US35503-C
Consignment
This is a Consignment sale piece we are offering. It comes in its original box and is in very good condition.
Water damage to outer box, figures and model not affected.
WWII Flight Line Collection by Corgi
US35503 Hawker Hurricane Mk I, RAF No.85 Sqn, Albert Lewis, w/3 Figures
1:32 Scale - Measures 12" long x 15" wing span
Limited Edition #221 of 1160
In the ten days of Blitzkrieg, the unit had lost 24 Hurricanes in action, bringing just three back from the continent. However, it had exacted a heavy toll on the Luftwaffe, the unit's pilots being credited with 90 confirmed kills. One of No. 85 Sq.'s more successful members was South African Albert Lewis, whose seven-kill tally in France included five Bfl09Es downed on May 19. Awarded a DFC for his exploits the following month, Lewis adopted P2923 soon after it arrived at Castle Camps on June 11. This aircraft was lost in combat in August 1940 while being flown by fellow No. 85 Sq. ace (and Lewis's close friend) Flg. Off. "Dickie" Lee. The latter was seen to chase a trio of Bfl09Es out to sea some ten miles off the Essex coast. No traces of Lee or P2923 were ever found. Includes three hand-painted metal figures.