Revell 03910 1/72 Douglas C-54D Skymaster Berlin Airlift 70th Anniversary
Revell 1/72 C-54D Berlin Airlift"70th Anniversary 03910
Length 401mm Number of Parts 352 Width 497mm
Glue and paints are required
One of the first major incidents of the Cold War was the USSRs blockade of West Berlin, effectively cutting off more than 2 million people. Western air forces immediately swung into action to start what is now referred to as the Berlin Airlift. Lasting from June 1948 to May 1949 these aircraft, many of them C-54D Skymaster transports, delivered around 2.1 million tonnes of essential food, fuel and other supplies to keep the city alive. Revells highly detailed model features full cockpit, cargo bay, undercarriage, engines, propellers and moveable control surfaces. This special edition Gift Set also includes; Contacta Professional cement, paintbrush, selected Aqua acrylic paints, A2 reproduction box art poster and Revell 2019 calendar.
The Soviet Military Administration began the blockade of West Berlin in June 1948. Transport flights to resupply the approximately 2.2 million citizens began shortly thereafter. Douglas C-54's were mostly used and christened Raisin bomber by the grateful population. Around 2.1 million tonnes of supplies had been flown in by the end of the blockade in 1949.
New Mould
- Finely structured surfaces, recessed panel joints
- Detailed cockpit with instrument panel
- Detailed seats
- Detailed radio room with equipment
- Cargo hold door can be built in the open or closed position
- Inner bulkheads
- Complete set of interior seating
- Rest cabin with bunks
- Cargo hold floor with fine details
- Separate landing flaps
- Detailed interior fuselage walls
- Detailed forward undercarriage
- Separate ailerons
- Detailed tail-unit
- Rotating propellers
- Detailed twin radial engines with exhaust manifolds
- Any antennae
Authentic representation of the following versions:
- Douglas C-54D Skymaster, Air Transport Command, Airlift Berlin, 1948
- Douglas C-54D Skymaster, USAF, Airlift Berlin, 1948
- Douglas C-54D Skymaster, US Navy, Airlift Berlin, 1948
