Fabrikant | Revell |
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Schaal | 1:535 |
Fabrikant | Revell |
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Schaal | 1:535 |
The UH-1D is the most built helicopter in the western world with over 7000 built machines. It has an excellent reputation, is considered to be one of the safest aircraft and can also carry bulky loads through two large sliding doors on the side. The German Air Force uses its UH-1D primarily for SAR missions in order to comply with international safety obligations.
The Hawker Hurricane achieved its greatest successes in 1940 in the Battle of Britain and was active in all theatres of war. Heavily armed with 20 mm cannon the Mk IIC version could also be equipped with bombs and auxiliary tanks. In total over 4,700 of the Mk IIC were built.
The Corsair is considered to have been one of the U.S. Navy’s best World War 2 fighter aircraft. It was feared by its Japanese opponents who nicknamed it Whistling Death . Corsairs fought in the Pacific theatre from 1943 to 1945, scoring record-breaking successes. The Corsairs combined fire-power consisted of six 12.7 mm Browning machine guns.
The Avro Lancaster was the most famous RAF heavy bomber of the 2nd World War andwent into service in 1942. More than 7,300 of these machines were built for RAF Bomber Command. One of the most important RAF targets was the destruction of theRuhr dams that supplied important industrial installations with power. In order to accurately attack such robust targets as dams or barrages a rotating bomb wasdeveloped which was better known as the bouncing bomb . For this attack a special new unit was set up, 617 Squadron under the command of Wing Commander Guy Gibson. Code-named Operation Chastise this raid took place with 19 Lancaster bombers on the night of 16th to 17th May 1943. The first two dams – Mƶhne and Eder – were successfully destroyed, whereas the other two – Ennepe andSorpe withstood the attack.