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| | Code: DM-50275
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Price: $20.99
 | | | Dragon Models 1:72 Warbirds 50275
Messerschmitt Bf 109G Diecast Model
Luftwaffe JG 50, "White 10", Alfred Grislawski, Wiesbaden, Germany, September 1943| 1:72 Scale | | Length | | Width |
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| Messerschmitt Bf 109G | | 5" | | 5.5" |
Born on 2 November 1919, Alfred Grislawski became one of the Luftwaffe’s leading aces of WWII. He had been credited with 133 victories by the end of the war, this tally being achieved in over eight hundred missions. Only twenty-four of these victories were scored on the Western front, the rest coming on the Eastern front against Russia. In his career as a pilot, he was also shot down no less than eight times, being seriously injured in the final incident in 1944. Even before he reached his twenty-fifth birthday, he had been awarded with Oak Leaves to his Knight’s Cross.
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.© Copyright 2003-2009 The Flying Mule, Inc.
Dragon’s Bf 109 series includes the early E model and the later aerodynamically improved G model with a “tropical” air filter for tropical/desert theatre releases. This model’s optional center mounted drop tank is easy to configure and installs quickly. The one-piece main gear subassembly is robust and easily slips and locks into place. The canopy is configurable and can be displayed in the open position, allowing for easy viewing of the cockpit interior and instrument panel details. The rudders are moveable on both variants as are the flaps on the G model, a feature uncommon in 1:72 scale. © Copyright 2003-2009 The Flying Mule, Inc.
The Dragon Models "Dragon Wings 1:72 Warbirds Series" presents highly-detailed, ready-made diecast models of military aircaft. Dragon Models "Dragon Wings 1:72 Warbirds Series" 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.
- Opening canopies, revealing detailed cockpit interiors.
- Selected moveable control surfaces.
- Optional extended/retracted landing gear.
- Presentation stand to display the aircraft "in flight".
- Authentic detachable ordnance loads complete with placards.
- Accurately detailed underside with concealed screwheads.
© Copyright 2003-2009 The Flying Mule, Inc.
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