Corgi D-Day 60th Anniversary Three Piece Set. AA99148REF:AA99148 Scale 1:144 Limited Edition From Corgi's D-Day 60th Anniversary Series comes this wonderful Limited Edition 1:144 scale special set commemorating the aircraft used on the 6th June 1994. This fantastic three piece set contains:
Part of the 89th Troop Carrier Squadron, the Long Beach Built Douglas C-47 Skytrain, Lilly Bell II of the 438th Troop Carrier Group was based at RAF Greenham Common. The 438th had four squadrons (87th, 88th, 89th and 90th) and was activated at Baer Field, Indiana during June 1943 training on C-47’s. They were moved to the UK in February 1944 and became part of the Ninth Air Force. The unit received a Distinguished Unit Citation for dropping paratroopers in Normandy during the D-Day invasion and for towing gliders with reinforcements in the following invasion of France. Later it dropped paratroops during the airborne attack across the Rhine in March 1945 and after VE Day evacuated Allied prisoners of war before returning to the USA in September 1945. The P51-D Mustang ‘Betty Lee III’ was flown by William T Kemp. He scored a total of six air-to-air victories with the 361st FG, all of them in a P51-D. He won a Distinguished Service Cross for his defence of bombers in June/July 1944 during the Normandy invasion and beyond. During this escort he closed to within 15 yards of an FW 190 he downed when three of his guns jammed. ‘Oregons Britannia / Happy Warrior’ was the last Thunderbolt to be issued to Hub Zemke before he left the 56th FG to become Commanding Officer of the 479th FG. It is one of the last known War Bond subscription aircraft to reach the ETO and was used by Zemke to score six kills prior to his departure. It was used most famously in June 1944 from Boxted in the support of the D-Day landings. After Zemke left it was flown by Harold Comstock and other pilots to help make up the shortfall of serviceable airframes following the grounding of all P-47Ms. Released in a Limited Edition set of just 4,000 pieces, this set has become very hard to find. The superb die-cast detailing and accurate markings make this set a must-have for anyone interested in World War II military aviation. Customers who bought this item also bought:
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