The Flying Mule Homepage
Contact Us
Search
for
Spend $100.00 for FREE shipping    Cart Empty $0.00
      US Shipping $0.00
      Total:  $0.00
Code: MP-PS5413-3    Add to wishlist
Price: $36.95
Status: In Stock
Quantity in Cart: none
Quantity:

Postage Stamp Planes PS5413-3
Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress Diecast Model
USAAF 379th BG, 527th BS, #42-3167 Ye Olde Pub, December 1943

1:155 Scale   Length   Width
Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress   5.75"   8"

On 20th December 1943 2nd Lt. Charlie Brown embarked upon his first mission over enemy territory, the bombing of the Focke-Wulf factory at Bremen. While the route to the target was relatively routine, once over it the mission ran into problems. Accurate flak smashed the Plexiglas nose, knocked out the number 2 engine and damaged engine number 4. Brown was forced to slow the bomber, dropping out of formation and becoming a straggler, a very vulnerable position for the aircraft.

The bomber then came under sustained enemy fighter attacks, number 3 engine was damaged along with the internal oxygen, hydraulic and electrical systems and only the dorsal turret and one nose gun were still serviceable. Of the crew, most were injured, Brown had been shot in the shoulder and the tail gunner had been killed.

The final fighter to intercept the plane was flown by Franz Stigler, who, upon seeing the damage to the B17 and the wounded crew visible inside through the holes, decided not to shoot them down. Instead, after failing to persuade them to land, he escorted them to the coast, at which point Stigler saluted and flew home. Brown landed safely but was told to tell no one of the German's actions. Both Stigler and Brown survived the war and in the late 1980s Brown tracked down Stigler discovering that he lived just a few hundred miles from him, having moved to Vancouver after the war. They met in late 1990 and remained friends until their deaths just a few months apart in 1998.

Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress

Designed to meet a US Army Air Corps requirement for a multi-engined bomber to replace the B-10, the B-17 first flew on July 18, 1935. Best known for its role in the US Army Air Forces' daylight strategic bombing campaign during World War II, the B-17 could fly high and had a long range, and was capable of defending itself from enemy fighters. It was also tough, withstanding extensive battle damage, and was capable of carrying a 6,000 lb bombload. The B-17 became one of the symbols of Allied air power, equipping 32 overseas combat groups and dropping a total of 580,631 metric tons of bombs on European targets.

© Copyright 2003-2025 The Flying Mule, Inc.

Postage Stamp Planes

The "Postage Stamp Planes" range presents affordable, ready-made diecast models of military and civilian aircraft.

"Postage Stamp Planes" diecast airplanes feature:

  • Diecast metal construction with some plastic components.
  • Realistic panel lines, antennas, access panels and surface details.
  • Pad printed markings and placards that won't fade or peel like decals.
  • Presentation stand to display the aircraft "in flight".
  • Authentic ordnance loads.

© Copyright 2003-2025 The Flying Mule, Inc.    

Click here for details...
Store Front
  Store Department
  Vehicle Type
  Product Range
    Diecast Models
      Diecast Aircraft
        AeroClassics
        Air Force 1
        Air Commander Heavy Metal Collection
        Amercom
        Atlas Editions
        AviaBoss
        Aviation 72
        Aviation 200
        Aviation 400
        B-Models
        Blank Box Models
        Bless Wing Helicopters
        Calibre Wings
        Century Wings
        Corgi Aviation Archive
        Corgi Flight
        Corgi Showcase Collection
        De Agostini Aircraft
        Del Prado Fighter Planes
        Diecast of Defense
        Dragon Aerospace Program
        Dragon Wings Airliners
        Dragon Wings Warbirds
        El Aviador Aircraft
        Forces of Valor
        Gemini 200
        Gemini General Aviation
        Gemini Jets
        Gemini MACS
        Gulliver World Aircraft
        Hachette Collections Combat Aircraft
        Herpa Wings
        Hobby Master Airliner Series
        Hobby Master Air Power Series
        Hogan Wings M-Series
        Inflight
        Italeri Dreamwings Collection
        IXO Models Junior
        JC Wings
        JFox
        Jet-x
        Leo Models Italian Air Force
        Legion Models
        Luppa Aircraft of WWII
        Model Power Airliner Collection
        Motor City Classics
        NG
        New Ray
        Oxford Diecast Oxford Aviation
        Oxford Diecast History of Flight
        Panda Models
        Panzerkampf
        Phoenix Models
        Postage Stamp Planes
        SkyMax Flying Heroes
        Solido War Master
        Unistar
        Unimax Wheels-2-Wings
        Witty Wings
      Diecast Tanks and Armor
      Diecast Pop Culture
      Diecast Ships
      Diecast Trucks
    Display Models
    Figures
    Model Display Accessories
Recently viewed products:
 
Help  Contact Us  Coupons  Newsletter  Facebook  Product List  Privacy  Site Map 

© All Text and Images Copyright The Flying Mule, Inc.