Corgi AA27609 Hawker Hurricane Mk1 No.601 Squadron Pilot Officer 'Billy' Fiske Battle of Britain 85th Anniversary

Corgi AA27609 Hawker Hurricane Mk1 No.601 Squadron Pilot Officer 'Billy' Fiske Battle of Britain 85th Anniversary

Name: Cheltenham Model Centre
Telephone: +44 (0)1242 523 117 or 234 644

Product Code: AA27609

Manufacturer Number: AA27609
Condition: New
Category: Models, Aircraft
Brand: Corgi
Range: Corgi May 2025
Era: World War 2
Construction: Diecast Model
Scale: 1:72
Type Of Aircraft: Hawker Hurricane

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Honouring the life of an incredible American pilot, this 1:72 Hawker Hurricane Mk.I is a wonderful addition to our Battle of Britain 85th Anniversary collection. Presented in a stylish camouflage livery with a blue nose, this highly detailed model features crew figures and rotatable propellers.

This die-cast model is a limited edition of 1,000.

When Britain stood alone and needed the young men of the Royal Air Force to stand against the might of the all-conquering Luftwaffe, many airmen answered that call, not all of them native to these shores. American Pilot Officer William Meade Lindsay 'Billy' Fiske III was born in New York in June 1911, and by the time he volunteered to join the Royal Air Force in August 1939, he was already a national hero back in his homeland.

In 1928, Fiske was the driver of the US five-man Olympic bobsleigh team that took gold at the St. Moritz games, and at the age of just 16 years, also became the youngest ever gold medal-winning Olympian, a record which stood until 1992. Impressively, he repeated the feat four years later at the Lake Placid games.

On joining the RAF, Fiske believed that he was the first US citizen to join the force after the outbreak of hostilities, something he was extremely proud of. Tragically, Fiske lost his life on 17th August 1940, the day after he and the rest of No.601 Squadron had been sent to challenge a force of Junkers Ju-87 Stukas which had been sent to attack his home airfield at Tangmere.

With his engine seized, he managed to crash land back at his home airfield, but was still in the cockpit when the Hurricane burst into flames.

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We have been in business for over 40 with the shop located in a few different places around the town in that time. We are now located at the Eastern end of Cheltenham High Street.

As well as stocking the latest plastic kit, diecast and model railway releases we have a big selection of slot cars and modelling tools.

We are able to carry out repairs on radio control cars & model railway locos, including DCC & DCC Sound fitting.

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39 High Street
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
GL50 1DX
England

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