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Dinky Toys #719 CUSTOM RAF SPITFIRE ACE AIR WING COMMANDER ADOLF "SAILOR" MALAN

$ 79.17

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Condition: THIS IS A CUSTOM RESTORED AND INCREDIBLY DETAILED DINKY #719 SUPERMARINE SPITFIRE FIGHTER PLANE MODELED ON THE WAR BIRD FLOWN BY RAF ACE WING COMMANDER ADOLF E."SAILOR" MALAN, HERO OF THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN. ONE OF A KIND! VERY BEAUTIFUL. A MUST FOR WWII SUPERMARINE SPITFIRE FANS.
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Vehicle Type: FIGHTER/DIVE BOMBER
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Year of Manufacture: 1973
  • Vehicle Year: 1942
  • Non-Domestic Product: No
  • Modified Item: No
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
  • Custom Bundle: No
  • Brand: Dinky Toys
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Aircraft Family: SPITFIRE
  • Theme: WWII
  • Scale: 1:42
  • Material: Diecast
  • Vehicle Make: SUPERMARINE
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Color: MIDDLE GRAY SEA AND DARK GREEN EARTH

    Description

    CUSTOM RESTORED AND DETAILED
    VICKERS-ARMSTRONG SUPERMARINE SPITFIRE MKII
    RAF WWII COMBAT FIGHTER  PLANE
    PILOTED BY RAF ACE ADOLF G. “SAILOR” MALAN
    Adolph Gysbert Malan
    , DSO & Bar, DFC & Bar (24 March 1910 – 17 September 1963), better known as
    Sailor Malan
    , was a famed Royal Air Force World War II
    fighter pilot who led No. 74 Squadron
    during the height of the Battle of Britain. Malan was known for sending German bomber pilots home with dead crews as a warning to other Luftwaffe crews. Under his leadership No. 74 became one of the RAF's best units. Malan scored 27 kills, seven shared destroyed, three probably destroyed and 16 damaged.
    Malan survived the war to become involved in the anti-apartheid movement in his country. His younger brother, George F. Malan, was killed flying with No. 72 Squadron as a Spitfire pilot in Tunisia, in earlier 1943.
    CUSTOM DETAILED NEAR MINT CONDITION
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    CLEAN & CLEAR CANOPY.
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    TRIM AND DECAL/STICKERS EXCELLENT BRIGHT COLORS INCREDIBLE DETAIL.
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    LANDING GEAR & WHEELS INTACT,   SPRING TENSION VERY GOOD. TAIL WHEEL INTACT
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    MADE IN ENGLAND