wayne556517
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Dear All
A quick note to say that our dispatches will be delayed by 1 week until the 11th to allow for the last few items from Octobers dispatches to get to dealers.
However as a sneak peek at what is coming, I have attached pictures of our new Natter with crew figures.
The Natter was the world’s first vertical take-off aircraft with a top speed of 621 mph and was armed with 19 RM4 rockets in the nose cone. This aircraft was a radical design that was supposed to help the Germans stop the Allied bombers wreaking havoc with German industry. Designed by Erich Bachem and first launched with a pilot at the controls on March 1st 1945. Lothar Sieber was in the Natter on that fateful day and there is some speculation as to what happened during this flight. What is certain is that the Natter lost control and crashed killing Sieber. Such was the desperate state of affairs that three Natters were still prepared for an operational sortie against Allied bombers on 20th April, which was Hitlers birthday. However US forces arrived in the area just before the launch and the Natters were destroyed on their launch pads. As so often was the case with Nazi Germany, it was a case of too little too late. Whether these ground breaking aircraft would have made any difference to the Allied onslaught, is a matter for speculation. The Natter was a truly radical aircraft and the forerunner of guided anti-aircraft missiles today.
Our set will come with Erich Bachem, Lothar Sieber and 2 Luftwaffe mechanics. Price should be around $199 and approximately 100 sets will be available from late November.
Until 11th November I bid you farewell and hope to have more good news with some very exciting releases which will be available just in time for Christmas!
Kind Regards
Vicki Lucas
Marketing Manger TGM
A quick note to say that our dispatches will be delayed by 1 week until the 11th to allow for the last few items from Octobers dispatches to get to dealers.
However as a sneak peek at what is coming, I have attached pictures of our new Natter with crew figures.
The Natter was the world’s first vertical take-off aircraft with a top speed of 621 mph and was armed with 19 RM4 rockets in the nose cone. This aircraft was a radical design that was supposed to help the Germans stop the Allied bombers wreaking havoc with German industry. Designed by Erich Bachem and first launched with a pilot at the controls on March 1st 1945. Lothar Sieber was in the Natter on that fateful day and there is some speculation as to what happened during this flight. What is certain is that the Natter lost control and crashed killing Sieber. Such was the desperate state of affairs that three Natters were still prepared for an operational sortie against Allied bombers on 20th April, which was Hitlers birthday. However US forces arrived in the area just before the launch and the Natters were destroyed on their launch pads. As so often was the case with Nazi Germany, it was a case of too little too late. Whether these ground breaking aircraft would have made any difference to the Allied onslaught, is a matter for speculation. The Natter was a truly radical aircraft and the forerunner of guided anti-aircraft missiles today.
Our set will come with Erich Bachem, Lothar Sieber and 2 Luftwaffe mechanics. Price should be around $199 and approximately 100 sets will be available from late November.
Until 11th November I bid you farewell and hope to have more good news with some very exciting releases which will be available just in time for Christmas!
Kind Regards
Vicki Lucas
Marketing Manger TGM
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