Corgi’s Aviation Archive is flying high with the release of the first ever die-cast model of the BAC TSR-2 - the legendary bomber that never was!
Released this week, only 4,500 of this superb model have been made and are available through all good model shops and Corgi Direct.
Each TSR-2 comes with a bespoke stand complete with its own uniquely numbered Limited Edition certificate to prove its authenticity.
About the Model
AA38601 - BAC TSR-2, XR219, Flying Prototype, 1964, RRP £82.99
Corgi’s Aviation Archive range moves into the jet age with the BAC TSR-2. The Tactical Strike/Reconnaissance 2 was developed during the Cold War in the early 1960s. XR219, modelled to exact 1:72 scale, was the only prototype to fly. Arguably at the time the most technically advanced aircraft in the world, the TSR-2 project was controversially axed by Harold Wilson’s Labour Government later that same year. All the prototypes and tooling were then marked for destruction. Although two TSR-2s survived, XR219 ended up at Shoeburyness Range, Essex, where it was used as target practice.
Martyn Weaver, Marketing Manager at Corgi, said: “We are proud to be releasing a die cast replica of the TSR-2 which was arguably the most famous Post War British aircraft that never actually made active military service.”
