Aviation Model Histories: Stories Behind Each Release
Every model has a backstory. Here you’ll find deeper dives into the aircraft, operations, and people connected to each release adding context to the markings, theatre, and configuration details that make a model truly stand out.

History Behind Corgi AA38707: Spitfire Mk.XIVc, No. 322 Sqn (1944)
Discover Corgi AA38707 - a 1:72 Spitfire Mk.XIVc RM740 (3W-WI) of No. 322 (Dutch) Sqn at Deanland, England, flying with invasion stripes in Aug 1944 during the D-Day campaign.
Read more : History Behind Corgi AA38707: Spitfire Mk.XIVc, No. 322 Sqn (1944)
History Behind Corgi AA33318: B-17G “Flak Eater”, 305th BG (1944)
Discover Corgi AA33318 - a 1:72 B-17G “Flak Eater” (44-6009 / WF-J) of the 364th BS, 305th Bomb Group, US 8th Air Force, based in England, Aug 1944.
Read more : History Behind Corgi AA33318: B-17G “Flak Eater”, 305th BG (1944)
History Behind Corgi AA34018: B-24 Liberator “Male Call”, 453rd BG (1944)
Discover Corgi AA34018 - a 1:72 B-24 Liberator “Male Call” of the 453rd Bomb Group, US 8th Air Force, flown in 1944 and linked with Jimmy Stewart.
Read more : History Behind Corgi AA34018: B-24 Liberator “Male Call”, 453rd BG (1944)
History Behind Corgi AA35311: B-25 Mitchell II, No. 226 Sqn (1944)
Discover Corgi AA35311 - a 1:72 B-25 Mitchell II “FW130 / MQ-A” of RAF 226 Squadron, based at Hartford Bridge, Hampshire during the D-Day build-up in June 1944.
Read more : History Behind Corgi AA35311: B-25 Mitchell II, No. 226 Sqn (1944)
History Behind Corgi AA38507: Bf 110E-2, Schnaufer, NJG 1 (1942)
Discover Corgi AA38507 - a 1:72 Bf 110E-2 “G9+LN” flown by Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer, 5./NJG 1, based at St Trond, Belgium in June 1942.
Read more : History Behind Corgi AA38507: Bf 110E-2, Schnaufer, NJG 1 (1942)
History Behind Corgi AA32608: Lancaster MkIII, Guy Gibson & 617 Squadron
Discover the story of Operation Chastise, the 1943 Dambusters raid using modified Avro Lancaster bombers to breach Germany’s Möhne and Eder dams in WWII.
Read more : History Behind Corgi AA32608: Lancaster MkIII, Guy Gibson & 617 Squadron
History Behind Corgi AA34908: Bf 109G-6 ‘Red 1’ – Maj. Hermann Graf
Discover Corgi AA34908: Messerschmitt Bf 109G-6 “Red 1” flown by ace Hermann Graf, JG 50, 1943. A historic diecast model with remarkable WWII history.
Read more : History Behind Corgi AA34908: Bf 109G-6 ‘Red 1’ – Maj. Hermann Graf