AA34809-C
Consignment
This is a Consignment sale item we are offering. It comes in its original box and is in like-new condition.
Corgi Aviation Archive
AA34809 Vickers Wellington Mk I, RAF, "R for Robert"
1/72nd Scale, Limited Edition #1177 of 1350
Wingspan is 14.25" x 10.25" nose to tail.
Vickers Wellington Mk.1A 'R' for Robert – restored at the Brooklands Museum, Surrey The Vickers Wellington was a British twin-engine, medium bomber designed in the mid-1930s at Brooklands in Weybridge, Surrey by Vickers-Armstrong's Chief Designer, R. K. Pierson. It was widely used as a night-time bomber in the early years of World War II, before being displaced as a bomber by the larger four-engined "heavies" such as the Avro Lancaster. Wellington Makita Serial Number N2980 R – for Robert – is one of only two complete survivors in the UK and is on display at the Brooklands Museum of Motor Sport and Aviation at Brooklands, Surrey. This aircraft lost power on a training flight in 1940 and ditched in to Loch Ness. All the crew survived, and the aircraft was recovered from the bottom of Loch Ness in September 1985.
Corgi's 1:72 scale Wellington series is most notable for its replication of the "geodesic" type construction, similar to the construction method used to build airships. This construction method is replicated on the simulated fabric stretched wings and tail surfaces, and is clearly visible through the windows on the fuselage. Releases with configurable bomb load subassemblies have open bombay doors that expose an internal bomb load. The robust metal landing gear are quick and easy to install for ground display. Each release features a 90 degree rotating gunner's turret, and some include an array of delicate photo etched metal antennas.