Battle of Britain Scramble!--four WWII British pilot figures and single Daisy, the Border Collie figure
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Item Number: RAF100
Battle of Britain Scramble!--four WWII British pilot figures and single dog figure
In military aviation, a "Scramble" is the act of quickly mobilizing men and military aircraft to get airborne to meet an immediate threat, usually to intercept rapidly approaching hostile aeroplanes.
During the Battle of Britain, many RAF pilots would relax near their aircraft at the Squadron Dispersal Hut or Caravan ready, at a moment's notice, to run to their own aircraft if and when the 'Scramble Bell' was sounded.
Among the most memorable images of that long hot summer of 1940 was the sight of young British fighter pilots lounging and relaxing around their dispersal areas awaiting the vital telephone call. When the ringing of the warning bell sounded, this would be quickly followed by groups of pilots leaping to their feet and running to their fully-armed and refueled Spitfires and Hurricanes sitting nearby.
This is the iconic image of a scene that was repeated thousands of times throughout that historic summer of 1940 and inspired this four-figure set.
Also adding to both scene and set is the sight of the 'Squadron Mascot', a Border Collie called 'DAISY', running excitedly alongside the four young pilots.
‘The Battle of Britain 1940’
After the Fall of France and the British Expeditionary Force’s evacuation from Dunkirk, a very short pause followed before Hitler’s aerial assault began on Britain, which, had it been successful, would have been swiftly followed by a full-scale invasion of the British Isles. Fortunately for Britain and the rest of the free world, the Royal Air Force stood in the way of a Luftwaffe victory, and, for the first time in WWII, defeated the Nazis and gave them a bloody nose! The pilots, groundcrew and many others in RAF Fighter Command bore the brunt of this German aerial assault day after day and eventually into the night, when the enemy changed his tactics.
Here are 5 new additions (and one dog) that help tell the amazing story that became known as The Battle of Britain.
Due to be released in MARCH 2025.
