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Dornier Do 335 Pfeil (Arrow) 1/72 Scale Diecast Model VG+PH “White 102”, Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Brand: Oxford Diecast Aviation Series SKU: AC048
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Do 335 Pfeil 1/72 Scale Diecast Model, Luftwaffe – AC048
Length | 19.24 cm | 7.57 in | Approx |
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Wingspan | 19.17 cm | 7.55 in | Approx |
Diecast model features:
- Constructed with metal and plastic component
- Undercarriage fixed retracted
- Display stand included with this model.
Oxford Diecast AC048 Aviation Series
Oxford Diecast AC048 diecast model replicates in 1/72 scale the Do 335 Pfeil (Arrow), #VG+PH “White 102”, on display at the Udva Hazy Centre, Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Washington DC, USA.
Do 335 VG + PH
Do 335 A-0, identification code VG + PH was completed on September 30, 1944, the second of ten A-0 (preproduction variant) built. Captured by Allied forces on April 1945, along with a second airframe, shipped to the USA for testing by the US Navy. Donated to the Smithsonian in 1961, returned to Dornier for restoration in 1974. Placed on display in Germany until returning to the Smithsonian in 1986.
Dornier Do 335 Pfeil
The Dornier Do 335 Pfeil (Arrow) is a German World War II, single-seat, twin-engine fighter that first flew on October 2, 1943, entering service the following year. It is one of the fastest propeller-driven aircraft. About 48 airframes were completed before the war ended.
Unusual features of the airframe are the two engines mounted in a push-pull configuration to lower aerodynamic drag. A rear ventral fin to protect the rear propellor against striking the ground. The cockpit has an ejection seat with ejectable dorsal tail and rear propeller to assist in bailing out.
It uses two Daimler-Benz DB 603E-1 V-12 inverted liquid-cooled piston engines, driving 3-bladed VDM constant-speed propellers. The armament consisted of one cannon firing through the propeller hub and two from the top cowling synchronised to fire through the propellor. The Arrow could carry 1,000 kg (2,200 lb) of stores internally and on a hardpoint under each wing.
Dornier Do 335 Pfeil (Arrow) 1/72 Scale Diecast Model VG+PH “White 102”, Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Brand: Oxford Diecast Aviation Series SKU: AC048
AUD $45.00
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