WWII "LITTLE EVA" P-38 Lightning Fighter/Bomber-Diecast Metal Airplane with Stand-Pristine Condition! Corgi Toys-Perfect Gift!
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Vintage WWII P-38 LIGHTNING Fighter/Bomber "Little Eva" Diecast Metal Airplane
with Stand-Pristine Condition! Corgi Toys-Perfect Gift!Awesome! VINTAGE LOCKHEED P-38 LIGHTNING/WWII FIGHTER BOMBER AIRPLANE. Replica of actual WWII Pacific-theatre aircraft dubbed "LITTLE EVA". Beautiful, highly detailed, adult collector/constructed of die cast metal, made by Corgi. Measures 3 1/2"L x 4 1/4"W x 2 1/2"H (mounted). Sold loose-includes plexiglass stand-comes in collectors' bag. Pristine condition-this plane has never been handled or displayed until today-for the photos in this listing. Perfect gift for Corgi, vintage toy collectors & fans of Aviation history (like me :>)! Our shipping origin is Rolling Prairie, Indiana USA. We ship fast and safe worldwide every day. Read plane bio below.... Note: My dad owned a Diecast toy store for 30 years. I inherited the store inventory when he passed away several years ago. I am (just now) able to bring myself to begin selling his cars-so they can be shared with the world. All pristine and mint condition vintage models will (eventually) be listed here on ETSY. All the inventory is NEW (vintage) merchandise-which was intended for retail sale. Please know-our diecast toys have NEVER been "played-with” we do not sell used, or damaged toys.
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•Purchases totaling $35 and above qualify for FREE shipping to USA! Add more items to your Etsy shopping cart to save $$$.AIRCRAFT BIO:The Lockheed P-38 Lightning is a World War II–era American piston-engined fighter aircraft. Developed for the United States Army Air Corps, the P-38 had distinctive twin booms and a central nacelle containing the cockpit and armament. Allied propaganda claimed it had been nicknamed the fork-tailed devil (German: der Gabelschwanz-Teufel) by the Luftwaffe and "two planes, one pilot" by the Japanese.[6] The P-38 was used for interception, dive bombing, level bombing, ground attack, night fighting, photo reconnaissance, radar and visual pathfinding for bombers and evacuation missions,[7] and extensively as a long-range escort fighter when equipped with drop tanks under its wings.The P-38 was used most successfully in the Pacific Theater of Operations and the China-Burma-India Theater of Operations as the aircraft of America's top aces, Richard Bong (40 victories), Thomas McGuire (38 victories) and Charles H. MacDonald (27 victories). In the South West Pacific theater, the P-38 was the primary long-range fighter of United States Army Air Forces until the introduction of large numbers of P-51D Mustangs toward the end of the war.[8][9]The P-38 was unusually quiet for a fighter, since the exhaust was muffled by the turbo-superchargers. It was extremely forgiving and could be mishandled in many ways, but the rate of roll in the early versions was too low for it to excel as a dogfighter.[10] The P-38 was the only American fighter aircraft in large-scale production throughout American involvement in the war, from Pearl Harbor to Victory over Japan Day.[11] At the end of the war, orders for 1,887 more were cancelled.[12] B330.1bx/,205.2,351.1/412.8/409.5/410.2/351.1,,480.4
with Stand-Pristine Condition! Corgi Toys-Perfect Gift!Awesome! VINTAGE LOCKHEED P-38 LIGHTNING/WWII FIGHTER BOMBER AIRPLANE. Replica of actual WWII Pacific-theatre aircraft dubbed "LITTLE EVA". Beautiful, highly detailed, adult collector/constructed of die cast metal, made by Corgi. Measures 3 1/2"L x 4 1/4"W x 2 1/2"H (mounted). Sold loose-includes plexiglass stand-comes in collectors' bag. Pristine condition-this plane has never been handled or displayed until today-for the photos in this listing. Perfect gift for Corgi, vintage toy collectors & fans of Aviation history (like me :>)! Our shipping origin is Rolling Prairie, Indiana USA. We ship fast and safe worldwide every day. Read plane bio below.... Note: My dad owned a Diecast toy store for 30 years. I inherited the store inventory when he passed away several years ago. I am (just now) able to bring myself to begin selling his cars-so they can be shared with the world. All pristine and mint condition vintage models will (eventually) be listed here on ETSY. All the inventory is NEW (vintage) merchandise-which was intended for retail sale. Please know-our diecast toys have NEVER been "played-with” we do not sell used, or damaged toys.
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•FOR A LIMITED TIME
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•Purchases totaling $35 and above qualify for FREE shipping to USA! Add more items to your Etsy shopping cart to save $$$.AIRCRAFT BIO:The Lockheed P-38 Lightning is a World War II–era American piston-engined fighter aircraft. Developed for the United States Army Air Corps, the P-38 had distinctive twin booms and a central nacelle containing the cockpit and armament. Allied propaganda claimed it had been nicknamed the fork-tailed devil (German: der Gabelschwanz-Teufel) by the Luftwaffe and "two planes, one pilot" by the Japanese.[6] The P-38 was used for interception, dive bombing, level bombing, ground attack, night fighting, photo reconnaissance, radar and visual pathfinding for bombers and evacuation missions,[7] and extensively as a long-range escort fighter when equipped with drop tanks under its wings.The P-38 was used most successfully in the Pacific Theater of Operations and the China-Burma-India Theater of Operations as the aircraft of America's top aces, Richard Bong (40 victories), Thomas McGuire (38 victories) and Charles H. MacDonald (27 victories). In the South West Pacific theater, the P-38 was the primary long-range fighter of United States Army Air Forces until the introduction of large numbers of P-51D Mustangs toward the end of the war.[8][9]The P-38 was unusually quiet for a fighter, since the exhaust was muffled by the turbo-superchargers. It was extremely forgiving and could be mishandled in many ways, but the rate of roll in the early versions was too low for it to excel as a dogfighter.[10] The P-38 was the only American fighter aircraft in large-scale production throughout American involvement in the war, from Pearl Harbor to Victory over Japan Day.[11] At the end of the war, orders for 1,887 more were cancelled.[12] B330.1bx/,205.2,351.1/412.8/409.5/410.2/351.1,,480.4
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