AIRFIX A09007A – Avro Lancaster B.III (SPECIAL) ‘THE DAMBUSTERS’
Schemes
A – Avro Lancaster B.III (SPECIAL) ‘THE DAMBUSTERS’, Aircraft flown by Wing Commander Guy Gibson, Commanding Officer, “Operation Chastise”, No.617 Squadron, Royal Air Force Scampton, England, 16/17th May, 1943.
B – Avro Lancaster B.III (SPECIAL) ‘THE DAMBUSTERS’, Aircraft flown by Squadron Leader John Leslie (Les) Munro, “Operation Chastise” , No.617 Squadron, Royal Air Force Scampton, England, 16/17th May, 1943.
Specifications
- 1:72 scale – Length 302mm – Width 432mm –
- Skill level 3 of 4 – 267 parts –
- 3 x Airfix Flying Hours
Paints
Humbrol or alternative paints recommended for basic painting (Can be added in the shopping cart)
- A & B – 11,24, 29, 30, 33, 53, 56, 60, 62, 78, 98.
- Pilots – 26, 61, 96.
History
Following a short but intense period of training, the volunteer group of crack airmen who made up the new RAF No.617 Squadron took off from RAF Scampton on the night of 16th/17th May 1943, at the start of the most audacious bombing raid in history.
Led by their enigmatic and inspirational commanding officer Guy Gibson, he is reputed to have said, ‘This squadron will either make history, or it will be completely wiped out’, but nevertheless, every man was determined to play their part in this historic raid. Nineteen ‘Special’ Lancaster’s and their crews sent a message to the German nation that could not be disguised by their propaganda ministers.
The dams were breached using a special bomb, the ‘Upkeep’ mine or ‘bouncing bomb’. This was rotated before being dropped from just sixty feet so that it skipped along the surface of the water before impacting against the dam, sinking and exploding against the face of the dam wall.
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