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AA27605
Royal Air Force Hawker Hurricane Mk. I, P3576 (GN-A)
Flight Lieutenant James Brindley Nicolson VC
August 1940
1/72 Scale
Corgi Catalog (Jan - June 2017)
First announcement from the upcoming catalog.
Dan
We are excited to be in a position to give our readers an exclusive first look at one of the models to be announced in the forthcoming January – June 2017 Corgi range – the first time this information has been shared outside Hornby Hobbies. We have selected this particular model as it marks an aircraft that has been heavily requested by Aviation Archive collectors over the years and is associated with one of the most successful aviation releases of recent times. AA27605 is the famous Hawker Hurricane Mk.I P3576 (GN-A), flown in combat by Flight Lieutenant James Brindley Nicolson on 16th August 1940. Nicolson and the rest of RAF No.249 Squadron were sent to intercept a large raiding force of Luftwaffe aircraft in the Southampton area and became embroiled in a savage dogfight – during the melee, Nicolson would display exceptional bravery in the face of mortal danger and became the only Fighter Command pilot of WWII to be awarded the Victoria Cross, Britain’s highest military award for gallantry in the face of the enemy. You can read more about Flt. Lt. Nicolson and his Victoria Cross by reading our special Corgi Aerodrome feature.
AA27605
Royal Air Force Hawker Hurricane Mk. I, P3576 (GN-A)
Flight Lieutenant James Brindley Nicolson VC
August 1940
1/72 Scale
Corgi Catalog (Jan - June 2017)
First announcement from the upcoming catalog.
Dan
We are excited to be in a position to give our readers an exclusive first look at one of the models to be announced in the forthcoming January – June 2017 Corgi range – the first time this information has been shared outside Hornby Hobbies. We have selected this particular model as it marks an aircraft that has been heavily requested by Aviation Archive collectors over the years and is associated with one of the most successful aviation releases of recent times. AA27605 is the famous Hawker Hurricane Mk.I P3576 (GN-A), flown in combat by Flight Lieutenant James Brindley Nicolson on 16th August 1940. Nicolson and the rest of RAF No.249 Squadron were sent to intercept a large raiding force of Luftwaffe aircraft in the Southampton area and became embroiled in a savage dogfight – during the melee, Nicolson would display exceptional bravery in the face of mortal danger and became the only Fighter Command pilot of WWII to be awarded the Victoria Cross, Britain’s highest military award for gallantry in the face of the enemy. You can read more about Flt. Lt. Nicolson and his Victoria Cross by reading our special Corgi Aerodrome feature.
