Corgi RAF Supermarine Spitfire Mk. I Fighter - R6885, Pilot Officer Eric Stanley Lock, 'Battle of Britain', No.41 Squadron, Catterick, England, August 1940 (1:72 Scale)

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RAF Supermarine Spitfire Mk. I Fighter - R6885, Pilot Officer Eric Stanley Lock, "Battle of Britain", No.41 Squadron, Catterick, England, August 1940 (1:72 Scale)

Corgi RAF Supermarine Spitfire Mk. I Fighter - R6885, Pilot Officer Eric Stanley Lock, 'Battle of Britain', No.41 Squadron, Catterick, England, August 1940

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Corgi AA39201 RAF Supermarine Spitfire Mk. I Fighter - R6885, Pilot Officer Eric Stanley Lock, "Battle of Britain", No.41 Squadron, Catterick, England, August 1940 (1:72 Scale) "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few."
- British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, commenting on the British airmen in the Battle of Britain

The Spitfire is the most famous British aircraft of all time. Although less numerous than the Hawker Hurricane, it is remembered as the sleek, thoroughbred fighting machine that turned the tide during the Battle of Britain. The Spitfire was among the fastest and most maneuverable prop-driven fighters of World War II, serving in virtually every combat theater.

Supermarine designer Reginald Mitchell created this small, graceful, elliptical-wing fighter with eight guns in the wings that were able to fire without being hindered by the propeller. The immortal Spitfire thus became not merely one of the best-performing fighters of all time, but also one of the best-looking. Although never employed as a long-range escort, the Spitfire was a champion in an air-to-air duel. Spitfires routinely dived at the speed of sound, faster than any of the German jets.

A carrier-based version, called the Seafire, was a winner in its own right, serving valiantly on convoy routes during World War II. The Seafire 47 was even used in the early stages of the Korean War, before it was replaced by more modern jet aircraft.

Pictured here is a 1:72 scale replica of a RAF Supermarine Spitfire Mk. I fighter that was flown by Pilot Officer Eric Stanley Lock who was attached to No.41 Squadron, then deployed to Catterick, England, during August 1940. Sold Out!

Dimensions:
Wingspan: 6-inches
Length: 4-1/2-inches

Release Date: September 2010

Historical Account: "Sawn Off Lockie" - Flight Lieutenant Eric Stanley Lock DSO, DFC & Bar was a fighter ace of the Royal Air Force during World War II. Lock became the RAF's most successful British-born pilot during the Battle of Britain, shooting down 16.5 German aircraft. After the Battle of Britain he went on to bring his overall total to 26.5 victories in 25 weeks of operational sorties over a one-year period - during which time he was hospitalized for six months. During the Battle of Britain he became known to his RAF chums as "Sawn Off Lockie", because of his extremely short stature. Within less than six months of becoming one of the most famous RAF pilots in the country, he went missing in action over Calais.