Hobby Master Airliner Series HL4011
Boeing C-97G Stratofreighter Diecast Model
Berlin Airlift Historical Foundation, #45-59595 Angel of Deliverance | |
| 1:200 Scale | | Length | | Width |
|---|
| Boeing C-97G Stratofreighter | | 6.5" | | 8.5" |
The C-97 "Angel of Deliverance" is a restored Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter, originally designed as a military cargo aircraft. Introduced in the late 1940s, the C-97 was used primarily for troop transport, cargo, and medical evacuation during the Korean War and beyond. The "Angel of Deliverance" is a particularly famous example, restored by the Berlin Airlift Historical Foundation. It serves as a flying museum and tribute to the Berlin Airlift and Cold War history. With its distinctive double-bubble fuselage and robust transport capability, the C-97 played a significant role in mid-20th century military aviation logistics.
Designed as a long-range airliner for premier services across the Atlantic and the Pacific, the Boeing 377 Stratocruiser was first flown on July 8, 1947. This luxurious post-war double-decker propeller airliner had a spiral staircase leading to a lower-level lounge and state-of-the-art pressurization, but it was expensive to maintain and operate. Just 56 of the type were built as airliners-the remaining saw service as C-97 military transports or KC-97 tankers. Stratocruisers continued to fly commercially until the 1960s, when the introduction of the Boeing 707 and the de Havilland Comet made them obsolete. © Copyright 2003-2024 The Flying Mule, Inc.
Hobby Master's 1:200 scale Stratocruiser is an exceptionally well crafted model. The fuselage is constructed from separate upper and lower castings, accurately replicating the two intersecting circular fuselage sections of the actual aircraft, and joined together with a near seamless fit. The solid metal wings are finely cast featuring a near razor thin trailing edge and integrated engine nacelles. Additional details include pad-printed windows and doors recreated in crisp scale miniature, a delicate top mounted antenna and metal landing gear. The series includes passenger airliners and military variants such as the C-97 freighter and KC-97 tanker with a configurable tail boom probe.
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The Hobby Master "1:200 Airliner Series" range presents detailed, ready-made diecast models of civilian aircraft.
Hobby Master "1:200 Airliner Series" diecast airplanes feature:
- Diecast metal construction with some plastic components.
- Realistic panel lines and surface details.
- Pad printed markings and placards that won't fade or peel like decals.
- Interchangeable extended/retracted landing gear.
- Presentation stand to display the aircraft "in flight".
- Accurately detailed underside with concealed screwheads.
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