{"product_id":"g-for-george-avro-lancaster-mk-i-heavy-bomber-1-44-scale","title":"\"G For George\" Avro Lancaster Mk I - Heavy Bomber | 1:44 Scale PRE ORDER - JUNE 16TH","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e🔒 PRE-ORDER — SHIPS JUNE 16TH\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"border-border-200 border-t-0.5 my-3 mx-1.5\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e89 missions. Zero losses. The luckiest Lancaster in Bomber Command.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe average life expectancy of a Lancaster crew in Bomber Command was \u003cstrong\u003e14 missions\u003c\/strong\u003e. The odds of completing a full 30-mission tour were roughly one in four. Most crews didn't make it halfway.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"G For George\"\u003c\/strong\u003e — Lancaster Mk I, serial number W4783 — flew \u003cstrong\u003e89 combat missions\u003c\/strong\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe odds of surviving 89 missions were effectively zero. And yet there she is.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eBy 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eG For George survived the war.\u003c\/strong\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eNow you can build her. And she's big.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"border-border-200 border-t-0.5 my-3 mx-1.5\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat you're building:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"[li_\u0026amp;]:mb-0 [li_\u0026amp;]:mt-1 [li_\u0026amp;]:gap-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e1,382 pieces\u003c\/strong\u003e in 1:44 scale\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e20.3 inches long. 27.9 inches wide. 6.8 inches tall.\u003c\/strong\u003e Nearly two and a half feet of wingspan on your display. Plan accordingly.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eThe full Lancaster silhouette — four Merlin engine nacelles, the mid-mounted wing, the twin-tail configuration, the dorsal and tail turret positions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\"G For George\" — 89-mission veteran configuration\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eThe heavy bomber that broke the Reich, built as a centerpiece aircraft\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"border-border-200 border-t-0.5 my-3 mx-1.5\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e⚠️ HEADS UP — STICKER APPLICATION:\u003c\/strong\u003e This kit uses \u003cstrong\u003estickers\u003c\/strong\u003e for the RAF roundels, fuselage codes, nose art, and mission markings rather than pad-printing. 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