Corgi AA34015 Consolidated B-24H Liberator United States Army Air Force 41-28832 Assembly Ship colours 156th BS/459th BG, 15th AF, Giulia Field, Cerignola, Italy, 1944

This item has a limited edition certificate included.

The 15th Air Force was constituted on 30 Oct 1943. Activated in the Mediterranean on 1 Nov 1943 they began operations on 2 Nov and engaged primarily in strategic bombardment of targets in Italy, France, Germany, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Austria, Hungary, and the Balkans until the end of the war. Radar equipped aircraft were known as Mickey ships and this particular B-24 was converted to the role after its nose had been badly flak damaged during a mission. Wingspan: Approx 46cm Fuselage Length: Approx 28cm