AA38703a-C
Consignment
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Aviation Archive by Corgi
AA38703 Supermarine Spitfire Mk XIV, RAF No.610 Sqn, RB159, Richard Newbery, RAF West Malling, England, 1944, w/V-1 "Doodlebug" Flying Bomb
1:72 Scale
ONLY THE Flying Bomb included! What you see is what you will receive.
In January 1944, No. 610 'County of Chester' Squadron became one of the first units to re-equip with the Rolls Royce Griffon engined Spitfire XIV and from June 1944 the squadron was heavily involved in countering the increasing number of V-1 attacks. Squadron Leader Richard Newbury DFC was the Commanding officer of 610 Squadron and he recorded a personal tally of 9 V-1's while flying Spitfire XIV, DW-D/RB159. By September of 1944 his squadron had claimed a total of 50 V-1 rocket kills. The flying bomb raids on Britain were code named 'Diver' by the allies and the first recorded attack by a V-1 hit Swanscombe in Kent on June 13th 1944. More than 2400 V-1's reached England and they were soon referred to as the 'Doodlebug' or 'Buzz Bomb'. The designation V-1 was an abbreviation for its German name of 'Vergeltungswaffe 1' or 'Revenge weapon No.1' although its official title was Fieseler Fi 103A-1