Details: Spitfire Mk.IX - Johnnie Johnson, 144 Wg, D-Day (1500) 1/48

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HA8301	Corgi	Spitfire Mk.IX - Johnnie Johnson, 144 Wg, D-Day (1500) 1/48	£
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	Superb 1/48 scale model of Spitfire Mk.IX MK392/JEJ as flown by ace pilot Wing Commander Johnnie Johnson, OC No.144 Wing during the D-Day landings in June 1944. Low production run of only 1,500 units. James Edgar "Johnnie" Johnson was the top WWII RAF Ace with 38 kills. In early July 1944 Gp. Capt. Johnson was placed in charge of the Canadian Spitfire Wing No. 127, 2nd TAF (Tactical Air Force) comprised of 404, 441 and 442 Squadrons of the RCAF. Being a Wing Leader he was able to use his own initials instead of the unit code. Johnson also held the record of never being shot down and only having one German shell hit his plane throughout the entire war. The Mk. IX replaced the Mk. V in June 1942 and on September 12, 1942 a Mk. IX brought down a Ju-86R flying at 43,000 feet. Another major achievement of the Mk. IX took place on October 5, 1944 when 401 Squadron became the first allied aircraft to shoot down an Me-262 jet. Even with the arrival of the Griffon powered Mk. XIV the Mk. IX continued in service until the end of WWII. There were 5,665 Mk. IX Spitfires and its variants produced.

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