 Liberator Diecast Model
RAF No.215 Sqn, Bengal, India, 1944| 1:300 Scale | | Length | | Width |
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| Consolidated B-24 Liberator | | 2.75" | | 4.5" |
The Liberator B.Mk.VI was the RAF designation for the B-24J, of which 390 were supplied to the RAF. Total number of Liberators supplied to the RAF of all variants was 1,694. By April 1942, No.215 Squadron had assembled atAsanol in India, as part of the RAF's South East Asia Command equipped with Wellingtons and commenced bombing operations over Japanese-occupied targets in Burma. It re-equipped with Liberator Mk.VIs in June 1944, operating from several bases, including Chakala, Jessore and Digri and was joined by Nos. 99 and 356 Squadrons, also equipped with Liberators, until April 1945 when they were replaced by Dakotas in the supply-dropping role for the 14th Army to clear Burma of Japanese, resulting in the capture of Rangoon.
Designed to meet a USAAC requirement for a heavy bomber with performance superior to that of the B-17, the B-24 was first flown on December 29th, 1939. Somewhat overshadowed by the popularity of the B-17, the B-24 was actually produced in larger numbers than any American aircraft during WWII with 18,431 aircraft eventually produced. The B-24 was a more modern design than the B-17 with a higher top speed and greater range with a similar bomb load and defensive armament eventually being deployed to all theaters of war: Africa, Europe, India, the Atlantic and the Pacific. The first model produced on a large scale between was the B-24D, featuring a "greenhouse" nose, two waist-gunners and a top-side turret. Found to be vulnerable to head-on attack, the design was modified leading to the B-24H and the B-24J models which included a nose turret and a ball turret that, unlike the B-17, could be retracted into the belly when not in use. The Liberator's distinctive slab-sided fuselage helped it earn the nickname "Flying Boxcar".© Copyright 2003-2009 The Flying Mule, Inc.
The Corgi "Showcase Collection" presents affordable, ready-made diecast models of military and civilian aircraft. Corgi "Showcase Collection" diecast airplanes feature: - Diecast metal construction with some plastic components.
- Realistic panel lines and surface details.
- Pad printed markings that won't fade or peel like decals.
- Poseable stand to display the aircraft "in flight".
- Moving parts such as propellers, rotors and swing-wings where applicable.
- Descriptive, collectible data card.
© Copyright 2003-2009 The Flying Mule, Inc.
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