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CGAA33303 Boeing B-17 Fortress IIA - FL459, No. 220 Sqn. - RAF Coastal Command, Ballykelly, N.Ireland, 1942 Corgi Classics / Aircraft Sold Out Size: 1:72 Scale (Wingspan 435mm) Release: October 2003 Type: Static Model Manufacturer's Code: AA33303 Product Code: CGAA33303

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Limited Edition. On the outbreak of World War II, No. 220 Squadron began patrols from Thornaby and by November 1939 had converted from Ansons to Hudsons. It used these for anti-shipping missions of Norway and the Dutch Coast from May 1940. In April 1943 the Squadron moved to northern Scotland for attacks on coastal shipping and harbours in Norway and in November supplied a detachment to operate the surviving Fortresses of No. 90 Squadron in the Middle East for two months. The home-based element of the squadron began conversion to Fortresses in January 1942 and became operational on 29th April from Ballykelly, Northern Ireland, where this particular aircraft was based. FL459 had arrived in the UK on 23rd July 1942 and was deliveried to 220 Squadron at Ballykelly on 20th August 1942. It carried the individual code J and during its wartime career sank a total of 4 U-boats before moving to meteorological duties from March 1945.

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