WOW402 – Pathfinder Avro Lancaster

Description

The Lancaster was a 4 engined bomber built for the RAF by Avro during the Second World War. First introduced in 1942 it became the main night time bomber used by the RAF for its Western Theatre bombing offensive. Lancasters delivered 608,612 tons of bombs over 156,000 sorties during the course of the war. The long unobstructed bomb bay meant the Lancaster could carry the largest bombs used by the RAF including the 4,000, 8,000 and 12,000 lb blockbuster bombs. The versatility of the Lancaster meant it was chosen to equip 617 Squadron and modified to carry the ‘Bouncing bomb’ designed by Sir Barnes Wallis. The Lancaster had a wingspan of 102 ft and was crewed by 7 men, it was operated by the RAF and various commonwealth air forces, seeing service after the war in various guises. This makes our 1/32 scale model a significant piece in anybody’s collection.

Our latest Lancaster is a special commission for a customer (David Ellis Jones) who wanted to donate one of these models to Surat village in France, where Lancaster ND856 from 83 Squadron was lost after a raid on Givors in July 1944. The aircraft was flown by Sqn Leader Robert Eggins DFC, a veteran of many bombing missions in this aircraft, Eggins was the godfather of David Ellis Jones. His aircraft is believed to have collided during a tremendous thunderstorm with Lancaster ND527, during a 170 aircraft raid on the railway yard at Givors in France.  Both aircraft tried to limp home but crash-landed some 70 miles later near Surat, all crew from both Lancasters died during the crash landings. In July 2014 a commemoration was held in Surat with family and friends of both Lancasters making a trip to attend this event.

We have made three of these 1/32 scale model Lancaster.

All figures and accessories are shown for scale comparison purposes and are not included.