Lancaster "Dam Buster" - 1:72

Lancaster "Dam Buster" - 1:72

This kit is produced in grey plastic so will need gluing and painting to complete. We recommend using the Revell Contacta Glue for this kit.

LENGTH 295mm
WING SPAN 428mm
NUMBER OF PARTS 224

• Fuselage center section for receiving the special bomb
• Detailed rotary bomb with suspension
• Detailed surfaces with recessed sheet metal joints
• Detailed cockpit with instrument panel and side panels
• Navigator and radio operator room
• 2 rotating MG towers
• Pulpit glazing with various add-on versions
• Detailed Merlin engine
• Main landing gear shaft with separate side struts
• Detailed main landing gear
• Movable propeller
• 2 different propeller blades

The Avro Lancaster was the RAF's most famous heavy bomber during World War II and was put into service in 1942. More than 7,300 aircraft were built for the Royal Air Force Bomber Command. One of the main goals of the RAF was to destroy the dams in the Ruhr area, which supplied important industrial plants with electricity.

In order to effectively hit tough targets such as dams or dams, a dam-blowing rotary bomb was developed, better known as a bouncing bomb. A new unit was set up specifically for this attack, the 617th Squadron, which was under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Guy Gibson. Under the code name Operation Chastise, this attack with 19 Lancaster bombers took place on the night of May 16-17, 1943.