British Airways Ltdwas a private airline company operating in Europe in the 1930's.It was first formed as Allied British Airways in October,1935 by the merger of Spartan Air Lines and United Airways.It rapidly acquired Hillman's Airways, adopted itsdefinitive name and transferred its UK base to the new Gatwick Airport.Its corporate emblem was the winged lion, initially equipped with a mixture of aircraft including thre Junkers  Ju52's and De Havilland Express it rapidly expanded and established services to Paris, Lille, Cologne, Amsterdam, Hannover, Hamburg, Copenhagen Malmo and Stockholm

Model wingspan 406mm,

The British Westland Lysander was a slow-flying high-wing two seat monoplane, lightly armed, and designed pre-war to cooperate with ground forces. No.225 Squadron was reformed on the 11th October 1939 from No..614A Squadron. Its Lysanders were mainly used in Army excersises except for some coastal patrols conducted from June 1940. They were easy targets for German fighters and suffered heavy losses in France and Belgium. They were soon relegated to second line duties where the STOL capabilities of the aircraft was used to their full potential

Model wingspan 215mm,

An apparent reconstruction of Halifax Mkll Srs.1 W1048 was made in the beginning of 1942 by the English Electric company.On the 27th April 1942 it flew up from the Scottish airfield Kinloss to its first and at the same time last operational flight, piloted by P/O D.McIntyre, together with some other Halifaxes of 35th squadron and with airplanes of two further squadrons it went to attack the battleship Tirpitz which was anchored in Foettenfjord near Trondheim in Norway

Model wingspan 418mm.

An hour before midnight 8th April 1940, the Norwegian security vessel "Pol lll" was on patrol in the Oslo fjordwhen it discovered unidentified ships in the horizion.A few minutes later it was rammed and shot at by a German torpedo boat.The invasion of Norway had started .The Luftwaffe would by the end of the invasion,have participated with 1082 aircraft. Model wingspan 406mm,

Cyril Joe Barton was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy.On a Bombing raid to Nuremburg and 70 miles from the target Barton's Halifax was badly damaged by enemy aircraft.A misinterpreted signal resulted in three of the crew bailing out P/O Barton was left with no navigator, air bomber or wireless operator.He pressed on with the attack, releasing the bombs himself

Model wingspan 418mm,

Starting out as a three engined transport the JU52 served as a bomber, aerial ambulance, floatplane, minesweeper, glider tug and other roles to numerous to mention.In October 1930 the first Ju-52 flew and demonstrated the double wing technique of full flaps and aerlions, which gave the aircraft tremendous lift and a short take off.Only 5 Ju-52's were built as the 3m versions with 3 engines instead of the single one of the prototype proved to have much better performance

Model wingspan 406mm

No.180 Squadron was formed at West Raynham,Norfolk on the 13th September 1942, as a light bomber squadron equipped with Mitchells.Early in October it moved to Foulsham - also in Norfolk - and it was from there on the 22nd January 1943 that it flew its first operational mission against the enemy - a raid on oil targets at Terneuzen (Ghent) in Belgium

Model wingspan 280mm.

Xlll formed at Gosport on the10th January 1915 and operated from France.The inter war years saw the squadron operate a variety of aircraft.In the autumn of 1939 the squadron was equipped with Lysanders and operated in France until May 1940 when the squadron changed role and theatre.The following year was spent on anti-submarine and anti-invasion patrols before Blenheims arrived and the Squadron returned to army co-operation duties

Model wingspan 215mm,

An excellent fully detailed diecast model of the Wetsland Lysander V9673, a restored example based at Duxford, home of the Imperial War Museums' aircraft collection�and many privately owned historic warbirds�supported by professional restoration facilities.

The paint scheme chosen for V9673 represents 161 Squadron, a special duties squadron operating in support of the Special Operations Executive and their agents in occupied Europe.

The prototype for the "Mosquito Photo-Reconnaissance Mark l " with the tailcode "W4051" (PR.l) performed its first flight on 10th June 1941.The PR.l looked like a Mosquito bomber variant, as it retained the glass nose and bombbay doors, but it included five camera ports.There was a port for an F24 oblique camera behind and below the wings and twin ports for an F52 stereo camera pair behind the bom-bay doors.There was a port in front of each bomb-bay doors, with the bomb-bay accommodating either an F24 stereo camera pair or a single K17 camera

Model wingspan 230mm.

Probably no other aircraft in history has been developed in so many quite different forms for so many purposes except perhaps the Mosquito.The first Ju88's were transformed into the heavier slower and more capacious A-1 bombers which were just entwering service as WW ll began.The formidable bomb load and generally good performance were offset by inadequate defensive armament, and in the A-4 the span was increased, the bomb load and gun power substantially augmented and a basis laid for diverse further development

Model wingspan 272mm,

Constituted as 340th Bombardment Group on 10th August 1942 and activated on 20th August, they trained with B-52's for duties overseas, arriving in the Mediterranean theatre in March 1943.They were engaged chiefly in support and interdictory misions, but sometimes bombed strategic objectives.Targets included airfields, railroads, bridges, road junctions

wingspan 280mm,

The first B-17 Flying Fortress to be based in Australia were 14 early model Flying Fortress's of the 19th Bomb Group which had been evacuated from Del Monte air field in the Phillipines.They began arriving at Batchelor airfield in the Northern Territory on 17th December 1941.By New Years Day 1942, eleven B-17's flew to a new base at Malang in Java.Their main target then was Japanese shipping.These B-17's were reinforced in January 1942 by some LB-30 Liberators and some new B-17E's of the 7th Bomber Group

Model wingspan 435mm,

The first B-17 Flying Fortress to be based in Australia were 14 early model Flying Fortress's of the 19th Bomb Group which had been evacuated from Del Monte air field in the Phillipines.They began arriving at Batchelor airfield in the Northern Territory on 17th December 1941.By New Years Day 1942, eleven B-17's flew to a new base at Malang in Java.Their main target then was Japanese shipping.These B-17's were reinforced in January 1942 by some LB-30 Liberators and some new B-17E's of the 7th Bomber Group

Model wingspan 435mm,

 The British Westland Lysander was a slow-flying high-wing two seat monoplane, lightly armed, and designed pre-war to cooperate with ground forces. No.225 Squadron was reformed on the 11th October 1939 from No..614A Squadron. Its Lysanders were mainly used in Army excersises except for some coastal patrols conducted from June 1940. They were easy targets for German fighters and suffered heavy losses in France and Belgium. They were soon relegated to second line duties where the STOL capabilities of the aircraft was used to their full potential

Limited production 2,001 worldwide

A new version of the Halifax detailed as the preserved example, Friday the 13th.

Model wingspan 418mm

Model Wingspan 188mm

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Model Wingspan 440mm

Vickers Wellington MkVlll - HX379 : WN-A, No.172 Squadron, Coastal Command , late 1942, model wingspan 360mm

Model in the Meditterain Theatre of Operations this model of a Westland Lysander Mk.1.L6877/JV-W of No.6 Squadron RAF was based in Palestine 1940 and has a wingspan 215mm

Junkers Ju88A-5 - 5./KG30 , 'Alder Geschwader' Finland 1941-42, model wingspan 272mm

Westland Lysander Mk.ll, No.225 Sqn, RAF France 1940, model wingspan 215mm

Due Week Commencing 20/10/08

Constituted as 316th transport Group on 2nd Feb.1942 and activated on 14th Feb. then Redesignated 316th Troop Carrier Group in July 1942.Trained with C-47 and C-53 aircraft and moved to the Mediterranean theatre then assigned to Ninth AF. They transported supplies and evacuated casualties in support of the Allies drive across North Africa.In May 1943 they began training for the invasion of Sicily.They received the DUC for carrying reinforcements to Sicily and received another DUC for supporting aerial and ground operations in Egypt. Model wingspan 199mm.

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