Dambusters 80th Anniversary [gift set] GB_AAC

Dambusters 80th Anniversary [gift set] GB_AACAs the first of 20 modified Avro Lancasters arrived at RAF Scampton on 8th April 1943, the specially assembled volunteer crews of specialist 'Squadron X' (later allocated the RAF squadron number 617) from within 5 Group Bomber Command must have been intrigued. The new aircraft were B. III (Specials), referred to at Avro's Woodford factory as Lancaster Type 464 Provisioning and each one had been modified with equipment to deliver the Vickers Type 464

he is reputed to have said

twelve R4M stabilised rockets could be carried under each wing

8 was both the final single seat fighter variant of the Meteor and the most heavily produced

On the night of June 6th 1944

They needed a maritime patrol aircraft capable of supporting the Avro Anson in this role and agreed to purchase the new aircraft

the squadron was soon moved northwards to Morotai and eventually Labuan to primarily conduct ground attack missions against the Japanese forces

This light

which began above the beaches of Dunkirk during the summer of 1940

-7 plastic sprues with 150 parts

VIII featured a strengthened fuselage

With the RAF already operating Phantoms initially intended for the Royal Navy at Leuchars air base in Fife

the Blenheim was available in more numbers than any other RAF aircraft