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[email protected] www.corgi.co.uk Vanguards CUK06/2 USA July - December 2006 Forward March £2.95 The right is reserved to improve and amend specifications in colours and materials, and to change and withdraw items in our line. The trademarks depicted herein are used by CORGI CLASSICS LTD under license or by permission from the respective proprietary owners Corgi - Making the Great Small and the Small Great Corgi Cover late 06.qxd 3/4/06 12:16 Page 2 3-5 Introduction 16 Birth of the Jet 6-7 Sights & Sounds and Working 17 RAF Trainers Aviation 8-9 RAF Coastal 18-19 Military Air Power to our July – December 2006 Collector catalogue 10-11 Aircraft of the MTO 20-21 Helicopter Legends Welcome 12-13 70 Years of the Spitfire 22-23 War in the Pacific - New Guinea and another fantastic array of die-cast models. Archive 14-15 Battle for the Low Countries 24-25 US Modern Warfare As you flick through from the Aviation Archive through Road 26 Introduction 29 Fighting Machines Modern Era Transport and on to Vanguards you’ll note an The Corgi 27 100 Years of Flight 29 Helicopters unprecedented level of new tooling including the 27 Battle of Britain 30 Nose Art Collection 28 Fighting Machines WWII new Euro Fighter, the Volvo FH Cab and the Ford Cortina MkIII...and these are just the highlights.