Corgi Avro Lancaster B MKIII LM739 HW Z2

Avro Lancaster B MKIII- LM739 HW Z2 "Grogs the Shot" RAF 100 Squadron Elsham Wolds 25th April 1945

Features Include:
• Detailed crew figures
• Moving Rear/Ventral Guns
• Opening Bomb Bay doors
• Optional Armaments
• Rotating Propeller
• Rotating Turret(s)
• Aviation Photo-etched Aerial(s)
• Wingspan 17"
• Optional landing gear

During the closing stages of the war in Europe, the men of Bomber Command were given one final opportunity to strike at the very heart of the hated Nazi regime and potentially bring about an early cessation of hostilities. Mounting a major raid against Hitler’s famous Berchtesgaden Alpine retreat would mean a long and dangerous daylight mission for the bomber crews, however, they would be targeting chalets and lodges belonging to the Nazi party elite and at briefing, they were told that intelligence reports suggested the Fuhrer may be seeking refuge there, awaiting the end of the war. In fact, senior Allied planners knew Hitler was in Berlin, but did not want Berchtesgaden to become a Nazi shrine, or a rallying point for continued resistance.

At the head of the raid, the experienced crew of Avro Lancaster LM739 ‘Grog’s the Shot’ would be leading a joint force of more than 300 Lancasters, 16 Mosquitos and 270 USAAF Liberators, with the formation covered by 90 Mustang fighters. As well as firing Verey flares during the mission and trailing yellow pyrotechnic stars from the rear turret to assist with formation and navigation, the aircraft was also distinctively painted with yellow