Corgi 1/72 AA39501 Preowned Short Stirling Mk1 N6086 LS-F MacRoberts Reply 15 Sqn RAF Wyton Oct 1941 Bomber Model
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This long awaited die-cast metal model of the Short Stirling four engined bomber 'MacRobert's Reply' MkI N6086 of 15 Squadron is superb. The aircraft was paid for by a generous £25,000 donation from Lady Rachel Workman MacRobert, and named in commemoration of her three sons, all of whom were killed whilst serving with the RAF. Entering service at RAF Wyton on the 10th October 1941, the aircraft carried the MacRobert coat of arms on the nose and was given the code LS-F for 'Freddie'. The aircraft flew twelve missions between October before swinging on take-off and colliding with a damaged Spitfire at RAF Peterhead, on the 7th February 1942.
The Short Stirling was the first British four-engined heavy bomber of the World War Two. Designed and built by Short Brothers to an Air Ministry specification from 1936, it entered service in 1941. Its front-line operational career was relatively short being relegated to second line duties from 1943 onwards when the superior Handley Page Halifax and Avro Lancaster, took over its role. 1941 and January 1942, Interestingly, Stirlings took part in the operations over Arnhem in 1944, mainly towing gliders.