Corgi Douglas C-47 Dakota (AA38204)

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Corgi Douglas C-47 Dakota
- RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, Connigsby, Lincs, 2009 (AA38204) Issued to the BBMF in March 1993, the Dakota is a year-round workhorse for the BBMF being used in a variety of roles, including general support tasks, such as transporting ground crew & equipment to display venues or other operating airfields. Importantly, as there are no other multi-engine tailwheel configured aircraft in RAF service outside the BBMF, she is used for training aircraft during the winter months when the bomber is out of action. Increasingly the Dakota has become a display aircraft in her own right & now appears regularly on the airshow circuit either on her own or as part of a BBMF 3-ship formation, in company with a pair of fighters. Dakota ZA947 currently wears the livery of 267 Pegasus Squadron, which flew in the Transport, Trooping & Re-supply roles in the Middle East & the Mediterranean Theatres during 1943/44. The squadron employed various colour schemes on its Dakotas but always displayed its Pegasus emblem prominently displayed on the aircrafts nose. This limited edition model from Corgi is part of the highly collectable Aviation Archive range of die-cast model aircraft. Scales include 1:48, 1:72 & 1:144 & features aeroplanes from World War I, World War II & the modern era. Most models in the Aviation Archive range are limited editions.