Model Description
Herpa 1/200th scale 573856 Canadian Armed Forces De Havilland Canada CC-132 (DHC-7) – No. 412 (T) Squadron detachment, CFB Lahr, Germany. Available to pre-order at Flying Tigers.
In the 1950s and 1960s, De Havilland Canada (DHC) was a world leader in the design and production of STOL (Short Takeoff and Landing) aircraft. Flight patterns such as the DHC-3 Otter, DHC-4 Caribou, DHC-5 Buffalo and DHC-6 Twin Otter were proven and reliable aircraft that could reach remote locations – with or without a runway. With the rapid growth of commercial aviation, an aircraft was sought that could fly short distances from short runways and smaller airports, hoping to reduce congestion at major domestic and international airports. This is how the “Dash-7” was born. The prototype was unveiled 50 years ago, on February 5, 1975, and flew for the first time on March 27. The four-engine aircraft was designed for 50 seats and could take off from runways or unpaved runways less than 700 meters long. In addition to being used by several feeder airlines in North America, numerous aircraft were produced for airlines around the world that served routes to challenging airfields, including regions in the Arctic, high mountains or tropics that were unsuitable for larger jet aircraft. In contrast, only a handful of military customers could be acquired. One of them was the Canadian Armed Forces. Between 1979 and 1987, two examples designated CC-132 were stationed as part of the 412th Transport Squadron at the Canadian base in Lahr in the Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, carrying high-ranking passengers and cargo in Europe.
RRP £79.00
