Aeroplanes

Airfix A06008A Handley Page Halifax B MkIII Aeroplane 1:72 Scale Kit Scale: 1:72 Skill: 2 Flying Hours: 2 Number of Parts: 124 Dimensions (mm): L296 x W432 The first types of Handley Page Halifax, the Marks I and II, were fitted with in-line engines and triangular fins and it was not until 1944 that the radial-engine Mark III appeared. The Halifax B.III, in addition to its more powerful engines an…

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 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 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 AA28701 Fokker E.II Eindecker 69/15 FFA 53, Monthois 1:48 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 succes…

Corgi AA28702 Fokker E III Manfred Von Richthofen Kasta 8 1916 1:48 Scale For a man who stands as arguably the most famous fighter ace of all time, Manfred von Richthofen would begin WW1 as a cavalry reconnaissance officer, however, the advent of trench warfare soon had him searching for a more appropriate challenge. Attracted by the thrill of flying, he applied to join the Imperial German Army Ai…

Corgi AA28801 Bristol F2B Fighter D-8063 RAF 139 Sqd 1918 1:48 Scale Due Winter 2020-2021 To Pre-Order: Call on 01697342557 Email on info@jacksonsmodels.co.uk The outbreak of the Great War placed a moral burden on the shoulders of a young Edward, Prince of Wales, heir to the British throne. Desperate to do his duty and be seen alongside the thousands of troops heading for France, he was forbidden…

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 AA33619 Panavia Tornado GR4 Zg752 Retirement Scheme 2019 1:72 Scale In the year which followed commemorations to mark the centenary of the Royal Air Force, one of the most important aircraft since the end of the Second World War was finally withdrawn from service, after providing the backbone of Britain’s aerial strike capability for almost 40 years. Indeed, as if to underline the effectiven…

Corgi AA33620 Panavia Tornado GR4 ZG775 IX Sqd Retirement Scheme 2019 1:72 Scale As the Royal Air Force were taking delivery of their first Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II jets in the summer of 2018, their home base at RAF Marham was also preparing to bid a sad farewell to the Panavia Tornado GR.4, an aircraft which has served with distinction for almost 40 years. As the oldest dedicated bomber…

Corgi AA33621 Panavia Tornado GR4 ZA548 RAF 31 Sqd Retirement Scheme 1:72 Scale Having the distinction of being one of final two RAF squadron's to operate the Panavia Tornado, No.31 squadron were determined not to allow their long association with this exceptional aircraft go unheralded. During November 2018, Tornado GR.4 ZA548 emerged from the paint shop at RAF Marham wearing a distinctive new di…

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…

Corgi AA36013 BAe Hawk T.1 XX246 RAF No.100 Squadron 95th Anniversary 1:72 Scale BAe Hawk T.1 XX246 / 95-Y RAF No.100 Squadron 95th Anniversary Scheme, Leeming, North Yorkshire, 2012 As 2018 marks the Centenary of the Royal Air Force, we can expect to see many RAF Squadrons commemorating the occasion by presenting one of their aircraft in attractive special markings. This is always popular with ai…