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AIR  RESCUE  DC-3

This rare issue features an Ertl DC-3 with exact scaling and paint scheme  as originally flown by the Air Rescue Service. Only 2500 were made and are hard to find. This aircraft has retractable gear, rotating props and wheels, metal stand and measures 15.5 inches in wing span and 10.25 inches in length.

Historical Note: First flown 1935, the DC-3 still flies today with over 10,000 built from 1935 to 1947. Equipped with two Pratt &Whitney Twin Wasp 14 cylinder radial engines(1200 hp each), the DC-3 had a max airspeed of 230 mph and gross weight of 26,000 pounds.

 

Item Number: AAF493                                                                                                                      Price: $79.95

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