Oxford Diecast
Oxford Diecast Me163B Eric Winkle Brown 1:72 Diecast Model Aircraft - AC073
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PRODUCT INFO
The Oxford Diecast Me163B is a 1:72 scale diecast model aircraft depicting the Messerschmitt Me163B Komet as flown by Captain Eric 'Winkle' Brown on 10th June 1945.About this modelBrown, a Royal Navy test pilot who flew more aircraft types than anyone in history,READ MORE ›
PRODUCT INFO
The Oxford Diecast Me163B is a 1:72 scale diecast model aircraft depicting the Messerschmitt Me163B Komet as flown by Captain Eric 'Winkle' Brown on 10th June 1945.
About this model
Brown, a Royal Navy test pilot who flew more aircraft types than anyone in history, was the only Allied pilot to fly the Me163B rocket fighter. This model recreates the aircraft in its post-capture RAF scheme, finished in green and brown camouflage with pale grey upper fuselage and yellow undersides.
Details include RAF roundels on the upper wings, red, white and blue rudder markings, a silver generator spinner, wheel axles, pitot tube and exhausts, and black wheel hubs and tail wheel. The model is built from metal and plastic and supplied boxed with a display stand.
Specifications
- Brand: Oxford Diecast
- Scale: 1:72
- Aircraft type: Messerschmitt Me163B
- Air force: RAF
- Era: WW2
- Category: Diecast Models
- Length: 6.25 inches
- Wingspan: 7.5 inches
- Construction: Metal and plastic
- Includes: Display stand
Common questions
What scale is this model?
It is built to 1:72 scale, with a length of 6.25 inches and a wingspan of 7.5 inches.
What is included with the model?
The model comes boxed with a display stand, ready for display straight from the box.
Is this the aircraft as it appears today?
The real Me163B flown by Eric Winkle Brown is preserved at the National Museum of Flight in East Fortune, Scotland, and this model is finished in the RAF camouflage and markings applied after its capture.
