Corgi BF-110 E2

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Made by Corgi this model is approx W 22.6 x L 17.1 x H 5.6 cm
Scale: 1/72
Stand: Yes
Markings: Luftwaffe
Campaign:  Afrika Campaign
Year:  1941 WWII
Limited edition: Yes
Manufactured: 2023
 
HISTORY:
With the ability to fly long patrols and possessing impressive firepower, the Bf 110 proved to be an excellent long range fighter, maritime patrol and light strike attack platform, ensuring the type would remain in service for the majority of WWII. When the Luftwaffe were forced to send aircraft to support faltering Italian Army operations in North Africa, the Messerschmitt Bf 110s of Zerst rergeschwader 26 were amongst the first to be sent to this theatre, tasked initially with providing fighter protection for Stuka units engaged in halting Allied ground advances. The aircraft's desert deployment would also prove significant for another operational reason, its first use in a role at which it would prove to be incredibly successful, that of nightfighter. On the night of 22nd/23rd May 1941, the Messerschmitt Bf 110 fighter was first pressed into the night interception role over the desert.