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Corgi AA34812 1/72 Vickers Wgtn Ward VC

Corgi AA34812 1/72 Vickers Wgtn Ward VC

by Corgi
SKU CORAA34812
$324.95 - $324.95
$324.95
$324.95 - $324.95
$324.95
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Corgi AA34812 1/72 Vickers Wgtn Ward VC

Vickers Wellington Mk.IC L7818 AA-R, Sgt James Allen Ward, No.75 (New Zealand) Squadron, Feltwell, Norfolk, England, night of 7/8th July 1941 wing fire Victoria Cross winning actions Having successfully released their bombs over the German city of Munster on the night of 7th/8th July 1941, the crew of Vickers Wellington L7818 set course for their home station at Feltwell and hoped for an uneventful return flight. Those hopes were dashed when co-pilot James Allen Ward noticed a sinister shape stalking their aircraft in the night sky, a Luftwaffe Bf 110 nighfighter. Before he could warn his pilot, the enemy fighter positioned itself under the Wellington and unleashed a hail of bullets and cannon shells into its fuselage, leaving it severely damaged and on fire. On seeing the severity of the fire, the pilot instructed Ward to prepare the crew to abandon the aircraft and as a parting, ironic comment in this desperate situation, also said, ‘see what you can do about that damned fire!’ Ward took him at his word, cutting a hole in the fuselage of the bomber and attempting to extinguish the flames using fire extinguishers, however the savage slipstream made these efforts futile. What he did next was quite extraordinary - he crawled through the astrodome hatch on the spine of the bomber and onto the wing of the aircraft. Clinging to the exposed geodetic framework of the Wellington, Ward slowly made his way to the wing fire and stuffed a canvas sheet into the gaping hole, putting out the fire in the process. Completely exhausted due the slipstream, he was pulled back into the aircraft by his crewmates, who could hardly believe what they had just witnessed. Though still badly damaged, the bomber made it back to an RAF emergency landing ground and the crew all survived this incredible ordeal, thanks to the selfless act of bravery performed by Sgt James Allen Ward.

Tech Specs

Item Length - Without Packaging (cm)
29
Item Scale
1:72 Scale
Finish
Painted
Colour
Green/Brown/Black
Wingspan (mm)
365
Detailed Crew Figures
Yes
Fine Rigging Detail
No
Fixed Undercarriage
Yes
Folding Wings
No
Fuel Tanks
No
Movable Sweeping Wings
No
Moving Parts
No
Moving Rear/Ventral Gun(s)
Yes
Open/Closed Airbrake
No
Opening Bomb Bay Doors
No
Opening Canopy
Yes
Opening Radio Hatch
No
Optional Undercarriage Down
Yes
Removeable Engine Covers
No
Rotatable Propeller(s)/Rotor(s)
Yes
Rotatable Turret(s)
Yes
Sliding Door
No
Stationary Drooping Rotor Blades
No
Visible Gun Bay
No
Wood Grain Effect Propeller
No
Aviation Photo-etched Aerial(s)
No
Aviation Armament/Weapons
No