Hornby Airfix D-Day Air Assault Gift Set 1:72 A50157A

Item Length - Without Packaging (cm): 34
Item Width - Without Packaging (cm): 24
How many pieces will be found in the box opened by the customer?: 189
Item Scale: 1:72
License line: BAE SYSTEMS is a registered trade mark of BAE Systems plc. Austin, Austin-Healey, MG and Morris are registered trademarks of MG Moror UK Ltd.

Contents (what's in the box) sets: Sprues, decals, paints, glue & brush
Finish: Plastic
Number of Scheme options: 1
Skill Level: 2
Flying Hours: 3

Wingspan (mm): 240

On the eve of June the 6th 1944, the vast majority of mainland Europe was either under the control of Hitler's Nazi regime, or heavily influenced by it. Only Britain stood free in Europe and openly opposed the fascist regime then seeking to control the world.

Supported by the United States and Canada, as well as troops from the then occupied nations, the 6th of June marked the Western Allies return to France after the humiliation of the evacuation from Dunkirk in 1940. The invasion required the Allies to hold total air superiority over the Normandy landing grounds. The lead up to the day had seen thousands of sorties carried out by Allied aircraft. From heavy bombers relentlessly pounding targets of strategic important in France, to fighter bombers such as the Hawker Typhoon that attacked enemy troop formations and smaller targets - the Allied air assault was total.