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Welcome to our WW1 Wings of War newsletter with 4 new aircraft this time for collectors to add to their inventory! Over 60 hours of work goes into each aircraft and each one is a unique limited edition piece.
These items are now in stock and ready for immediate shipping. As always we offer the option to pay over 3 months, please ask by email for details if this option appeals to you. Most of you will know that these items sell out very quickly and I would advise you to register your interest as soon as possible if you are considering buying one of these aircraft from us. For those of you concerned over storage all of these pieces from this release will comfortably fit inside the glass Ikea cabinets which are very popular with collectors!
WOW035 The venerable Airco DH2 was a 'Pusher' type single seater fighter fitted with a forward firing machine gun. This was the Allied response to the Fokker scourge that had caused the loss of so many aircraft up until then. The DH2 was armed with a single Lewis machine gun that could be fixed to 1 of 3 mountings, however pilots soon learned it was easier to use the centre mount, point the aircraft in the direction of the target and then fire the machine gun. When this method was employed the DH2 could easily outfight the Fokker Eindeckers then being utilised by the Germans and Allied pilots scores started to rise.
The majority of DH2's were powered by a 100 hp Gnome Monosoupape engine, later models were powered by a 110 hp Le Rhone engine.
The maximum speed was 93 MPH and a total of 453 were built before the type was retired from frontline service.
Our featured aircraft is one flown by Capt David Tidmarsh MC who racked up a total of 7 aerial victories before being shot down in 1917 by Kurt Wolff. After the war's end Tidmarsh was repatriated back to the UK and left the army in 1920 but ended up rejoining the RAF when WW2 broke out in 1939. He served until 1944 when ill health forced him to retire, sadly Tidmarsh died in a Dublin nursing home at the end of 1944. We have manufactured Tidmarsh's 24 Sqn aircraft in a weathered clear dope line colour scheme, which I must say sits very attractively on aeroplanes from this era. The complex rigging on this aircraft has been beautifully captured and the rear tail booms are all hand welded in metal for additional sturdiness. This was a complicated and expensive aircraft to make and therefore it's not likely we will be making one of these again for a while, grab one whilst you can!
Our aircraft is pictured with a Royal Marine NCO for scale reference purposes only and unfortunately is not included.
Limited to 10 pieces worldwide and priced at $499/£330 inc VAT
WOW036 The last of our Halberstadt aircraft (at least for a while) this time in a striking red and black colour scheme. The Halberstadt was a 2 seater aircraft flown by the Luftstreitkrafte during WW1 and was mainly employed in the ground attack role. It could be fitted with a variety of bombs weighing up to 50kg and also grenades, hand thrown by the rear gunner! Powered by a Mercedes engine with a top speed of 103 MPH, the Halberstadt proved to be a troublesome opponent for the Allies with over 450 being manufactured by the end of the war. The normal practice was for flights of 4 to 6 aircraft to fly at a height of around 100 ft ahead of German troops suppressing Allied forces as they advanced. Towards the end of the war with very little going on in the way of attacks or advances by the German army, the Halberstadt's were employed to disrupt Allied ground movement, attack Allied airfields or used as night time bomber interceptors.
Comes free with GW054A Ground crewman.
This beautiful looking aircraft is limited to 10 pieces worldwide and is priced at $499/£330 inc VAT
WOW037 The Bristol F2 or 'Brisfit' was a 2 seater fighter employed by the Allies during WW1. Initially the type was to be employed a bomber but it was found that the Bristol was agile enough to be used as a fighter and that its rear mounted Lewis gunner provided a very lethal sting in the tail, should any German aircraft attempt to intercept it from behind. Over 5000 Bristol's were built with many seeing service into the 1930's with various airforces around the world.
Our first Bristol F2 fighter aircraft C4619 is one manned by Lt J Gordon an Australian who had earlier served with the 10th Battalion as an infanteer at Gallipoli. Transferring to flying duties in 1917 Gordon failed pilot selection due to a medical condition but was assigned as an air gunner to 62 Sqn. Here he would win a Military Cross whilst in a Bristol FE2 flown by William Statton for conspicuous bravery and downing 3 enemy aircraft in a single day, Gordon's score by the end of the war was 15 enemy aircraft! It should be noted that Gordon was finally allowed to retake his pilots exams in 1918 and flew SE5's u until the end of the war. After the war he returned to Australia but like so many Australians reenlisted during WW2 where he became CO of Number 3 training Sqn, he died in 1978 aged 83 in his sleep.
Our aircraft is pictured with an Australian sentry from who is not included, but does give you an idea for scale reference the size of our aircraft.
Limited to 12 worldwide our Bristol fighter is priced at $499/£300 inc vat respectively.
WOW038 our second Bristol F2 fighter C814 was flown by Captain Keith Park MC and DFC, a New Zealander from Thames in the Coromandel Peninsular. Park like Gordon also served in the infantry at Gallipoli but transferred to the Royal Flying Corps in December 1917. Whilst with 48 Sqn he was awarded the Military Cross for downing 3 enemy aircraft in 1 day. Park finished the war an Ace with 5 destroyed aircraft confirmed and a further 14 downed out of control.
Park remained in the RAF after the war and made a peacetime career in the service eventually being promoted to the rank of Air Vice Marshal by the time WW2 commenced. Park was instrumental in the defence of the United Kingdom during the Battle of Britain and is widely acknowledged to be one of the greatest aerial commanders of all time, he retired to New Zealand after the war and died in 1975 aged 82 years old.
Once again our aircraft is guarded by an Australian sentry not included with the aircraft but does give you an idea of scale and size.
Limited to 12 worldwide our Bristol fighter is priced at $499/£300 respectively.
That's all for this month folks, next month's wooden warbirds sees the release of 2 x USMC aircraft from the Pacific.
Kind Regards Vicki Lucas
Gunn Marketing Manager
Welcome to our WW1 Wings of War newsletter with 4 new aircraft this time for collectors to add to their inventory! Over 60 hours of work goes into each aircraft and each one is a unique limited edition piece.
These items are now in stock and ready for immediate shipping. As always we offer the option to pay over 3 months, please ask by email for details if this option appeals to you. Most of you will know that these items sell out very quickly and I would advise you to register your interest as soon as possible if you are considering buying one of these aircraft from us. For those of you concerned over storage all of these pieces from this release will comfortably fit inside the glass Ikea cabinets which are very popular with collectors!
WOW035 The venerable Airco DH2 was a 'Pusher' type single seater fighter fitted with a forward firing machine gun. This was the Allied response to the Fokker scourge that had caused the loss of so many aircraft up until then. The DH2 was armed with a single Lewis machine gun that could be fixed to 1 of 3 mountings, however pilots soon learned it was easier to use the centre mount, point the aircraft in the direction of the target and then fire the machine gun. When this method was employed the DH2 could easily outfight the Fokker Eindeckers then being utilised by the Germans and Allied pilots scores started to rise.
The majority of DH2's were powered by a 100 hp Gnome Monosoupape engine, later models were powered by a 110 hp Le Rhone engine.
The maximum speed was 93 MPH and a total of 453 were built before the type was retired from frontline service.
Our featured aircraft is one flown by Capt David Tidmarsh MC who racked up a total of 7 aerial victories before being shot down in 1917 by Kurt Wolff. After the war's end Tidmarsh was repatriated back to the UK and left the army in 1920 but ended up rejoining the RAF when WW2 broke out in 1939. He served until 1944 when ill health forced him to retire, sadly Tidmarsh died in a Dublin nursing home at the end of 1944. We have manufactured Tidmarsh's 24 Sqn aircraft in a weathered clear dope line colour scheme, which I must say sits very attractively on aeroplanes from this era. The complex rigging on this aircraft has been beautifully captured and the rear tail booms are all hand welded in metal for additional sturdiness. This was a complicated and expensive aircraft to make and therefore it's not likely we will be making one of these again for a while, grab one whilst you can!
Our aircraft is pictured with a Royal Marine NCO for scale reference purposes only and unfortunately is not included.
Limited to 10 pieces worldwide and priced at $499/£330 inc VAT
WOW036 The last of our Halberstadt aircraft (at least for a while) this time in a striking red and black colour scheme. The Halberstadt was a 2 seater aircraft flown by the Luftstreitkrafte during WW1 and was mainly employed in the ground attack role. It could be fitted with a variety of bombs weighing up to 50kg and also grenades, hand thrown by the rear gunner! Powered by a Mercedes engine with a top speed of 103 MPH, the Halberstadt proved to be a troublesome opponent for the Allies with over 450 being manufactured by the end of the war. The normal practice was for flights of 4 to 6 aircraft to fly at a height of around 100 ft ahead of German troops suppressing Allied forces as they advanced. Towards the end of the war with very little going on in the way of attacks or advances by the German army, the Halberstadt's were employed to disrupt Allied ground movement, attack Allied airfields or used as night time bomber interceptors.
Comes free with GW054A Ground crewman.
This beautiful looking aircraft is limited to 10 pieces worldwide and is priced at $499/£330 inc VAT
WOW037 The Bristol F2 or 'Brisfit' was a 2 seater fighter employed by the Allies during WW1. Initially the type was to be employed a bomber but it was found that the Bristol was agile enough to be used as a fighter and that its rear mounted Lewis gunner provided a very lethal sting in the tail, should any German aircraft attempt to intercept it from behind. Over 5000 Bristol's were built with many seeing service into the 1930's with various airforces around the world.
Our first Bristol F2 fighter aircraft C4619 is one manned by Lt J Gordon an Australian who had earlier served with the 10th Battalion as an infanteer at Gallipoli. Transferring to flying duties in 1917 Gordon failed pilot selection due to a medical condition but was assigned as an air gunner to 62 Sqn. Here he would win a Military Cross whilst in a Bristol FE2 flown by William Statton for conspicuous bravery and downing 3 enemy aircraft in a single day, Gordon's score by the end of the war was 15 enemy aircraft! It should be noted that Gordon was finally allowed to retake his pilots exams in 1918 and flew SE5's u until the end of the war. After the war he returned to Australia but like so many Australians reenlisted during WW2 where he became CO of Number 3 training Sqn, he died in 1978 aged 83 in his sleep.
Our aircraft is pictured with an Australian sentry from who is not included, but does give you an idea for scale reference the size of our aircraft.
Limited to 12 worldwide our Bristol fighter is priced at $499/£300 inc vat respectively.
WOW038 our second Bristol F2 fighter C814 was flown by Captain Keith Park MC and DFC, a New Zealander from Thames in the Coromandel Peninsular. Park like Gordon also served in the infantry at Gallipoli but transferred to the Royal Flying Corps in December 1917. Whilst with 48 Sqn he was awarded the Military Cross for downing 3 enemy aircraft in 1 day. Park finished the war an Ace with 5 destroyed aircraft confirmed and a further 14 downed out of control.
Park remained in the RAF after the war and made a peacetime career in the service eventually being promoted to the rank of Air Vice Marshal by the time WW2 commenced. Park was instrumental in the defence of the United Kingdom during the Battle of Britain and is widely acknowledged to be one of the greatest aerial commanders of all time, he retired to New Zealand after the war and died in 1975 aged 82 years old.
Once again our aircraft is guarded by an Australian sentry not included with the aircraft but does give you an idea of scale and size.
Limited to 12 worldwide our Bristol fighter is priced at $499/£300 respectively.
That's all for this month folks, next month's wooden warbirds sees the release of 2 x USMC aircraft from the Pacific.
Kind Regards Vicki Lucas
Gunn Marketing Manager
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