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| Oxford Diecast 1:72 72DR001 DH.89A Dragon Rapide G-AFEZ, British European Airways |
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| Scale: 1:72 |
Length: 5.75" |
Width: 8" |
Composition: Diecast |
SKU: OX-72DR001 |
OXFORD DIECAST "HISTORY OF FLIGHT" SERIES
New line from OXFORD DIECAST WWII MILITARY AIRCRAFT SERIES!
Historical Note: In late 1933, the Dragon Rapide was designed at the de Havilland company as a faster and more comfortable successor to the DH.84 Dragon. It was in effect a twin-engined, scaled-down version of the four-engined DH.86 Express. It shared many common features with the larger aircraft, including its tapered wings, streamlined fairings and the Gipsy Six engine, but it demonstrated none of the operational vices of the larger aircraft, and went on to become perhaps the most successful British-built short-haul commercial passenger aircraft of the 1930s.
