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Corgi Fokker EIlI Manford von Richthofen Kasta 8

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Corgi (#AA28702) 1/48 Scale

Fokker E.IlI, Manford von Richthofen, Kasta 8, June 1916

For a man who stands as arguably the most famous fighter ace of all time, Manfred von Richthofen would begin WW1 as a cavalry reconnaissance officer, however, the advent of trench warfare soon had him searching for a more appropriate challenge. Attracted by the thrill of flying, he applied to join the Imperial German Army Air Service, initially as an aerial observer, but only because the training was shorter than that of a pilot, so he could get into the action more quickly. As an armed observer, von Richthofen shot down two Allied aircraft, but neither were credited as both came down behind enemy lines and could not be verified. A chance meeting with the influential airman Oswald Boelcke on a train journey across France inspired von Richthofen to apply for pilot training almost immediately and on passing his final examinations on Christmas Day 1915, he was assigned to Kasta 8 on the Eastern Front. Honing his undoubted flying skills whilst conducting reconnaissance flights over the trenches, von Richthofen would meet Boelcke once more during the summer of 1916, where he was invited to become one of the first dedicated fighter pilots of the Luftstreitkräfte and a member of the specialist Jasta 2 hunting squadron. With influential airmen such as Max Immelmann and Oswald Boelcke championing the use of the aeroplane as an offensive weapon during WW1, the arrival of the Fokker Eindecker at front line units would prove significant in the history of aviation. The world's first true dedicated fighter aircraft, the

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Adult collectible designed for use by persons 14 years of age and older.
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Available only while supplies last
CORGI logo Made By: CORGI
Item Number: AA28702
Scale: 1/48
MSRP: $64.99
First arrived: 10/13/2020
Added to catalog: 2/25/2020
Recommended Age: 14 and up

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