Revell Avro Lancaster Mk.I / III

Name: Revell Avro Lancaster Mk.I / III, 1 pc
Brand: Revell
SKU: REV-04300
Price: 26.00 GBP
Availability: InStock

1:72 scale

£26.00

(Price shown includes 20% VAT. - Excludes delivery costs)

Features & Advantages

257 piece set
Detailed cockpit
Detailed Merlin engines
Detailed main landing gear
Movable propeller

Item no.: REV-04300, Content: 1 pc, EAN: 4009803043005

Product information & technical details

Item no.: REV-04300
Manufacturer No.: 04300
Manufacturers: Revell
Content: 1 pc
Product types: Model Making
Difficulty level: Level 5
Scale: 1:72

Description

The four-engine Avro Lancaster was without a doubt the most famous of all RAF heavy bombers in World War II. From 1942 it formed the backbone of the night bombing raids deep in Germany and gained its fame through the fall of the Tirpitz and the destruction of the Möhne and Eder dams. The Lancaster could carry loads of up to 9,980 kg bombs, the Grand Slam being the heaviest single bomb. It was used in 68 squadrons of the RAF bomber command until 1945 and flew over 156,000 missions. Almost half of a total of 7,300 aircraft produced were lost. Today there are only two airworthy examples left, one in the UK and the other in Canada.

Decals for 2 RAF versions for Mk.I and Mk.III included:

Avro Lancaster B.Mk. III, Squadron No. 100, Royal Air Force, Elsham Wolds, April 1945
Avro Lancaster B.Mk. III, Squadron No. 9, Royal Air Force, Bardney, 1945