Carousel P-36C HAWK Willis Taylor US Army 6122 MINT NEW

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If you have purchased other WWII Bombers and Strategic Fighters from us in the past, WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE OUR NEWEST AND LATEST ADDITIONS from a PREMIER DIE-CAST COMPANY CALLED CAROUSEL 1 . These models are absolutely BEAUTIES -- and they are all the more valuable today; for, Carousel 1 has halted all production of its models -- making those still available much more valuable. And like all of the die-cast models we sell, this Carousel P-36C Hawk Aircraft # 6122 comes to you in all original packaging -- never touched nor displayed -- and all from a smoke-free household. It is MINTY MINT!!! Here is what is up for auction and all in absolute Mint, Never on a Store Shelf, all original packaging condition from a world leader in die-cast, Great Britain's Carousel 1: P-36C HAWK -27th Pursuit Squadron - 15th Pursuit Group, Cleveland National Air Races, September, 1939 - Major Willis Taylor, Squadron Commander Carousel 1 Model # 6122 in Unopened, Full Color HUGE GLOSSY Collector Box 1 Airplane Set from the Carousel 1 Die-cast Collection Series 1:48 Scale Ltd. Edition Die-cast Wingspan: 9.25 inches Nose to Tail: 7.00 inches Plane features working wheels, propellers, spectacular details and paint; includes highly detailed camouflage paint scheme; bucket seat in cockpit with super cockpit details, glazed details Model also includes clear canopy for fitting over the cockpit... PLUS a US Army Air Corps Pilot figure for inserting into the cockpit Also includes extended and landing gear, retractable landing gear PLUS a decorative display base No glues or tools needed for attaching the accessories Each Model Includes Display Stand Model retired by Carousel 1 in 2008 Very limited supply in stock; these will not last long... Here is how the Carousel 1 Model # 6122 Collector Packet describes this unbelievably cool P-36C HAWK -- and it comes in a huge collector box (12.00" x 11.00" x 6.00") perfec t for protecting your model for maximum appreciation in value: " The 27th Fighter Squadron "Fighting Eagles" is the oldest in the US Air Force, formed in 1917. It claims Frank Luke, who was posthumously awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor during WW1. During the 1930's, the 27th Pursuit Squadron was the premier pursuit unit in the Army Air Corps, serving the same sort of role as the modern "Thunderbirds" alongside normal duties. Beginning in 1929, the Cleveland National Air Races had become the most prestigious aviation event in the world, with single-day crowds exceeding 100,000. In 1939, the 27th converted to the P-36, the hottest plane in the American arsenal, and was selected to represent the Army Air Corps at Cleveland. Based at Michigan's Selfridge Field, the squadron focused on preparation and practice for this event. Major Willis Taylor, commanding officer of the 27th, is credited with the idea of painting the squadron's P-36's in a variety of camouflage patterns without national insignia, using the new water-based camouflage paint colors. Crew chiefs were encouraged to use their imaginations devising patterns, and none of the squadron's P-36's used the same scheme, although colors were shared. Colors included sand, dark green, light gray, dark blue, dark olive drab, and neutral gray, most aircraft using three or four colors. Faded or over-exposed color photos of these planes have been published in which light gray looks white and sand appears orange. The significance of the frog emblem on Taylor's left hand wing "bucket" for shell casings is a mystery. At the time, American military aircraft were painted in bright colors and the eighteen camouflaged P-36's created a sensation at Cleveland. Major Taylor was less familiar with the aerial routines, because he had been posted to Air Corps Tactical School at Maxwell Field, Alabama during the summer. During the 1 September 1939 performance, he turned the wrong way at the bottom of a dive over the grandstand, nearly causing a catastrophic collision. But public attention was distracted by the much larger aviation demonstration that the German Luftwa... read more

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