April 9, 2024
AIRFIX RAF Avro Lancaster B.III (Special) "Dambusters" Gift set WW2 1:72 A50138
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AIRFIX RAF Avro Lancaster Bomber lll (Special) - Gift Set "Dambusters 70th Anniversary" (New Tooling) WWII 1943 Model # A50138 Scale 1:72 New from AIRFIX is this RAF Avro Lancaster Bomber lll (special) "The Dambusters" model kit in 1:72 scale. Requires painting and cement which is all included in this gift set. This kit is the 70th Anniversary edition and features new tooling. While the Lancaster saw the vast majority of its service as a high altitude night bomber attacking strategic targets deep within Germany, notably its involvement in the battles of the Ruhr, Hamburg and Berlin, it was a daring low-level raid that gave the Lancaster arguably its finest hour. The Dam Busters raid, as it has since become known, was one the most famous operations of the war. Led by Wing Commander Guy Gibson, the 19 specially modified Lancaster bombers attacked the Mohne, Eder, Sorpe and Ennepe dams, with the Mohne and Eder dams being breached. This caused widespread destruction to both the German war effort and to food production. The dams were breached using a special type of bomb, the Upkeep mine, or ‘bouncing bomb’. This was rotated before being dropped so that it skipped along the surface before impacting against the dam, sinking and exploding, thus rupturing the dam. This avoided the need for a high altitude raid and avoided the torpedo
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