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The Flying Mule Mule Pack PK0007
Mule Pack
WWII British 3-Piece Bundle

1:72 Scale     Length     Width
Supermarine Spitfire Mk V     5"     6.25"
Hawker Hurricane Mk II     5.25"     6.75"
Hawker Typhoon Mk I     5.25"     7"

CG-AA31906 Corgi Spitfire Mk V Diecast Model, USN VCS-7 Cruiser Scouting, D-Day, June 6th 1944

Spotting for the naval bombardment during the D-Day, June 6th 1944 invasion was done by 34 Recce Wing, the Air Spotting Pool of 2nd Tactical Air Force. This was made up of 26 and 63 Squadrons RAF, 885 Squadron RN, and VCS-7 USN and was commanded by a Commodore of the RN. The aircraft used were Spitfire Vbs and Seafire Ills. With the launch of the D-Day, June 6th 1944 invasion of Normandy imminent, seventeen naval aviators were taken from aviation units on battleships and cruisers and were assigned to bombardment duty as part of VCS-7. The spotters flew the Spitfires from June 6th through June 26th, although they started flying some of their original aircraft as early as June 25th. Once Cherbourg fell VCS-7 was disbanded and the Spitfires were returned to the British, The US Navy shows 1 combat loss of a Spitfire from VCS-7.

CG-AA32013 Corgi Hurricane Mk II Diecast Model, RAF No.134 Sqn, Vaenga, Russia, September 1941

With Soviet Russia an ally of Great Britain following the German invasion in June 1941, war material was sent to her aid. Probably the best-known British contribution in the early stages was the dispatch of an entire Hurricane wing, with 24 aircraft assembled and ready to fly and the remaining 15 in crates. Their operational task was to give air cover to the northern Russian ports that received the convoys before training the Russians in their use and the repatriation of the RAF personnel. Z5526 had been built by Glosters as a Hurricane Mk IIB, this mark carrying 12 Browning machine guns, and was one of those that arrived crated. It had been built with a "tropical" filter, which it retained in its new arctic environment. It was assembled at Keg-Ostrov, a mile from Archangel, and flown to Vaenga with others of the same batch in September, where it was kept as a reserve aircraft.

CG-AA36503 Corgi Typhoon Mk I Diecast Model, RAF No.245 Sqn, Germany, June 1945

On October 30th 1939 No 245 reformed at Leconfield with Blenheims as a fighter squadron, but in January 1940 received a few Battles for training purposes pending the arrival of Hurricanes in March. In May, the squadron's aircraft moved to Hawkinge to help cover the evacuation from Dunkirk and in July went to Northern Ireland for air defense and convoy patrols. It was transferred to Southern England in September 1941, and began flying offensive sweeps over France in addition to defensive tasks. Conversion to typhoons took place in January 1943, and the squadron joined second TAF in June onits formation to prepare the way for the invasion of France, No.245 joined with other Squadrons to attack enemy communications and in April 1944 began using rockets as its main weapon. By the end of June it was installed in Normandy attacking enemy tanks and vehicles in support of the Army, arriving in the Netherlands at the beginning of October to fly sweeps over Germany. On 21st March 1945, it occupied its first German base and continued its armed reconnaissance until the end of and after the war. On 10th August 1945, the squadron was disbanded.

Supermarine Spitfire Mk V

Designed by R.J.Michell to meet a British Air Ministry specification, the Supermarine Spitfire first flown on March 5th, 1936. With its combination of beautiful fighter design, the excellent performance of its Rolls-Royce Merlin powerplant and firepower provided by twin cannons and four machine guns, the Spitfire became an unrivaled symbol of victory. The Spitfire had 40 major variants and was built in greater numbers than any other British aircraft of the time. It flew operationally on every front between 1939 and 1945 and was engaged in every one of the Royal Air Force's major actions.

Hawker Hurricane Mk II

Based on the Fury biplane and designed by Sydney Camm as a monoplane fighter, the Hurricane was first flown on November 6th, 1935. With its wide-set landing gear, easy handling, reliability, and stable gun platform, the Hurricane was suitable for a variety of different roles such as intruder, ground strafing and night fighter. Steel-tube construction meant cannon shells could pass right through the wood and fabric covering without exploding. The Hurricane underwent many modifications during its lifetime, including an upgraded Merlin engine and interchangeable multi-purpose wings, staging twelve 7.7mm guns and two 40mm anti-tank guns and carrying two 500lb bombs.

Hawker Typhoon Mk I

Designed by Sydney Camm for the British Air Ministry, the Typhoon was first flown on February 24th, 1940. The large under-fuselage chin radiator gave the Typhoon a menacing look, and was its most notable identifying physical feature. Powered by a Napier Sabre 24 cylinder engine—which gave it a top speed in excess of 400 mph—and fitted with air-to-ground rockets and two underwing bombs, it made an exceptional fighter-bomber hybrid. The Typhoon could engage ground targets and still hold its own against German bombers and fighters. It proved especially adept at engaging marauding Fw-190 on the British coast.