CORGI US33815 1/72 P-47D THUNDERBOLT, USAAF,"SPIRIT OF ATLANTIC CITY", 1944

Capt 'Bud' Mahurin shot down a total of 19.75 aircraft, ranging from Fw 190s to a Ju 88, whilst with the 56th FG. This War Bond presentation aircraft (the second assigned to Mahurin) was used for all three of these victories – the first two (Fw 190s) were achieved in C-2 42-6259/UN-V on 17 of August, and he claimed a Bf 109 (and a second damage) in D-11 42-75278/UN-B on 29 of November. Unusual in that it retained its full squadron code letters (the inscription tended to replace the two letters on the other subscriber- purchased P-47s), this machine is not known to have had any other form of personal marking on the starboard side. Mahurin was shot down in 42-8487 on 27 of March 1944 by the rear gunner of a Do 217 that he had helped destroy south of Chartres. As a young fighter pilot, Bud Mahurin was always photographed with a big smile on his face, especially in his early WWII photographs. He couldn't have known that he would be one of the new US fighter pilots who would be shot down in two different wars. He also couldn't have known he'd become a fighter ace, a POW and an American hero.

Republic P-47D Thunderbolt
Designed by Alexander Kartveli meeting a USAAC requirement for a heavy fighter, the P-47 was first flown on May 6th, 1941. Later models featured a "bubble-top" canopy rather than the sharply peaked "razorback" fuselage which resulted in poor visibility for the aircraft's pilot. The P-47, a deadly pursuit aircraft, featured 8 x 12.7mm machine guns; all mounted in the wings. Even with the complicated turbosupercharger system, the sturdy airframe and tough radial engine, the P-47 ("Jug" or "Juggernaut" as it was nicknamed) could absorb damage and still return home. Built in greater quantities than any other US fighter, the P-47 was the heaviest single-engine WWII fighter and the first piston-powered fighter to exceed 500 mph.

Corgi Aviation Archive Collector Series

The Corgi "Aviation Archive" range presents highly-detailed, ready-made diecast models of military and civilian aircraft. The vast Aviation Archive range has become the standard by which all other diecast airplane ranges are judged. Each Corgi model is based on a specific aircraft from an important historical or modern era of flight, and has been authentically detailed from original documents and archival library material. Famous airplanes and aviators from both military and commercial airline aviation are all honoured.

Corgi "Aviation Archive" diecast airplanes feature:

• Diecast metal construction with some plastic components.
• Realistic panel lines, antennas, access panels and surface details.
• Pad printed markings and placards that won't fade or peel like decals.
• Interchangeable extended/retracted landing gear with rotating wheels.
• Pose able presentation stand to display the aircraft "in flight".
• Many limited editions with numbered certificate of authenticity.
• Detailed, hand-painted pilot and crew member figures.
• Authentic detachable ordnance loads complete with placards.
• Selected interchangeable features such as speed-brakes, opened canopies and access panels.
• Selected moving parts such as gun turrets, control surfaces and swing-wings.
• Limited certificated edition of 1810 pieces produced worldwide.

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