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Messerschmitt 163 KOMET - The Luftwaffe's first operational jet fighter..it was an aircraft of last resort which only flew once the allied bomber streams were already battering "The Third Reich". Its performance was, quite literally, explosive! Its revolutionary jet engine made it dangerous and unpredictable. But, when it worked it truly was a sight to behold streaking upwards at incrediable speed unable to be caught by allied fighters. Limited to 750 sets world wide!

"Luftwaffe General Erhard Milch"
Originally a friend of Herman Goering, Milch owed a lot to the Reichsmarschall. He was thought to be half-Jewish yet still achieved high rank in the Luftwaffe. Eventually he fell out of favour but still managed to survive both the war and a brief spell as a jailed war criminal. He died in 1972.

"Major Gunther Rall"
Gunther Rall (1918-2009) was the third most successful fighter ace in history with 275 victories (241 on the Eastern Front). He flew over 600 combat missions, was shot down 8 times and wounded 3.
He claimed all of his victories in the Me.109.
After the war he rejoined the "new" Luftwaffe in 1955 rising to the rank of Generalleutnant before retiring. In 2004 he wrote his memoirs and died, aged 91 earlier in 2009.

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"Focke-Wulf Fw190"
Professor Kurt Tank's most famous design... the Focke-Wulf 190 caused shock and consternation when it first appeared in the skies over Northern France in 1941... Its speed, agility and powerful punch took the Allies completely by surprise.

For 12 whole months there was nothing either the British or the Americans (or the Russians) could successfully put up against it. A simple, straight forward design the "190" easily outclassed and outflew its opponents.

By 1944 however even the "190" was having problems with the hordes of new Allied fighters and the vast aerial bomber armadas the British and the Americans were unleashing upon Germany.

Our K&C model is in the "personal" markings of one of the Third Reich's top fighter "aces"... Major Heinz Bar. This particular "190" has the typical late war two-tone camouflage and the red "Defence of the Reich", band on its fuselage.

On the tail can be seen Bar's tally of "kills" on the white section, Bar himself can be seen in the cockpit underneath the sliding canopy. Underneath the aircraft's belly can be seen a special extra fuel, centre-line, drop-tank.

As an added bonus a full set of fuel drums and jerricans is included with the aircraft. Each complete aircraft and fuel drums comes in its own specially-designed presentation box.

"Planned Production Run" on this particular Heinz Bar Fw190 is just 750 pieces.

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"Oberstleutnant Josef "Pips" Priller"

Priller is perhaps most famous for flying his Fw190 on a single strafing run of "Sword Beach" on D. Day as seen in the epic "The Longest Day".

"Pips" Priller, during WW2, flew over 1,300 combat missions and shot down 101 Allied aircraft... including 68 Spitfires! This is the highest of any Lufwaffe ace's tally for this particular aircraft.

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"Leutnant Josef "Sepp" Wurmheller"

Before he was killed on June 22, 1944 "Sepp" Wurmheller, flying an Fw190, was credited with 102 enemy aircraft (93 on the Western Front).

His most successful day was during the ill-fated "Dieppe Raid" when he shot down 7 British aircraft... despite suffering from a broken leg!

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"Major Siegfried Schnell"

Another notable Luftwaffe fighter ace with 93 "kills" and recipient of the "Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves". Although most of his victories were gained flying the Fw190 he himself was shot down and killed in February 1944 flying a Messerschmitt Bf109 "Gustav".

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"Opel Maultier Flakwagen"
This Luftwaffe crewed vehicle mounts a 20mm Flak Gun. The three crew members scan the sky for enemy aircraft. Perfect for Normandy... Italy... or even the Eastern Front (at least in the summer!)