GEIG2UTY988 - Gemini200 1/200 Alliance Airlines Fokker F70

GEIG2UTY988 - Gemini200 1/200 Alliance Airlines Fokker F70

*Box shows very slight wear

In 1919 the Australian government offered a £10,000 prize for the first Australians to fly from England to Australia in under 30 days. Brothers Ross and Keith Smith, with mechanics Wally Shiers and Jim Bennett, took off from Hounslow in a Vickers Vimy bomber on 12 November 1919 and landed in Darwin on 10 December, winning the race. For the flight’s 100th anniversary in 2019, Brisbane-based Alliance Airlines painted Fokker 70 VH-QQW in a special commemorative livery with portraits of the four-man crew.

• 1/200 scale diecast model by Gemini200
• Fokker 70, registration VH-QQW, Alliance Airlines
• Silver 100th anniversary livery with portraits of the Vimy crew, “First Aerial Flight from England” titles with the 1919 dates, and a “100 Years” tail with a Vimy silhouette
• Separate landing gear parts and fittings included
• Packed in fitted foam in the Gemini200 presentation box
• Officially licensed by Fokker