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Hawker Typhoon Mk1A – Collectors Club 2008 Captive Eagle 111

Typhoon Mk1A – Collectors Club 2008 Captive Eagle 111 (700)

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The Corgi Collectors Club Aviation Archive Special for 2008 is 1/72 scale AA36507: Hawker Typhoon 1A (Captive Eagle 111) T9+TK in Luftwaffe markings, known as “Sheep in Wolfs Clothing”. It was used for performance trials by the Germans against their own aircraft by 2./Versuchsverband OKL, based at Konigsberg/Neumark airfield in July 1944. Limited edition of 700 models.

Length 5.25 inches Wingspan 7 inches

The Hawker Typhoon was a British single-seat fighter-bomber, produced by Hawker Aircraft. While the Typhoon was designed to be a medium-high altitude interceptor, and a direct replacement for the Hawker Hurricane, several design problems were encountered, and the Typhoon never completely satisfied this requirement. Other external events in 1940 prolonged the gestation of the Typhoon.

Nicknamed the Tiffy in RAF slang, the Typhoon’s service introduction in mid-1941 was also plagued with problems, and for several months the aircraft faced a doubtful future. However, in 1941 the Luftwaffe brought the formidable Focke-Wulf Fw 190 into service: the Typhoon was the only fighter in the RAF inventory capable of catching the Fw 190 at low altitudes and, as a result, secured a new role as a low-altitude interceptor. Through the support of pilots such as Roland Beamont the Typhoon also established itself in roles such as night-time intruder and a long-range fighter. From late 1942 the Typhoon was equipped with bombs; from late 1943 ground attack rockets were added to the Typhoon’s armoury. Using these two weapons, the Typhoon became one of the Second World War’s most successful ground-attack aircraft.

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Weight 0.8 kg
LIMITED EDITION

700