{"title":"First World War (WW1) Aircraft","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eShop Oxford Aviation 1:72 First World War aircraft models, including Bristol F2B, de Havilland DH4, Royal Flying Corps and early aviation subjects from the Oxford Diecast range.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"bristol-f2b-fighter-11-squadron-rfc-1917-ad005","title":"Oxford Diecast Bristol F2B Fighter 11 Sqn 1:72 Scale Model Aircraft","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Bristol F.2 fighter was a British two seat bi-lane fighter and reconnaissance aircraft designed by Frank Barnwell, which first took to the air in September 1916. It remained in production well into the 1920s. \u003cbr\u003e This aircraft is modelled on the B\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eDimensions and Weights\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003ePacked: 19.3cm x 19.3cm x 8.3cm ( L x W x H )\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnpacked: 16.8cm x 11cm x 11.8cm ( L x W x H )\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch6\u003eExcludes shipping carton\u003ch6\u003e\u003ch2\u003eScale\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003c\/h6\u003e\u003cp\u003e1:72 scale means that this is 72 times smaller than the full sized vehicle(s)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor a much more detailed explanation of scale and the history please follow \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.oxforddiecast.co.uk\/blogs\/news-1\/a-question-of-scale\" title=\"All about scale\"\u003ethis link\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"OXFORD DIECAST","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41183068323995,"sku":"AD005","price":16.45,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0488\/9369\/0011\/products\/AD005_7e1be426-73bb-4f35-8d39-10d9aa527c8e.jpg?v=1633269478"},{"product_id":"bristol-f2b-j7624-a-flight-2-squadron-ad003","title":"Oxford Diecast Bristol F2B Flight 2 Squadron 1:72 Scale Model Aircraft","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Bristol F.2 fighter was a British two-seat bi-plane fighter and reconnaissance aircraft designed by Frank Barnwell, which took its first flight in September 1916 and was in production well into the late 1920s. It served during WWI where it proved t\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eDimensions and Weights\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003ePacked: 19.3cm x 19.3cm x 8.2cm ( L x W x H )\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnpacked: 16.5cm x 10.9cm x 11.5cm ( L x W x H )\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch6\u003eExcludes shipping carton\u003ch6\u003e\u003ch2\u003eScale\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003c\/h6\u003e\u003cp\u003e1:72 scale means that this is 72 times smaller than the full sized vehicle(s)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor a much more detailed explanation of scale and the history please follow \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.oxforddiecast.co.uk\/blogs\/news-1\/a-question-of-scale\" title=\"All about scale\"\u003ethis link\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"OXFORD DIECAST","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41183067930779,"sku":"AD003","price":16.45,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0488\/9369\/0011\/products\/AD003_10f3207f-9dda-4cf9-b35f-6fd6fb0aef40.jpg?v=1633269476"},{"product_id":"bristol-f2b-royal-flying-corps-ad001","title":"Oxford Diecast Bristol F2B Flying Corps 1:72 Scale Model Aircraft","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis 1:72 scale model is the first WWI aircraft to enter the Oxford Aviation series and is particularly pertinent as we commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the conflict that was to change history in so many ways. You can see one preserved example disp\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eDimensions and Weights\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003ePacked: 19.3cm x 19.3cm x 8.2cm ( L x W x H )\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnpacked: 16.8cm x 11cm x 12.1cm ( L x W x H )\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch6\u003eExcludes shipping carton\u003ch6\u003e\u003ch2\u003eScale\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003c\/h6\u003e\u003cp\u003e1:72 scale means that this is 72 times smaller than the full sized vehicle(s)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor a much more detailed explanation of scale and the history please follow \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.oxforddiecast.co.uk\/blogs\/news-1\/a-question-of-scale\" title=\"All about scale\"\u003ethis link\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"OXFORD DIECAST","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36068346626203,"sku":"AD001","price":14.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0488\/9369\/0011\/products\/AD001_1dd585d7-d10d-4c0b-bf64-ec7e1d968172.jpg?v=1633269475"},{"product_id":"de-havilland-dh4-202-squadron-rfc-1918-ad006","title":"Oxford Diecast DH4 202 Sqn. 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It took its first flight in August 1916 and between production in Britain and then the USA, over 5000 aircra\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eDimensions and Weights\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003ePacked: 19.3cm x 19.3cm x 8.3cm ( L x W x H )\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnpacked: 17.9cm x 12.8cm x 12.4cm ( L x W x H )\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch6\u003eExcludes shipping carton\u003ch6\u003e\u003ch2\u003eScale\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003c\/h6\u003e\u003cp\u003e1:72 scale means that this is 72 times smaller than the full sized vehicle(s)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor a much more detailed explanation of scale and the history please follow \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.oxforddiecast.co.uk\/blogs\/news-1\/a-question-of-scale\" title=\"All about scale\"\u003ethis link\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"OXFORD DIECAST","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41182952816795,"sku":"AD006","price":8.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0488\/9369\/0011\/products\/AD006_0ec0b6df-b136-4e00-b3c5-bdafe33fdfa8.jpg?v=1633268411"},{"product_id":"de-havilland-dh4-no-5-squadron-rnas-1918-ad004","title":"Oxford Diecast DH4 No5 Squadron  RNAS 1918 1:72 Scale Model Aircraft","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe second release on our De Havilland DH4 is as flown by the RNAS (Royal Naval Air Service) in 1918. The RNAS was the air arm of the Royal Navy under the direction of the Admiralty's Air Department, existing from 1st July 1914 to 1st April 1918 when\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eDimensions and Weights\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003ePacked: 19.3cm x 19.3cm x 8.2cm ( L x W x H )\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnpacked: 17.9cm x 12.8cm x 12.5cm ( L x W x H )\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch6\u003eExcludes shipping carton\u003ch6\u003e\u003ch2\u003eScale\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003c\/h6\u003e\u003cp\u003e1:72 scale means that this is 72 times smaller than the full sized vehicle(s)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor a much more detailed explanation of scale and the history please follow \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.oxforddiecast.co.uk\/blogs\/news-1\/a-question-of-scale\" title=\"All about scale\"\u003ethis link\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"OXFORD DIECAST","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41182952784027,"sku":"AD004","price":8.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0488\/9369\/0011\/products\/AD004_5c958624-655f-426f-8128-11265b9906b2.jpg?v=1633268409"},{"product_id":"de-havilland-dh4-raf-212-squadron-ad002","title":"Oxford Diecast DH4 RAF 212 Squadron 1:72 Scale Model Aircraft","description":"\u003cp\u003eNew tooling sees this WWI bi-plane in 1:72 scale, a replica of the two seater bi-plane day bomber designed by Geoffrey De Havilland and manufactured by Airco. 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The production of the Rapide continued during WWII, whose main purpose was as a navigation trainer, personnel carrier as well as an air ambulance and was first delivered to the Royal Navy in 1940. Powered by two 150kW D H Gipsy Queen engines, it had a top speed of 157 mph (250 km) and a range of 575 miles (920 km). It accommodated a pilot, and radio operator and six passengers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur 1:72 scale replica is as used by The Royal Naval Air Service at RAF Culdrose in Cornwall. Decorated in all-over silver, the leading edge of the wing tips and the rudder are painted in fluorescent red. Its military identity number is printed along the fuselage, round the nose and on each of the underwings, together with the RAF roundel. Note the addition on this model of an air-speed windmill positioned on the upper left wing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough the wartime Dominies were all retired after the conflict, there were still some to be seen flying well into the 1950s and several are still preserved in aircraft museums at home and abroad, many still in flying condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cstyle\u003e\u003c!--\n.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }\n--\u003e\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"embed-container\"\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/46ytc7S39BQ\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eDimensions and Weights\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003ePacked: 23.3cm x 23.3cm x 8.4cm ( L x W x H )\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnpacked: 20.1cm x 14.5cm x 12.4cm ( L x W x H )\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch6\u003eExcludes shipping carton\u003ch6\u003e\u003ch2\u003eScale\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003c\/h6\u003e\u003cp\u003e1:72 scale means that this is 72 times smaller than the full sized vehicle(s)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor a much more detailed explanation of scale and the history please follow \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.oxforddiecast.co.uk\/blogs\/news-1\/a-question-of-scale\" title=\"All about scale\"\u003ethis link\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"OXFORD DIECAST","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36069417975963,"sku":"72DR014","price":16.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0488\/9369\/0011\/products\/72DR014.jpg?v=1633268384"},{"product_id":"de-havilland-dove-sea-devon-781-squadron-rnas-admirals-barge-72dv002","title":"Oxford Diecast Sea Devon RNAS Admirals Barge 1:72 Model Aircraft","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe De Havilland Sea Devon C20 is the military version of the British short-haul De Havilland DH 104 Dove, which Oxford recently introduced into the 1:72 scale Oxford Aviation series. The Devon was operated by the RAF and the Sea Devon by the Royal Navy,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eDimensions and Weights\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003ePacked: 23.3cm x 23.3cm x 8.4cm ( L x W x H )\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnpacked: 24.2cm x 16.7cm x 12.5cm ( L x W x H )\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch6\u003eExcludes shipping carton\u003ch6\u003e\u003ch2\u003eScale\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003c\/h6\u003e\u003cp\u003e1:72 scale means that this is 72 times smaller than the full sized vehicle(s)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor a much more detailed explanation of scale and the history please follow \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.oxforddiecast.co.uk\/blogs\/news-1\/a-question-of-scale\" title=\"All about scale\"\u003ethis link\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"OXFORD DIECAST","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41182463852699,"sku":"72DV002","price":16.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0488\/9369\/0011\/products\/72DV002_c3a611cf-4bb7-41ca-af5f-ca7deb3cbe2a.jpg?v=1633262996"},{"product_id":"fairey-swordfish-faa-rn-historic-flight-rnas-yeovilton-ac111","title":"Oxford Diecast Fairey Swordfish FAA\/RN Historic Flight. RNAS Yeovilton 1:72 scale","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Fairey Swordfish, often simply referred to as the \"Stringbag,\" was a British biplane torpedo bomber used by the Royal Navy during World War II. It was one of the most iconic and versatile aircraft of its era,\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe biplane was designed and built by the Fairey Aviation Company in the 1930s and by the time World War II began it was considered outdated, as most other nations had transitioned to faster monoplane designs. However, the Swordfish's ruggedness, simplicity, and slow speed made it suitable for naval operations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCrew: Typically, a crew of three: pilot, observer\/navigator, and rear gunner.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLength: Approximately 39 feet (11.9 meters)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWingspan: Approximately 45 feet (13.7 meters)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaximum Speed: Approximately 138 mph (222 km\/h)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRange: Approximately 546 miles (879 km)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArmament: Typically carried torpedoes, bombs, or depth charges. It also had a rear-facing machine gun for self-defense.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Swordfish played a vital role in the early years of World War II, particularly in anti-submarine warfare and naval reconnaissance. Its most famous action was the attack on the German battleship Bismarck in May 1941. Swordfish aircraft from the HMS Ark Royal launched a torpedo attack that severely damaged the Bismarck, leading to its eventual sinking. They were also used in the North Atlantic to protect Allied convoys from German U-boats.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Fairey Swordfish gained a reputation for its ruggedness and dependability. It became a symbol of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm with its ability to operate from aircraft carriers, even in adverse conditions and remained in service until the end of World War II, after which it was gradually phased out and replaced by more modern aircraft.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe W5856 built by Blackburn Aircraft served with the Mediterranean Fleet for a year and is the oldest surviving flying Fairey Swordfish around. It flew first in 1941, before serving with the Royal Canadian Navy in a training role towards the end of the war. It was restored to flying condition in 1993. A long-term rebuild was completed in 2015, returning the aircraft to an airworthy condition.\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eThe bi-plane is decorated in silver with black, white and yellow markings. Its Royal Navy numbers W5856 and A2A are printed in black and white respectively with A2A featuring again in white on the underside of the upper wings. The many struts, spars and braces, which gave it the wartime nickname ‘Stringbag’ are also painted silver. The upper fuselage and forward section horizontal stabilisers are black, the torpedoes are grey with red nose cone, propeller tips and spinner yellow, engine cowl and exhaust pipes bronze, cockpit interior grey-green and fuselage bands dark red and dark blue. Additional decoration includes a black and white horizontal section on the tail fin, black and yellow wheels and the RAF roundel on both sides of the fuselage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOxford Diecast Fairey Swordfish FAA\/RN Historic Flight. RNAS Yeovilton - 1:72 Scale, comes in a dispay box with a display stand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDimensions and Weights\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePacked: 19.2cm 15.2cm 12.2cm ( L x W x H )\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnpacked: 23.8cm 23.8cm 9.4cm ( L x W x H )\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eDimensions excludes shipping carton. 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