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Model No	Description	Scale	Price	Stock Status
ALBATROSS
AA37810	FALL 2020 RELEASE: Albatros D.V 2111/17 'M', Martin Mallmann, Jasta 19 'Les Tangos', Western Front, Jan 1918, Shot down by 'The Grim Reapers', 1:48th. Scale.	1/48	64.95	LIMITED STOCK
AVRO VULCAN
AA27201	Aviation Archive Series Avro Vulcan B2, Vulkcan to the Sky Return To Flight, Limited Edition, 1:72nd. Scale. Free Shipping Within The Lower Continental US.	1/72	299.95	LIMITED STOCK
B-17 FLYING FORTRESS
AA33316	Little Miss Mischief, Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress 42-97880/DF-F, 1:72nd. Scale Die-Cast.	1/72	399.99	LIMITED STOCK
AA33320	JANUARY 2021 RELEASE: Boeing B-17G 42-31713 (UX-T) ‘Snake Hips’, 327th BS, 92nd BG, Podington, 24th August 1944, 1:72nd. Scale Die-Cast. B-17G Flying Fortress 42-31713 ‘Snake Hips’ arrived at the USAAF’s 92nd Bombardment Group base at Podington in February 1944 and quickly benefitted from a name and nose artwork that her crew hoped would bring them luck in the air battles to come. The aircraft saw extensive action over the next few months and brought her crew through relatively unscathed, until undertaking a mission to the heavily defended synthetic oil plant at Leuna on 24th August 1944. On the run in to the target, ‘Snake Hips’ took a direct 88mm flak hit in the bomb bay and whilst the explosion did not detonate the bombs, it did blow a gaping hole in the side of the fuselage and start a hydraulic fire which threatened to engulf the bomber. The aircraft dropped out of formation and headed for home, but on attempting to jettison the bombs, several ‘hung’ and members of the crew were forced to deactivate them, in the midst of all this airborne chaos. With two engines out and the pilot heading for the relief landing airfield at Woodbridge, he ordered his crew to parachute to safety, knowing he could not leave his station and fearing the landing may result in their injury. Fortunately, he managed to land the bomber without further incident and ‘Snake Hips’ became one of the most heavily damaged B-17s to make it back to the UK during the Second World War. As US heavy bombers began their strategic bombing campaign against German targets in occupied Europe towards the end of 1942, they were hoping that the heavier calibre of guns used on their aircraft would prove decisive against the threat of Luftwaffe fighter attack, particularly when their bombers were arranged in defensive boxes, bringing the firepower of hundreds of guns to bear. Assembling hundreds of bombers above the English countryside in all weathers as they rose from their respective bases, would prove to be a huge challenge and collisions were relatively commonplace. Once formed up and heading for their targets, accurate navigation was essential if they were to remain in formation and avoid the murderous flak fields, until they were actually on the run in to the target, all the time knowing that the Luftwaffe were ready to pounce, often in large numbers. During the early months of the campaign, the bombers would have to run the gauntlet of German defences alone, as Allied fighters lacked the range to escort the bombers all the way to their targets and losses were crippling. Once longer range Lightning, Thunderbolts and Mustangs entered service, the bombers had their protection and as a result both bombing accuracy increased and Luftwaffe fighters began to fall to the guns of their ‘little friends’.	1/72	199.95	PRE-ORDER DUE JANUARY 2021
B-25
AA35312	NA B-25 Mitchell - Tokyo Raid Doolittle Raiders Ruptured Duck One of the sixteen North American B-25 Mitchell medium bombers that took part in the famous Doolittle Raid of 1942, 'The Ruptured Duck,' along with Doolittle's own aircraft is one of the best known of the aircraft that took part. Conceived as a way to boost the morale of a nation still reeling from the attack on Pearl Harbour, the Doolittle Raid consisted of the USAAF flying a number of B-25 Medium bombers off an aircraft carrier close to Japan, bombing Tokyo and then flying on to land in China. While material damage would be slight, the effect on morale back in America, and detrimentally in Japan, would be huge.'The Ruptured Duck' got its name from scraping its rear fuselage on the runway during training. After bombing Tokyo the aircraft flew on to China where it crashed into the sea near Shangchow. All of the crew survived, though the pilot Lt. Ted Lawson lost a leg in the ditching.	1/72	249.99	LIMITED STOCK
AA35313	APRIL 2017 RELEASE: North American B-25B Mitchell, 40-2249, ""Hari Kari-er"", Doolittle Raid, 1942 1:72, Limited Edition Of 1556 Units WorldWide. As the USS Hornet task force approached the Japanese coast, they were spotted by an enemy ship and decided to launch their aircraft early. Just after 8am on 18th April 1942, sixteen B-25 bombers lifted off the relatively short deck of USS Hornet and set course for Japan – this would be the first time that any of these airmen had taken off from the deck of an aircraft carrier at sea. Flying at extremely low level, the raiders had a six-hour flight ahead of them before reaching their targets, almost certain that they would be intercepted by enemy fighters. If they managed to complete their mission, they would then fly on to China, but it would be very much a case of every man for himself.	1/72	159.95	LIMITED STOCK
BAE HAWK
AA36015	OCTOBER 2019 RELEASE: BAe Hawk T1 XX245, The Red Arrows, 2018 display season, RAF 100, 1/72 Die Cast Model.	1/72	69.99	LIMITED STOCK
BF-109
AN32107	CORGI AVIATION ARCHIVE 50th ANNIVERSARY, Bf109 Hans Von Hahn.	1/72	124.99	LIMITED STOCK
BF-110
AA38508	JUNE 2019 RELEASE: Messerschmitt Bf 110E-2 G9+LN, Oblt. Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer, 1:72nd. The Battle of Britain had proved to be a chastening experience for the Messerschmitt Bf110 heavy fighter units of the Luftwaffe, but despite their disappointing performance against the fighters of the RAF, Messerschmitt’s fighting twin would go on to perform effectively in other theatres. Seeing extensive service on the Eastern Front, North Africa and the Mediterranean, the extra range and firepower possessed by the Bf 110 helped it to live up to its pre-war reputation, especially when not facing effective fighter opposition. It would however, be night operations against RAF Bomber Command which proved to be the aircraft’s most suited operating environment, especially when equipped with the latest air interception radar equipment available to the Luftwaffe. With many of the world’s most successful nightfighter aces perfecting their skills whilst flying the Bf 110, this would become an important aircraft in the nocturnal struggle against the hundreds of RAF bombers crossing the coast of Northern Europe each night. This sinister looking all-black Nachtjagdgeschwader 1 Messerschmitt Bf110E is equipped with the early FuG 202 Lichtenstein B/C air interception radar, which was introduced during 1942 and featured the complex ‘Matratze’ aerial antenna array on the nose of the aircraft. The radar operator in the rear cockpit would use a pair of oscilloscopes to help him direct his pilot to a possible interception.	1/72	99.95	LIMITED STOCK
BRISTOL BEAUFIGHTER
AA28601	FALL 2019 RELEASE: Bristol Beaufighter TF.X, RAF No.144 Squadron, Banff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, October 1944, 1:72nd. Scale.	1/72	99.99	LIMITED STOCK
BRISTOL F2B FIGHTER
AA28801	WINTER 2020 RELEASE: Bristol F2B Fighter D-8063, RAF No.139 Squadron, Villaverla, Italy, Sept 1918., 1:48th. Scale.	1/48	89.95	PRE-ORDER DUE WINTER 2020
C-47
AA38209	MARCH 2018 RELEASE: Douglas Dakota C47A Skytrain Berlin Airlift 1:72 Scale.	1/72	209.99	LIMITED STOCK
DORNIERS
AA38808	NOVEMBER 2018 RELEASE: Dornier Do17Z-10 Kauz R4+AK, I/NJG.2, Erich Jung, Gilze-Rijen airfield, Holland, October 1940, 1:72nd Scale. As the most heavily produced version of the Luftwaffe’s distinctive ‘Flying Pencil’, the Dornier Do17Z would see plenty of action during WWII, including several roles for which the aircraft was not initially intended. Almost obsolete by the time of the Battle of Britain, this ungainly looking bomber was also rather surprisingly pressed into service as a heavy night fighter, as the Luftwaffe tried to establish an effective force to repel the growing number of RAF raids targeting German cities. Contesting a deadly game of nocturnal cat and mouse, the aircraft of l/NJG.2 represented a specialist unit mounting long range night intruder missions over Britain, aiming to disrupt Bomber Command operations a little closer to their home bases, attacking bombers returning from their latest raid as they prepared to land. This sinister looking Do17Z-10 Kauz (Screech Owl) had been modified specifically for the task and was equipped with a nose mounted infra-red searchlight and detection system, along with a devastating array of weaponry designed to make short work of any British bomber it detected. Operating from the captured Dutch airfield at Gilze-Rijen, R4+AK was the mount of future night fighter ace Erich Jung, who ended the war with 28 nocturnal victories.	1/72	119.95	LIMITED STOCK
EE LIGHTNING
AA28401	VERY LIMITED: English Electric Lightning F6 XR728/JS , RAF Binbrook, 1:48th. Scale.	1/48	299.95	LIMITED STOCK
F-4 / PHANTOM FG.1s
AA27901	JUNE 2019 RELEASE: McDonnell Douglas Phantom FG.1 XT864/007R, No.892 NAS, HMS Ark Royal, November 1978, 1:48th. Scale. Although the history of British aviation can boast many famous aeroplanes amongst its ranks, there can be few that were as visually striking as the mighty Phantom FG.1s of the Royal Navy, which operated from the diminutive deck of HMS Ark Royal. In the seconds prior to launch and whilst connected to the ship’s steam catapult, the aircraft’s nose wheel oleo would be extended to its maximum 40 inch position, giving the Phantom a distinct nose up attitude to increase the efficiency of engine thrust. With steam rising eerily from the ships deck, Navy Phantoms looked like a giant metal praying mantis, ready to spring into action at a moment’s notice. With maximum afterburner selected and the engine power almost melting the ship’s deck, the Phantom was finally released from its shackles and roared into the air – such a spectacular experience for anyone lucky enough to see it. Although most of us will have only ever seen the operation of Ark Royal’s Phantoms on video or in reference books, these iconic images left such an indelible impression that Britain’s Rolls Royce Spey powered Phantoms have since become something of an enigma and still command huge enthusiast interest to this day.	1/48	214.99	LIMITED STOCK
FOKKER DR. VII
AA38907	SUMMER 2020 RELEASE: Fokker DVII - Rudolf Berthold Jasta - 15/JG II Chery-les-Pouilly Aerodrome - France 1918, 1:48th. Scale.	1/48	64.95	PRE-ORDER DUE SUMMER 2020
FOKKER E.II
AA28701	DECEMBER 2019 RELEASE: Fokker E.II, flown by Kurt von Crailsheim, FFA 53, Monthois, France, October 1915, 1:48th. Scale. Few aeroplanes have had such a dramatic impact on the history of aerial warfare as the Fokker Eindecker series of monoplanes, aircraft which are regarded as the first true fighter aircraft in the history of aviation. It was not that these single-wing aircraft were such advanced aeronautical designs, as many of the world’s successful early aircraft were monoplanes (such as the Bleriot XI which crossed the English Channel in 1909), however, they did make use of a particularly sinister innovation. The introduction of interrupter gear synchronised the aircraft’s machine-gun to fire through the arc of the propeller, only allowing it to operate once the blade was clear and crucially, in the pilot’s direct line of sight. For the first time, an aeroplane had been specifically introduced to hunt and destroy other aircraft – the day of the fighter aeroplane had arrived. Despite having a dramatic impact on the Western Front, the Eindecker was still a relatively primitive aircraft and required an immense amount of skill in order to be flown well. This was illustrated by eager young Luftstreitkräfte pilot Baron Kurt von Crailsheim, who on being posted to FFA 53 in the summer of 1915, had his and the unit’s first aerial victory by 22nd September. Just a few days later, he crashed the twitchy Eindecker whilst attempting a landing at Monthois airfield, which resulted in his fighter being written off. He later received a new replacement aircraft, which he once again painted in his personal colours, but was to be the machine which claimed his life. Suffering a similar landing accident on 30th December 1915, his injuries would prove so severe that he died in hospital five days later.	1/48	99.99	LIMITED STOCK
AA28702	OCTOBER 2020 RELEASE: Fokker E.III, Manfred von Richthofen, Kasta 8, June 1916, 1:48th. Scale.	1/48	64.95	LIMITED STOCK
HEINKEL-111
AA33716	JUNE 2019 RELEASE: Heinkel He-111H-16 A1+HK, 2./KG53, Air Launch V-1 Flying Bomb unit, Late 1944, 1:72 Scale.	1/72	159.99	LIMITED STOCK
AA33717	SPRING 2020 RELEASE: Heinkel He111 H-2 1H+JA, Stab./KG26, 28th October 1939, ' The Humbie Heinkel ', 1:72 Scale.	1/72	154.95	LIMITED STOCK
HELICOPTER
AA33422	1ST. QTR. 2020 RELEASE: Sikorski SH-3A Bu.No 152134, HS-3 ‘Tridents’, USS Guadalcanal, July 21st 1965, 1:72 Scale.	1/72	89.95	LIMITED STOCK
AA37611	SEPTEMBER 2019 RELEASE: Westland Wessex HC.2 XR500/A, RAF No.78 Squadron, Sharjah, Trucial States, 1970. 1:72.	1/72	99.99	LIMITED STOCK
AA39104	Westland Whirlwind HAR10, 1:72 Nicosia Cyprus 1973	1/72	62.95	LIMITED STOCK
HP HALIFAX
AA37209	MAY 2019 RELEASE: Handley Page Halifax B.III LV937/MH-E ‘Expensive Babe’, RAF No.51 Squadron, Snaith, March 1945. 1/72 Die Cast Model. 05/19	1/72	199.99	LIMITED STOCK
JU-52
AA36909	SEPTEMBER 2019 RELEASE: Junkers Ju52/3m D-2600 ‘Immelmann II’, Adolf Hitler’s personal transport aircraft, Berlin Tempelhof Airport, circa 1936. 1/72 Die Cast. Undoubtedly one of the most distinctive aircraft of the Second World War, the tri-motor Junkers Ju52 can trace its origins back to a first flight in October 1930 and even though it was obsolete at the start of the conflict, it would go on to see extensive use and be produced throughout the war. From the early days of his political career, Adolf Hitler was one of the first major world figures to use aircraft as his preferred mode of transport and on becoming Chancellor of Germany, he began to establish his own private air fleet, which was based at Berlin Tempelhof Airport. Preferring to use the roomy and reliable Junkers Ju52, his aircraft were named after famous German airmen of the Great War, such as Immelmann, Richthofen and Boelcke, with his personal pilot Hans Baur overseeing the internal fittings of the aircraft to ensure Hitler’s comfort. Ju52 3/m D-2600 ‘Immelmann II’ was one of the famous aircraft operated as a Fuhrermaschine, usually serving as the lead aircraft (and Hitler’s preferred aircraft) but backed up by several other Ju52s to ensure constant availability. The aircraft were also available for use by other high ranking officials and in order to ensure Hitler’s safety, a number of aircraft were often operated at the same time, to minimise the risk of attack. At the insistence of Hans Baur, Hitler upgraded his main transport aircraft to the new four engined Focke Wulf Fw 200 Condor in 1939, however, he retained links to his trusty Junkers by naming the new aircraft ‘Immelmann III’ and transferring the registration D-2600 – it appears Hitler was rather superstitious.	1/72	179.95	LIMITED STOCK
JU-88
AA36712	APRIL 2020 RELEASE: Junkers Ju88A-5 9K+ED, Stab III./KG51, Winter 1940. As a result of the RAFs first bombing raid against Berlin on 25th August 1940 and incorrectly assuming that Fighter Command were all but knocked out of the war, the Luftwaffe were directed to leave Britain’s fighter stations alone and concentrate their efforts against London. In a period which became known as the Blitz, from October 1940, British cities were targeted by German bombers on a nightly basis and whilst these raids had a devastating effect on the civilian population, it allowed Britain to galvanise its defences and re-equip its battered fighter squadrons. Arguably the most effective bomber available to the Luftwaffe during WWII was the Junkers Ju88, a pre-war ‘Schnellbomber’ which proved to be both capable and adaptable, seeing service throughout WWII and produced in significant quantities. For the switch to night bombing operations over Britain, most of III./KG51s Ju88s benefited from some field applied camouflage modifications, which helped to make the aircraft less visible to British defences. The under-surfaces of the aircraft were given a black paint wash, which effectively masked all national insignia and fuselage markings were similarly blacked out. Only the top wing balkenkreuz was retained, presumably to aid with friendly unit recognition and to avoid incidents of friendly fire losses. It is interesting to note that of the many KG51 Ju88s lost over Britain during the night Blitz offensive, one machine lost during November 1940 was thought to have been the first victim of a radar equipped Bristol Beaufighter nightfighter. Unfortunately, many more aircraft on both sides would be lost before the war was over. 04/20	1/72	99.99	LIMITED STOCK
LANCASTER
AA32626	FALL 2020 RELEASE: Avro Lancaster B.1 PA474, operated by The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, the only airworthy Lancaster in Europe, 1/72 Die Cast Model.	1/72	199.95	LIMITED STOCK
NOSE ART SERIES SHOWCASE LINE
CS90359	B17 ""Baby Lu"" w/Nose Art.		19.99	LIMITED STOCK
CS90360	B17 ""Yankee Doodle"" w/Nose Art.		19.99	LIMITED STOCK
CS90363	P38 Lightning ""Marge"" w/Nose Art.		19.99	LIMITED STOCK
CS90364	P38 ""Miss Virginia"" w/Nose Art.		19.99	LIMITED STOCK
CS90366	P38 ""Down Beat "" w/Nose Art.		19.99	LIMITED STOCK
CS90371	Hawker Hurricane, RAF 71 w/Nose Art.		19.99	LIMITED STOCK
CS90412	B17F ""Never Satisfied""		19.99	LIMITED STOCK
P-38 LIGHTNING
AA36614	NOVEMBER 2019 RELEASE: F-5E-2 Lightning 43-28619 ‘Ruth/Rita’, 27th PRS, 7th PG, Eighth Air Force, August 1944, 1/72 Die Cast Model. One of the most crucial elements of the D-Day air campaign was the gathering of detailed reconnaissance photographs of the entire intended invasion area, which included the assessment of previous bombing raid effectiveness and the identification of future targets. In lessons learned during the disastrous Dieppe raid of 1942, military planners knew they had to have the very latest intelligence information in order to prepare for invasion, disrupting enemy communications and destroying defensive strongholds overlooking the invasion beaches. One of the most effective aircraft in securing this information was the Lockheed F-5E-2 Lightning, the photographic reconnaissance version of the distinctive twin boom P-38J variant. Undergoing modification at squadron level, these aircraft featured enlarged camera windows for more effective information gathering, with this bigger window featuring a teardrop fairing to minimise the impact of addition drag. Lightning 43-28619 was unusual in that it made a feature of this enlarged eye in the sky by the artistic addition of sharks teeth, with the camera windows serving as eyes for the flying beast. Wearing its overall PRU blue colour scheme, nose artwork and D-Day identification markings, this must have been one of the most distinctive aircraft in the skies above the Normandy beaches, even though its mission profile was for the Lightning to remain undetected. On 26th November 1944, this aircraft was intercepted and shot down by a Messerschmitt Me 262 jet fighter flown by Luftwaffe ace Hermann Buchner, with its unfortunate pilot becoming a prisoner of war.	1/72	79.99	LIMITED STOCK
AA36615	SUMMER 2020 RELEASE: Lockheed P-38G Lightning 43-2264 ' Miss Virginia ', 339th FS, 347th FG, ' Operation Vengeance ', 1943, 1/72 Die Cast Model.	1/72	74.95	PRE-ORDER DUE SUMMER 2020
SE5
AA37708	JUNE 2018 RELEASE: SE5a F-904 Major C E M Pickthorn (MC) RAF No.84 Squadron France November 1918 - 100 Years of RAF, 1/48 Die Cast Model. 06/18	1/48	84.99	LIMITED STOCK
SHORT STIRLING
AA39501	DECEMBER 2011 RELEASE: MacRoberts Reply, Short Stirling Mk.I N6086/LS-F, 15 Sqn., Wyton, October 1941. LIMITED TO 2000 WORLDWIDE. FREE SHIPPING WITHIN THE LOWER 48 STATES, OUR CHOICE OF SHIPPING CARRIER. VERY LIMITED STOCK AVAILABLE!! 12/11	1/72	299.99	LIMITED STOCK
Short Sunderland
AA27501	Short Sunderland MkIII, EJ134, 461 Squadron RAAF, 1943, 1:72nd. Scale. Built at Short Brothers in Kent, Sunderland EJ134 joined No.461 Squadron RAAF on 31st December 1942 at Hamworthy Junction in Dorset. On 2nd June 1943, with its famous call sign “N for Nuts” and piloted by Flight Lt. Colin Walker, it set out over the Bay of Biscay conducting a routine anti-submarine patrol. The crew had been ordered to look out for survivors of a KLM civil airliner when they came under fire by no fewer than eight Junkers JU 88s of the Luftwaffe’s 13/KG40 in what was to be the first of at least twenty separate attacks that would last forty-five minutes. The aircraft was severely damaged from the attacks, but it had a trick up its sleeve in its two 50. caliber machine guns and shot down at least three of the enemy aircraft before the crew navigated the dying plane back to Britain where they ditched just off the beach of Praa Sands. Note: Very Few Remain Available For Ordering So Order Now If You Have Not Already Ordered Your.	1/72	299.99	LIMITED STOCK
SPECECAT JAGUAR
AA35416	OCTOBER 2020 RELEASE: BAC SEPECAT Jaguar GR.1 XX109, M55 Motorway Trials, Lancashire, 1975, 1/72 Die Cast Model.	1/72	79.95	LIMITED STOCK
SPITFIRE
AA39214	SUMMER 2020 RELEASE: Supermarine Spitfire Mk.1a N3200 'QV', RAF No.19 Squadron, Dunkirk evacuation, May 1940, 1:72nd. Scale.	1/72	64.95	LIMITED STOCK
AN31919	CORGI AVIATION ARCHIVE 50th ANNIVERSARY, Spitfire Sailor Milan.	1/72	124.99	LIMITED STOCK
STUKA
AA32518	NOVEMBER 2019 RELEASE: Junkers Ju87B-2, J9+BL, Luftwaffe 9./StG.1, St. Pol, France, November 1940, 1:72nd. Scale. Describing the Junkers Ju87 Stuka as one of the most famous aircraft of WWII would certainly be accurate, although it could be argued that the word infamous would be more appropriate - the Stuka was without doubt, one of the most terrifying weapons from the early years of the Second World War. Taking a huge toll on Allied shipping, armoured vehicles and general military and civilian infrastructure, the Stuka was a close air support and strike attack aircraft, capable of providing precision bombing support to advancing Wehrmacht ground units. Destroying strategically important targets before they could become a problem, these aircraft were feared more than any other weapon during the opening months of the Second World War, with the sight (and sound) of approaching Stukas usually signifying that devastation was heading your way. During the Battle of Britain, the RAF exposed the deficiencies of the Stuka in combat and they took a heavy toll of these much vaunted dive bombers. Losses became so severe that Stuka operations over England were restricted to night raids against coastal targets in the South East during the winter of 1940, with these aircraft being specially prepared for nocturnal operations. With the light blue under-surfaces completely overpainted with a black wash, all national insignia and most unit markings were also blacked out, in an attempt to make the aircraft less vulnerable to night detection by Britain’s defences.	1/72	64.95	LIMITED STOCK

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