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Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5a 1/48 Scale Diecast Model Major R S Dallas, CO of No. 40 Sqn, RAF Brand: Corgi Aviation Archive SKU: AA37709
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Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5a 1/48 Scale Diecast Model, 40 Sqn, RAF – Corgi AA37709
Length | 13.5 cm | 5.3 in | Approx |
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Wingspan | 16.9 cm | 6.7 in | Approx |
Diecast model features:
- Constructed with metal and plastic components
- Wire bracing on wings
- Display stand included.
Corgi AA37709 Aviation Archive
Corgi Aviation Archive series AA37709 replicates in 1/48 scale diecast the S.E.5a of serial number D3511. As flown by Australian ace Major R S Dallas (39 aerial victories), commanding officer of No. 40 Squadron Royal Air Force (RAF), Bruay Aerodrome, France, May 1918.
Roderic Dallas
Roderic Dallas ( 1891 – 1918) was the second-highest-scoring Australian ace of World War I. On establishing the Royal Air Force in April 1918, he took command of the No. 40 Squadron. On June 1, 1918, the day Dallas was killed, he was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel and given wing command. At the time of his death, he was credited with 39 aerial victories, awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO), Distinguished Service Cross & Bar (DSC & Bar) and Croix de Guerre (France).
Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5
The Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5 is a British single-seat, single-engine, open-cockpit biplane fighter that first flew on November 22, 1916, entering service in April 1917 with No. 56 Squadron RFC. The S.E.5 was innately stable, an excellent gun platform with high maneuverability; it was one of the war’s fastest aircraft.
With only 77 S.E.5 aircraft completed, production changed to the improved S.E.5a (the most numerous variant), which entered service in June 1917. The RAF began to withdraw the S.E.5 from service shortly after the Armistice. 5,205 Airframes of all models were built before production ended post-war.
Constructed of wood, metal and fabric, the SE5 used a single Hispano-Suiza 8 or Wolseley Viper water-cooled V8 engine, driving a two or four-bladed wooden propeller. The armament consisted of one machine gun mounted on the port side, in front of the cockpit and one on Foster mounting on the upper wing. Up to four 25 lb (11 kg) Cooper bombs, two under each lower wing could also be carried.
Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5a 1/48 Scale Diecast Model Major R S Dallas, CO of No. 40 Sqn, RAF Brand: Corgi Aviation Archive SKU: AA37709
AUD $130.00
In stock