Corgi Aviation Archive Diecast Model Spad X111-S4489 Capt Charles J Biddle French Air Service 13th Aero Squadron October 1918 1/48 Scale - AA37901 Length: 5.25" Wingspan: 6.75" Each fully painted and assembled model features: - Realistic panel lines, antennas, access panels and surface details.
- Pad printed markings and placards that won't fade or peel like decals.
- Interchangeable landing gear with rotating wheels.
- Poseable presention stand to display the aircraft "in flight".
- Many limited editions with numbered certificate of authenticity.
- Detailed pilots and crew members (1:72/1:32).
- Authentic detachable ordnance loads complete with placards (1:72/1:32).
- Selected interchangeable features such as airbrakes, opened canopies and access panels (1:72/1:32).
- Selected moving parts such as gun turrets, control surfaces and swing-wings (1:72/1:32).
About this Model: A famed American ace of WWI with seven victories, Charles Biddle attended Princeton and Harvard and was an attorney when he joined the French Air Service. After the war ended, he wrote "The Way of the Eagle." Kellner-built SPAD XIII S4489 was assigned to the 13th Aero Squadron on July 7, 1918, and was returned to French control on December 15. Biddle's personal livery included a blue and white radiator cowl, probably in memory of his earlier French unit, SPA73 and a commander's tricolor band. In addition, there were victory marks in the form of five notches in the Grim Reaper's bloody scythe and four tiny crosses behind the running skeleton. Another cross above the tricolor band represented a patched bullet hole. |
