CORGI AA34702 1/72 MARTIN RB-57 (CANBERRA) USAF 363 TRW SHAW AFB 1954
UP FOR SALE IS A NEW IN BOX CORGI 1/72 DIECAST MODEL OF MARTIN RB-57A (CANBERRA) USAF 363RD TRW SHAW AIR FORCE BASE SOUTH CAROLINA 1954 LIMITED EDITION NO. 466 OF 2300 MADE BEAUTIFUL 1/72 SCALE MODEL OF THE RAF'S FIRST JET BOMBER AND COLD WAR WARRIOR, THE CANBERRA. ONE OF THE FEW BRITISH AIRCRAFT TO BE SELECTED FOR USE BY THE USAF. AFTER THE KOREAN CONFLICT THE USAF WAS IN URGENT NEED OF A JET BOMBER TO REPLACE ITS PROPELLOR AIRCRAFT AND SELECTED THE CANBERRA TO BE BUILT UNDER LICENCE BY MAR