1/72 04630 Revell Avro Lancaster Dam Buster - AJ-G AJ-P or AJ-J of No. 617 Squadron RAF Scampton UK May 1943
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
Dated 2002 and is a reissue of the famous 1963 kit 'With Secret Bomb'. Features specially modified Lancaster fuselage with Dam Buster bomb and release mechanism, retractable landing gear, good cockpit, pilots & crew members, rotating turrets, working elevator, ailerons and trailing edge wing flaps, rotating propellers & wheels and more. Includes a four view paint guide and decals for all three aircraft listed. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions. The Dam Busters squadron was famous for its daring raids on three German dams on May 16, 1943. Carrying the special Barnes Wallis-designed bombs, the Lancasters flew very low over the water in the face of heavy flak to drop the rotating bombs perfectly. Many did not return. The bombs did perform as promised, first skipping over the water, hitting the dam, then rolling down 30 feet before exploding with tremendous force. In an airburst, these bombs would not have damaged the dams, but since water is incompressible, the dams were breached.
$32.00