Aeroplanes

Corgi AA27304 Hawker Fury Mk.I, K2065 RAF No.1 Squadron 1:72 Scale 100 Years of the RAF Hawker Fury Mk.I K2065, RAF No.1 Squadron, ‘C’ Flight Leaders Aircraft, Tangmere Aerodrome, circa 1932 Representing something of a golden era for British aviation, the 1930s saw a rapid expansion of the Royal Air Force and the service introduction of several aircraft types that could claim to be the ultimate bi…

Corgi AA27403 Gloster Meteor F.1 EE216 T.D. Dixie Dean RAF and V-1 Doodlebug 1:72 Scale Under the cloak of extreme secrecy, Britain had been testing the viability of a jet-powered fighter since early 1941, with the Gloster E28/89 Pioneer proving that this was indeed possible. The race was now on to produce an effective, operational jet fighter, at a time when every available resource was required…

Corgi AA27503 Short Sunderland Mk.III W3999 No10 Squadron RAAF 1942 1:72 Scale Short Sunderland Mk.III W3999/ RB-Y No.10 Squadron RAAF, RAF Mount Batten, Plymouth Sound, Devon, Early 1942 The majestic Sunderland flying boats of RAF Coastal Command were some of the most impressive aircraft of the Second World War and performed vital duties in protecting Britain’s sea lanes from enemy attack. With cr…

Corgi Hawker Hurricane Mk I JH Ginger Lacey 60th 1:72 Scale Hawker Hurricane Mk.I V7357/SD-F, Sgt. J.H ‘Ginger’ Lacey, RAF No.501 Squadron, Gravesend, Sep 1940 The exploits of the glorious ‘Few’ during the Battle of Britain are the stuff of legend and standing right at the head of this illustrious group of men was James ‘Ginger’ Lacey, Hurricane pilot and proud son of Yorkshire. Flying throughout…

Corgi AA27606 Hawker Hurricane Mk.1 Winged Popeye RAF No.17 Sqn 1:72 Scale Hawker Hurricane Mk.1 N2359/YB-J, ‘Winged Popeye’, P.O Leonard Walter Stevens, RAF No.17 Squadron, Debden 1940 Responsible for destroying more enemy aircraft during the Battle of Britain than the combined total of the rest of Britain’s defences, the Hawker Hurricane was the workhorse aircraft of Fighter Command’s defiant res…

Corgi AA27607 Hawker Hurricane Mk.I V6799 RAF No.501 Squadron 1:72 Scale Hawker Hurricane Mk.I V6799 / SD-X Pilot Officer K.W Mackenzie, RAF No.501 Squadron, Kenley, October 1940 It is difficult to imagine how the young men of Fighter Command managed to cope with the rigors of aerial combat during the Battle of Britain. Facing overwhelming odds and with the fate of the nation squarely in their han…

Corgi AA27702 North American F-51D Mustang "Was That Too Fast" 1:72 Scale North American F-51D Mustang™, 44-12943/FF-943 ‘Was that too fast?’ 18th Fighter Bomber Group, USAF, Chinhae Airfield, South Korea, 1951 At the start of the Korean War, significant numbers of Mustang fighters were available to the USAF, although most were now serving with Air National Guard units. Now designated F-51D, the M…

Corgi AA28005 Messerschmitt Bf 109E-4 Wilhelm Balthasar France 1940 1:72 Scale As the savage aerial fighting above the evacuation beaches of Dunkirk was taking a heavy toll on both sides, the airmen of Britain and Germany knew this was just a pre-curser of a more significant battle to come. Having lost valuable fighters during the Battle of France and Operation Dynamo, the RAF knew that they were…

Corgi AA28103 Curtiss Tomohawk IIB Neville Duke RAF No112 Sqd 1:72 Scale Curtiss Tomahawk IIB, AK402, P/O Neville Duke, RAF No.112 Squadron, Fort Maddelena, November 1941 The Curtiss P-40 series of fighters may not be regarded amongst the most successful of WWII, but as Europe fell to the advancing Wehrmacht and Britain and her Commonwealth fought to stem the German tide, it is difficult to think…

Corgi AA28601 Bristol Beaufighter TF.X - NE829/PL-J, RAF No.144 Squadron, Banff Strike Wing, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, October 1944 1:72 Scale Due July 2019 To Pre-Order: Call on 01697342557 Email on info@jacksonsmodels.co.uk As one of the most capable twin engined aircraft of WWII, the Bristol Beaufighter was originally developed as a heavy fighter variant of the company�s Beaufort bomber, already…

Corgi AA28701 Fokker E.II Eindecker 69/15 FFA 53, Monthois 1:48 Scale Due November 2019 To Pre-Order: Call on 01697342557 Email on info@jacksonsmodels.co.uk 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 sing…

Corgi AA33422 Sikorsky SH-3A - �White 63�, Bu.No. 152134, HS-3 �Tridents� US Navy, USS Guadalcanal, July 21st 1965, Gemini X Spacecraft recovery 1:72 Scale Due November 2019 To Pre-Order: Call on 01697342557 Email on info@jacksonsmodels.co.uk If the intrepid pioneers of flight inspired the world with their determination to achieve manned, powered flight in the years before the First World War, the…

Corgi AA33618 Panavia Tornado GR.4 ZA459/F 90th Anniversary Scheme 1:72 Scale Panavia Tornado GR.4 ZA459/F ‘MacRoberts Reply’, RAF No.15 Squadron, 90th Anniversary Scheme, Operation Ellamy, 2011 As one of the world’s most capable low-level strike aircraft, able to operate at day or night and in all weather conditions, it is sobering to think that the RAF began operating the Panavia Tornado over 35…

Corgi AA35106 Lockheed L-1049G CF-TGC Montreal Quebec Canada 1959 1:144 Scale

Corgi AA35415 SEPECAT Jaguar T.4 XX838 RAF No16 Squadron Coltishall 1:72 Scale SEPECAT Jaguar T.4 XX838/PR, RAF No.16 (Reserve) Squadron, Coltishall If it were at all possible to give the attractive SEPECAT Jaguar even better looks than it already possessed, the two seat training variant of the aircraft is regarded by many enthusiasts as being one of the most aesthetically pleasing post war jets t…