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FREE SHIPPING via AirParcel Post! The item will be an overstock from a bulk production order still currently being handcrafted in our factory by our skilled craftsmen. Please BID only if you can wait 5-6 weeks for your order to be finished and allow another 2-3 weeks for shipping. As soon as stocks are available, we will ship immediately. This magnificent and Museum-Quality crafted Handley Page HP-67 Airplane WOOD MODEL is finely handmade from kiln-dried Wood Mahogany and skillfully hand-painted by gifted artists. It is 7.91" in Length, with 11" Wingspan, weighing 0.44 pounds, and a package weight of about 2.20 pounds. The picture shown in this listing is part of a set of photos we are using as reference for the production of the models. Each model comes with a wooden stand. Direct from our highly gifted Craftsmen & Artists, Each model is Individually Sculptured and Painted by hand, Not Mass-produced and t is No Reserve! ABOUT US: MyAsianArt is an Art & Antiques Gallery based in Manila, Philippines promoting historical items & featuring local skilled artisans and painters specializing in high quality ARTWORKS (HAND-PAINTED Oil Paintings and Sculptures), model ships, model planes & toy models and Handicrafts from Asia. We have been doing business WORLDWIDE for more that 8 years. SHIPPING: The model plane will be packed in a strong carton box with protective foam. Shipping & Handling Worldwide is FREE. PAYMENT: We prefer Paypal payments because we are PAYPAL-Confirmed and Verified. Please use CONFIRMED Shipping address only. We also accept Money Orders issued by any US-based Bank (NO Postal Money Order please), Cashier's Check, Company/Personal Checks (with 30-day Bank Clearing period). If you have any questions, pls contact us personally at models @ ahs The Handley Page HP 67 Hastings was a troop-carrier and freight transport of the Royal Air Force . At the time it was the largest transport plane ever designed for the RAF, and it replaced the Avro York as the standard long-range transport. It had all-metal tapering dihedral wings and a circular fuselage suitable for pressurisation up to 5.5 lbf/in² (38 kPa).The Hastings was developed at the same time as the Handley Page Hermes , but was introduced first as the Hermes prototype crashed. The two squadrons equipped with Hastings flew intensively during the Berlin Airlift , and a Hastings made the last sortie of the airlift on October 6 , 1949 . 100 Hastings C.Mk 1 and 41 Hastings C.Mk 2 were built, and they served on Transport Command 's long-range routes until well after the arrival of the Bristol Britannia in 1959 .19 Hastings were later converted to Hastings Met.Mk 1 weather reconnaissance aircraft, and 8 were converted to Hastings T.Mk 5 trainers which were used for training the V-bomber crews; 3 at a time.The only other nation to order the Hastings was New Zealand , w the Royal New Zealand Air Force 's 40 Squadron flew the type until replaced by C130 Hercules in 1965. Four Hastings C.Mk 3 transport aircraft were built and supplied to the RNZAF. One crashed at RAAF Base Darwin and caused considerable damage to the water supply pipeline, the railroad and the road into the city. The other three were broken up at RNZAF Base Ohakea . During the period that the engines were having problems with their sleeve valves (lubricating oil difficulties) RNZAF personnel joked that the Hastings was the best three-engined aircraft in the world.Three Hastings are preserved in the UK: at the Imperial War Museum Duxford ; in the Royal Air Force Museum , Cosford; and at Newark Air Museum . The nose of a Hastings is preserved at Auckland 's Museum of Transport and Technology .In Germany, one Hastings which served on the Berlin Airlift and was later RAF Gatow 's 'gate guardian' is preserved in Berlin's Alliierten Museum , or Allied Museum . After purchasing, Summary of My Selli...
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