CORGI AVIATION ARCHIVE MESSERSCHMITT Me109E-4B WALTER RUPP AA28009

Name: CORGI AVIATION ARCHIVE MESSERSCHMITT Me109E-4B WALTER RUPP AA28009
Brand: Corgi

Corgi

This magnificent 1:72 scale Messerschmitt Me109E-4/B is a perfect replica of the one flown by Oberleutnant Walter Rupp. This bold yellow and green model features detailed crew figures, rotatable propellers and a replica bomb underneath the aircraft. Of course, it also has a stand for display. As one of the finest fighting aeroplanes ever, the Messerschmitt Bf 109 became the backbone of Germanys Air Force throughout the Second World War, and despite its diminutive stature, was also arguably the worlds first operational fighter-bomber, or Jabo. Carrying a single under-fuselage-mounted 250kg bomb, they delivered their weapon using the fighters Revi gunsight, usually from a shallow dive and often with surprisingly accurate results. However, not all such missions ended with the safe return of the pilot and aircraft. Taking off from Le Touquet airfield on 17th October 1940 in the hands of Oberleutnant Walter Rupp, this Jabo joined around 40 other Bf 109s for a patrol over the English Chan.