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| | Code: IX-PIXJ008008
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Price: $26.99
 | | | IXO Models Junior 1:144 PIXJ008008
Avro Lancaster B.Mk III Diecast Model
RAF No.61 Sqn, "Mickey the Moocher", RAF Skellingthorpe, England, 1944| 1:144 Scale | | Length | | Width |
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| Avro Lancaster B.Mk III | | 5.75" | | 8.5" |
Aircraft codes suffixed with the letter 'M' were usually know as 'Mike' or 'Mother', but one of EE176's crew called it 'Mickey' and so on its nose Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse character was painted, walking along pulling a bomb-trolley complete with bomb. Beneath this was the name 'Mickey the Moocher', a parody of the popular song of the time 'Millie the Moocher'. Mickey was depicted walking towards a signpost on which is written '3 Reich' and 'Berlin'. Bomb symbols began to appear behind the Mickey character.
Designed as an improvement of the Manchester—used primarily as a night bomber—the British Avro Lancaster was first flown on January 9th, 1941. With four Rolls-Royce Merlin engines, a top speed of 287 mph and a range of 1,660 miles, the Lancaster’s seven-man crew could deliver a knockout punch. This aircraft carried the largest bomb of any in the war and was armed with eight defensive machine guns: two in the nose, two in a top turret and four in a quad assembly tail turret. For dam-busting strikes, the Lancaster dropped “bouncing bombs,” which skipped on the surface before impact. © Copyright 2003-2009 The Flying Mule, Inc.
The IXO Models "Junior 1:144" range presents affordable, ready made diecast models of military aircraft. IXO "Junior 1:144" diecast airplanes feature: - Diecast metal fuselage with plastic wings and other components.
- Realistic panel lines, antennas, access panels and surface details.
- Permanently extended landing gear.
- Presentation stand to display the aircraft "in flight".
© Copyright 2003-2009 The Flying Mule, Inc.
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