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89 missions. Zero losses. The luckiest Lancaster in Bomber Command.

The average life expectancy of a Lancaster crew in Bomber Command was 14 missions. The odds of completing a full 30-mission tour were roughly one in four. Most crews didn't make it halfway.

"G For George" — Lancaster Mk I, serial number W4783 — flew 89 combat missions over occupied Europe between late 1942 and 1944. Eighty-nine. That's three complete tours. Essen, Berlin, Hamburg, Turin, the Ruhr Valley — G For George flew into the heaviest flak corridors in the Reich and came back every single time.

The odds of surviving 89 missions were effectively zero. And yet there she is.

By the time G For George was retired from combat operations in 1944, she had become a legend — not just in her squadron, but across Bomber Command. The crews who flew her believed she was lucky. The ground crews who patched her up after every mission knew it was more than luck — it was the Lancaster itself. The Avro Lancaster was the backbone of RAF Bomber Command's strategic campaign, carrying heavier bomb loads deeper into Germany than any other Allied bomber in the European theater. Four Rolls-Royce Merlin engines. A 33-foot bomb bay that could carry the 12,000-pound Tallboy and eventually the 22,000-pound Grand Slam. The aircraft that made the Dambusters raid possible.

G For George survived the war. Today she sits in the Australian War Memorial in Canberra — one of the best-preserved Lancasters on earth. A monument to every Bomber Command crew that flew into the dark over Germany, and to the ones who didn't come back.

Now you can build her. And she's big.

What you're building:

• 1,382 pieces in 1:44 scale
• 20.3 inches long. 27.9 inches wide. 6.8 inches tall. Nearly two and a half feet of wingspan on your display. Plan accordingly.
• The full Lancaster silhouette — four Merlin engine nacelles, the mid-mounted wing, the twin-tail configuration, the dorsal and tail turret positions
• "G For George" — 89-mission veteran configuration
• The heavy bomber that broke the Reich, built as a centerpiece aircraft

⚠️ HEADS UP — STICKER APPLICATION: This kit uses stickers for the RAF roundels, fuselage codes, nose art, and mission markings rather than pad-printing. We want you to know up front before you order. No surprises when the box arrives.

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