Corgi 1/72 P40E Kittyhawk IA NZ3040 Flight Lt Johnnie Gibson 15 Squadron RNZAF Whenuapi New Zealand 1942 (AA35202)

Corgi 1/72 German Messerschmitt Me110G-4 12JG1 Oberleutnant Wolfgang Schnaufer St Trond (AA38502)

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Wingspan 326mm

Corgi 1/72 German Messerschmitt Bf110 C-4/B, Schnell Kampf Geschwader 210, Russian Front 1941 (AA38506)

One of the most famous of the Messerschmitt Bf110 units, Geschwader 210 adorned their machines with a very recognisable emblem on the nose of their aircraft.  The ?Waspen Staffel? as they became known, operated across all fronts during the Second World War, from the arid climate of the North African front to the bleak winter tundra of the Russian front in the winter of 1941, as depicted by this faithful replica. 

The winter wash was applied to help the normally dark coloured Bf110 blend in better when on operations over a snow covered landscape.  However, care was taken to ensure that the winter wash did not encroach upon the elaborate unit markings, or the tactical and unit markings of the aircraft. 

Corgi 1/72 Corsair Mkll JT590 1842 Sqn Royal Navy (FAA) HMS Formidable August 1944 (AA33015)

Corgi 1/72 German ME262A-1a Red 13 Jet Fighter (AA35703)

Corgi 1/72 Hawker Typhoon Mk1b Fighter Desert World War 2 (AA36501)

Hawker Typhoon Mk.lB - No.461 Sqn, Idku, Egypt 1943, model; wingspan 175mm

Corgi 1/72 70 Years of the Spitfire Triple Jonnnie Johnson Aircraft Set (AA99189)

Spitfire Mk.l - X4330, QJ-G, 616 Sqn, Sept 1940. Spitfire Mk.Vb - EP254, DW-B, 610 Sqn, Aug.1942. Spitfire Mk.lX - EN398, JE-J, OC Kenley Wing 1943, Johnnie Johnson 3 piece set, model wingspan 156mm

Corgi 1/72 Spitfire LFlXE Flt Lt. Dick Audet Holland. Dec 1944 (AA31925)

Spitfire LFlXE - Flt Lt. Dick Audet, No.411 Sqn, Heesch, Holland. Dec 1944 ( Ace in a day), model? wingspan 156mm

Corgi 1/72 Hawker Typhoon lB Sqn Ldr R.P.Beamont (AA36502)

Hawker Typhoon lB - Sqn Ldr. R.P.Beamont, OC No.609 Sqn, Manston, February 1943, model? wingspan 175mm

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Corgi 1/72 Spitfire VB EN783 334th Fighter Sqn Essex (US31923)

Corgi are one of the original British manufacturers of metal aircraft models. Produced in diecast metal the original quality has been improved upon with the application of modern production techniques. The paintwork is superb, and the tampo printed insignia and markings bring each model to life. With the inclusion of wheels and wheel covers, most models can be displayed either "on the tarmac" or airbourne, usually on a display stand.

Spitfire VB EN783, 334th Fighter Squadron / 4th Fighter Group, Debden, Essex, 1942. Originally delivered new to the RAF's No.610 Squadron in late May 1942, this aircraft was passed on to the USAAF's newly-formed 31st FG in mid July.In early September it was transferred to No.71 'Eagle' Squadron which became the 334th FS. as part of the newly-formed 4th FG.

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Corgi 1/72 Hurricane 1B W9220 880 NAS Sub Lt RJ Cork Aircraft Model (AA32017)

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Corgi 1/72 P40F Warhawk Captain John L Bradley 59th FS/33rd FG Tunisia 1943 (AA35201)

Corgi 1/72 RN Gloster Sea Gladiator MkI Sub Lt JW Sleigh (AA36202)

Corgi are one of the original British manufacturers of metal aircraft models. Produced in diecast metal the original quality has been improved upon with the application of modern production techniques. The paintwork is superb, and the tampo printed insignia and markings bring each model to life. With the inclusion of wheels and wheel covers, most models can be displayed either "on the tarmac" or airbourne, usually on a display stand.

804 Squadron was formed in November 1939 from 769 Squadron Sea Gladiators, to counter enemy attacks on Scapa.the squadron subsequently emarked on HMS Glorious in April 1940 to provide fighter patrols during ferrying operations of 269 squadron to Norway. Model Wingspan 136mm

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Corgi 1/72 RAF Gloster Gladiator FO Peter Wykeham Barnes Egypt 1943 Diecast model Aircraft (AA36205)

Peter Wyeham-Barnes joined the RAF as an Apprentice.On completion of his course, he was awarded a cadeship to the RAF College at Cranwell.Graduating in 1937 he was posted to the Middle East to fly Gladiators with No.80 Sqdn.On the 4th August 1940 he was shot down behind enemy lines in the desert but managed to get picked up next day by an armoured patrol

Model wingspan 136mm,

Corgi 1/72 RN Fairey Swordfish MkI 810 Sqn Fleet Air Arm (AA36302)

W5856 the oldest surviving Swordfish in the world, was built in 1941 by the Blackburn Aircraft Company at Sherburn-in-Elmet. Very little is known of the aircraft while it served in the Mediterranean. In September 1996 W5856 was adopted by the City of Leeds and now wears the City's coat of arms and name on the port side. It currently flies with the Royal Navy Historic Flight at RNAS Yeovilton. a well detailed and finished die-cast model with a wingspan of 193mm (7.6").

Corgi 1/72 RAF Hawker Typhoon Germany 1945 Diecast Model Aircraft (AA36503)

By 1944/5 the Typhoon had become a formidable ground attack aircraft that played a considerable part in the destruction of German ground forces in Normandy in the period after D Day. Corgi have modelled the aircraft to their usual high standard. The Corgi model is manufactured in die cast metal, giving an all round feel of quality and excellence. The painting and detailing of the model is finished to the highest standards, and  can be displayed either on it's wheel in a landed state, or on the stand supplied to give the appearance of flight. Model wingspan 175mm,

Rocket firing Typhoon 1B's had the misfortune to be participants in one of the greatest catastrophes of WW2, the sinking of three German ships, in Lubeck bay in the Baltic, that contained concentration camp prisoners. A well-executed attack, on the 3^rd May 1945, resulted in around 8000 casualties. It appears that the allied airmen had unwittingly carried out the intentions of the SS, who had been given the instruction that concentration camp prisoners were not to survive. More details of this event will be added when time permits

Corgi 1/72 Hawker Typhoon Royal Aircraft Establishment Diecast Model Aircraft (AA36505)

Prototype and Test Evaluation Fleet Air Arm and Commonwealth aircraft types were tested or service evaluated by the Royal Navy, the Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment at Boscombe Down, or the RAE Farnborough between 1939 and 1945.The Typhoon Mk.1B, widely known as the Tiffy ,distinguished itself in the Battle of Normandy.One Tiffy of 2nd Tactical Air Force decimated a large concentration of armour ahead of Avranches,disposing?  of no fewer than 137 tanks and opening the way for the liberationof France and Belgium

Model wingspan 175mm,

Corgi 1/72 Spitfire PR XIX PM BBMF RAF Coningsby (AA38702)

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Corgi 1/72 Spitfire PRXIX PS915 The Last BBMF Coningsbury Lincs (AA38704)

Corgi 1/72 Hawker Hart K2986 600 City of London Sqn RAuxAF January 1935 (AA39601)

Entering service in 1930, the Hawker Hart was possibly the most versatile aircraft of the 'Inter war' period. Designed by Sydney Camm as a two-seat day bomber, it spawned a family of variants that included a fighter, seaplane, reconnaissance aircraft, dive bomber and trainer.

No. 600 (City of London) Squadron RAuxAF was formed at RAF Northolt on 14th October 1925. It moved to RAF Hendon at the end of 1926, replacing its DH.9As, with more modern Westland Wapitis in 1929. It was designated a fighter squadron in July 1934.

K2986 was part of a batch of Harts delivered to 600 Squadron in January 1935, pending the arrival of Hawker Demons. They were distinguished by the squadron's colourful red and white markings worn on the upper wing and fuselage sides. By 1937 the conversion to Demons was complete and K2986 was shipped as SR-4 to the Southern Rhodesian Air Force for use in the advanced training and army-co-operation role.

Corgi 1/72 Hawker Hurricane IIc BE581 JX-E RAF 1 Sqn Flt Lt K M Kuttelwascher Tangmere April 1942 (AA39701)

Corgi Winter Catalogue 2008/09 (CO200809)

Corgi 1/72 P-40E-1 41-25164 0f 1Lt John D Landers (US35213)

Corgi 1/72 Hurricane Mkl 73 Sqn Fl Off. E.J. 'Cobber' Kain, Rouvres France Spring 1940 (AA32019)

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Corgi 1/72 Me262B 2 Seat Trainer 1 Gruppe KG(J)53 Late 1944 (AA35708)

Corgi 1/72 RAAF Lockheed F4 Lightning 1st A55-3 Aircraft Model (AA36606)

Australia's association with the Lockheed Lightning had its beginning in August 1942 when two batches of F-4 photographic reconnaissance variants of the P38E arrived in melbourne by sea. Nine F-4s were received at the CAC factory at Fishermans Bend.Whilst the majority were for the USAAF's 8th Photo Reconnaissance Squadron, certainly one and probably another were allocated to the Royal Australian Air Force

Model wingspan 215mm,

Corgi 1/72 Spitfire MKII P7350 The Oldest Airworthy Spitfire in the world BBMF Coningsby Lincs (AA39203)

Corgi Haynes Supermarine Spitfire and Book (CC03009)

Corgi 1/72 USAF P47G Thunderbolt SNAFU Preserved at Duxford Fighter Collection 2012 (AA33825)

Corgi 1/72 Fairey Swordfish MkI L2742 81 NAS HMS Courageous 1937 with Floats (AA36310A)

The Swordfish was equally at home on wheels or floats which were easily interchanged, even on the flight deck of a warship. When operated with floats the aircraft would be recovered after flight by use of a flight deck crane. When operated from capital ships the catapult was used for launching and recovery was again by means of the ship's crane.

'529' was taken on strength by 810 squadron aboard HMS Courageous in December 1937. It was operated in both wheel and float configuration. Later it served with 701 Catapult Flight operating on exercises with capital warships such as HMS Hood, Barham and Valliant. The unit also had a land base at Kalafrana Bay, Malta. During this time FAA aircraft were flown mainly by RAF pilots and serviced by RAF grew crews aboard ship. The Royal Navy provided the Observers and TAGs (Telegraphist Air Gunners). This practice continued into the early years of World War Two.

Corgi 1/72 Fairey Swordfish MkI L2742 81 NAS HMS Courageous 1937 with Wheels (AA36310B)

The Swordfish was equally at home on wheels or floats which were easily interchanged, even on the flight deck of a warship. When operated with floats the aircraft would be recovered after flight by use of a flight deck crane. When operated from capital ships the catapult was used for launching and recovery was again by means of the ship's crane.

'529' was taken on strength by 810 squadron aboard HMS Courageous in December 1937. It was operated in both wheel and float configuration. Later it served with 701 Catapult Flight operating on exercises with capital warships such as HMS Hood, Barham and Valliant. The unit also had a land base at Kalafrana Bay, Malta. During this time FAA aircraft were flown mainly by RAF pilots and serviced by RAF grew crews aboard ship. The Royal Navy provided the Observers and TAGs (Telegraphist Air Gunners). This practice continued into the early years of World War Two.

Corgi 1/72 Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IIa, P7308, 71 'Eagle' Sqn, RAF North Weald 1941 (AA39205)

Corgi 1/72 Boulton Paul Defiant Mk.I 307 (Polish) Sqn EW-K, N3437 (AA39303)

Corgi 1/72 Hawker Demon, K2905, 41 Sqn, C Flight, RAF Northolt, Autumn 1934 - NEW TOOL (AA39602)

Entering service in 1930, the Hawker Hart was possibly the most versatile aircraft of the 'Inter war' period. Designed by Sydney Camm as a two-seat day bomber, it spawned a family of variants that included a fighter, seaplane, reconnaissance aircraft, dive bomber and trainer.

No. 600 (City of London) Squadron RAuxAF was formed at RAF Northolt on 14th October 1925. It moved to RAF Hendon at the end of 1926, replacing its DH.9As, with more modern Westland Wapitis in 1929. It was designated a fighter squadron in July 1934.

K2986 was part of a batch of Harts delivered to 600 Squadron in January 1935, pending the arrival of Hawker Demons. They were distinguished by the squadron's colourful red and white markings worn on the upper wing and fuselage sides. By 1937 the conversion to Demons was complete and K2986 was shipped as SR-4 to the Southern Rhodesian Air Force for use in the advanced training and army-co-operation role.

Corgi 1/72 Hawker Audax K4853 No28 Sqn Kohal India 1941 (AA39603)

Corgi 1/72 Hawker Hurricane Mk. IIc - BN230, FT-A, 43 Sqn RAF, Sqn Ldr D.du Vivier Acklington 1942 (AA39702A)

Corgi 1/72 Hawker Sea Hurricane Mk2C 835NAS HMS Nairana 1944 (AA39703)

 After a sterling service during the Battle of Britain, the Hawker Hurricane was then adapted for a number of different roles. One of the most crucial was the conversion for use on-board merchant ships as a catapult fighter and conventional aircraft carriers as a naval fighter. The Sea Hurricane Mk.IIC was the ultimate development of the naval Hurricane. Armed with four 20mm cannons it packed a powerful punch and was easily able to deal with the Focke-Wulf Fw200 over the Atlantic.