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Airspeed Oxford Mk.I
1/72 Scale Diecast Model
Ex RAF, Imperial War Museum, Duxford
Brand: Oxford Diecast History of Flight
SKU: 72AO003
AUD $60.00
In stock
Airspeed Oxford Mk.I 1/72 Scale Diecast Model, RAF – 72AO003
Length | 14.6 cm | 5.7 in | Approx |
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Wingspan | 22.6 cm | 8.9 in | Approx |
Diecast model features:
- Constructed with metal and plastic components
- Undercarriage displayable extended or retracted
- Display stand included.
Oxford Diecast 72AO003 History of Flight
Oxford Diecast History of Flight series 72AO003 replicates in 1/72 scale diecast the Airspeed Oxford Mk. I, s/n V3388, Royal Air Force (RAF), on display at Imperial War Museum, Duxford, England.
Oxford Mk. I, s/n V3388.
Built by the Standard Motor Group in 1940 and issued RAF serial number V3388, serving with 15 and 8 Maintenance Units (M.U.). Sold to Boulton Paul Aircraft in May 1946, registered G-AHTW, moved to the Skyfame Collection at Gloucester/Staverton Airport in 1964. By the 1970s, it was unairworthy due to glue deteriorating. Acquired by the Imperial War Museum and, after a two-year restoration that finished in March 2006, placed on display in the Air Space building at Duxford.
Airspeed Oxford
The Airspeed Oxford is a British twin-engined military trainer based on the AS.6 Envoy. It first flew on June 19, 1937, and entered service in November of the same year with the Central Flying School. During WWII, they were used throughout the British Commonwealth to train aircrews in navigation, radio operation, bombing, and gunnery and as air ambulance or maritime patrol aircraft.
The main variants were the Oxford Mk. I; the first variant, Oxford Mk.II; turret removed and dual controls, Oxford V; final variant, Pratt & Whitney R-985 radial engines and Hamilton-Standard variable-pitch propellers. AS.65 Consul; ex-RAF Oxfords converted for civil use.
Production ended in 1945 with 8,586 airframes built. It remained in RAF service until 1954.
The wood and fabric airframe of the Oxford uses two Armstrong Siddeley Cheetah, seven-cylinder air-cooled radial engines driving two-bladed propellers—armament of the Mk. I consisted of two machine guns in a dorsal turret and sixteen 11.5 lb (5 kg) practice bombs externally.
Airspeed Oxford Mk.I
1/72 Scale Diecast Model
Ex RAF, Imperial War Museum, Duxford
Brand: Oxford Diecast History of Flight
SKU: 72AO003
AUD $60.00
In stock