Revell 1/48 C47 60 Yr Air Berlin Airlift (04697)

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Revell 1/48 C47 60 Yr Air Berlin Airlift (04697)

Model-details:- Structural details on surfaces - Detailed cockpit with instrument panel - Cargo compartment door optionally open - Detailed landing gear - Movable propeller - Detailed front radial engine - Various antennae - Decals for 2 versions, one USAF and one RAF.

No. of parts 86, Length 404mm , wingspan 601mm.

Glue and paints are required to assemble and complete the model (not included)

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The C-47 Skytrain is without doubt one of the greatest legends in the history of aircraft. The DC-3 was built in 1935 as a development of the DC-2, later to become the C-47 cargo transport. Almost all the air forces of the western world have had one or more C-47s at some time and over 1,000 examples are still flying today throughout the world. When in June 1948 the land routes to Berlin were blocked by the USSR, it was the C-47 which, on 21st June 1948, brought the first supplies into the blockaded former German capital. The RAF C-47 Dakotas flew regularly between Wunstorf near Hanover and Berlin-Gatow. By this means up to 60 tonnes of foodstuffs and other vital supplies were flown into Berlin. On 26th June 1948 the American Air Force also began to fly 32 Skytrains from Wiesbaden to Berlin-Tempelhof. The blockade ended on 12th May 1949 and the last supply flight was made on 20th September 1949.