Douglas C-47 A Skytrain `Fassberg Flyer` (USAF Berlin Airlift) (1:72
Scale By Corgi AA38209)

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Corgi 1:72 Douglas C-47 Diecast Model Airplane AA38209 There are few aircraft in the history of aviation that can boast the importance & reputation enjoyed by that of the Douglas DC-3/C-47™ series. This revolutionary aircraft was responsible for establishing comfortable & reliable passenger air travel throughout America in the 1930s, as well as attracting significant interest from the US Army. As America watched Europe & the Far East plunged into conflict, they needed an effective aircraft to potentially transport troops into combat areas & resupply their forces wherever they may be operating & a military version of the rugged & reliable DC-3 was the ideal solution. The Douglas C-47 Skytrain™ proved to be one of the most significant aircraft of the Second World War, keeping Allied forces on the move & the enemy on the back foot. In the years following the end of WWII, war weary C-47s were called upon once more, this time in a historic attempt to keep the city of Berlin supplied by air, following the imposition of a Soviet blockade. The ‘ Fassberg Flyer’ was one of the aircraft involved in this operation, flying coal into the former Luftwaffe airfield at Fassberg. The Berlin Airlift is considered as one of the most significant events in the history of aviation.