DH Mosquito FB.VI `Amiens Prison Raid` (Plastic model) - HobbySearch Military Model Store

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- Operation Jellicoe was one of the British Air Force's bombing operations during World War II, and the name of the operation, Jellicoe, comes from the story of the Jellicoe Walls described in the Bible.
- British intelligence, sensing that a French prisoner was to be executed at the German prison in Amiens, devised a plan to bomb Amiens with Mosquito FB.VI in order to force the Resistance to escape before the execution.
- At 12:01 on February 19, 1944, just as the guards were sitting at the table, bombs fired from 11 Mosquitos that flew in at low altitude hit, blowing the door open and creating a hole in the exterior wall. .
- As a result of this operation, approximately 255 of the approximately 700 prisoners were confirmed to have escaped, but 182 were later arrested.
- Also, 50 guards and 37 prisoners died in the chaos of the air raid.
- On the British side, two Mosquitos and two Hawker Typhoon escort fighters were lost, and four men were killed.
- The product includes parts for one Mosquito FB.VI and decals for four types of aircraft that participated in Operation Jellicoe.

Item Size/Weight : 23.9 x 12.8 x 3.3 cm / 91g