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| | Code: CG-WB99629
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Price: $24.99
 | | | Corgi Aviation Archive Warbirds Series WB99629
Messerschmitt Me 262A Diecast Model
Luftwaffe III./JG 7, Hermann Buchner, Prague-Ruzyn, 1945| 1:72 Scale | | Length | | Width |
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| Messerschmitt Me 262A | | 5.75" | | 6.75" |
The Messerschmitt Me 262 Schwalbe (German for Swallow) was the world's first operational turbojet fighter aircraft. It was produced in World War II and saw action starting in 1944 as a multi-role fighter/bomber/reconnaissance/interceptor warplane for the Luftwaffe. German pilots nicknamed it the Sturmvogel (Stormbird), while the Allies called it the Turbo. The Me 262 had a negligible impact on the course of the war due to its late introduction, with 509 claimed Allied kills (although higher claims are sometimes made) against the loss of more than 100 Me 262s.
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. © Copyright 2003-2010 The Flying Mule, Inc.
The Corgi "Warbirds" range presents affordable, ready-made diecast models of military aircraft. Corgi "Warbirds" diecast airplanes feature: - Diecast metal construction with some plastic components.
- Realistic panel lines, antennas, access panels and surface details.
- Pad printed markings that won't fade or peel like decals.
- Permanently retracted landing gear.
- Presention stand to display the aircraft "in flight".
- No pilot figures.
© Copyright 2003-2010 The Flying Mule, Inc.
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