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Home » Shop » Diecast Model Military Aircraft » Oxford Diecast » History of Flight (Military) » 72DR007 - 1/72 Scale de Havilland DH.89A Dragon Rapide Diecast Model, RAF

Front starboard view of Oxford Diecast 72DR007 - 1/72 scale diecast model de Havilland DH.89A Rapide, s/n Z7258,
Front port side view of Oxford Diecast 72DR007 - 1/72 scale diecast model de Havilland DH.89A Rapide, s/n Z7258, Port side view of Oxford Diecast 72DR007 - 1/72 scale diecast model de Havilland DH.89A Rapide, s/n Z7258, Rear view of Oxford Diecast 72DR007 - 1/72 scale diecast model de Havilland DH.89A Rapide, s/n Z7258, Image of model on display stand, Oxford Diecast 72DR007 - 1/72 scale diecast model de Havilland DH.89A Rapide, s/n Z7258,

de Havilland DH.89A Dragon Rapide
Air Ambulance, No.24 Squadron RAF
1/72 Scale Diecast Model
Oxford Diecast 72DR007

AUD $55.00

In stock

SKU: 72DR007 Category: HISTORY OF FLIGHT (Military) Tags: 1/72 Scale, DH.89 Dragon Rapide, Diecast Model Aircraft

Oxford Diecast 72DR007 – 1/72 Scale DH.89A Dragon Rapide Diecast Model

History of Flight Series

Model dimensions:
Length14.6 cm5.74 inApprox
Wingspan20.3 cm8.00 inApprox

Model features:

  • Constructed with metal and plastic component
  • Display stand included.

1/72 Scale de Haviland DH.89A Dragon Rapide, RAF – Oxford Diecast 72DR007

Underside view of Oxford Diecast 72DR007 - 1/72 scale diecast model de Havilland DH.89A Rapide, s/n Z7258, Oxford Diecast 72DR007 diecast model replicates in 1/72 scale the de Havilland DH.89A Rapide, serial number Z7258, named “Women of the Empire”. An air ambulance with No.24 Squadron, RAF, circa 1940.
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  • DH.84 Dragon Rapide models
  • Oxford Diecast – History of Flight (Military) models.

de Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide

The de Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide is a British six to eight-seat, twin-engined, short-haul biplane airliner, a scaled-down version of the four-engined DH 86 Express. Design to replace the DH 84 Dragon, it first flew in April 1934 and entered service in July 1934 with Hillmans Airways Ltd. During the Spanish Civil War, three armed DH 89Ms saw combat with the Nationalist. With the outbreak of  World War II Rapides were impressed into military service for use in radio and navigation training. The British Air Ministry also ordered new airframes, designated as the Dominie and powered with the Gipsy Queen engine, a military versi0n of the Gipsy Six. The RAF withdrew its last Dominies from service in 1955 and the Royal Navy in the early 60s. Post-war, many surplus military aircraft went into commercial service. Production ended in 1946 with 727 airframes built.

Airframe construction is of wood with fabric covering. It used the tapered wings and streamlined undercarriage of the DH 86. The fixed undercarriage is a tailwheel type with the main units mounted to the engine nacelles.

Powered by two de Havilland Gipsy Sixes, a six-cylinder air-cooled inverted inline engine mounted on the lower wings. Driving two-bladed propellers, giving the Rapide a maximum speed of 252 km/h (157 mph), a cruise speed of 212 (132 mph), a range of 920 km (573 mi) and a service ceiling of 5,090 m (16,700 ft).


Women of the Empire

Rapide s/n Z7258, (ex G-AFMH) named “Women of the Empire” along with Z7261 (ex G-AFMJ) “Women of Britain”  were presented to No. 24 Squadron RAF in July 1940 by the “Silver Thimble Fund”. The Silver Thimble Fund, founded in 1915, collected damaged thimbles and other items of precious metal to raise money for medical equipment.

Links:
  • de Haviland DH.84 Dragon
  • Silver Thimble Fund
  • No.24 Squadron RAF.
Top view of Oxford Diecast 72DR007 - 1/72 scale diecast model de Havilland DH.89A Rapide, s/n Z7258,

de Havilland DH.89A Dragon Rapide
Air Ambulance, No.24 Squadron RAF
1/72 Scale Diecast Model
Oxford Diecast 72DR007

AUD $55.00

In stock

SKU: 72DR007 Category: HISTORY OF FLIGHT (Military) Tags: 1/72 Scale, DH.89 Dragon Rapide, Diecast Model Aircraft

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