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Posted by ChrisJH666
on Saturday, February 28, 2004 9:13 AM
It appears Revell make a kit for the Graf Zeppelin. Here's the gen that goes with it.
The Graf Zeppelin was the one and only German aircraft carrier, but it was never completed or used. As the only german ship in this class it deserves a special place. She was to have a crew of 1720 men and carry 110 aircraft; displacement 27.750 tons. In 1939 the first doubts were expressed on her operation usability. In April 1940 construction was halted and in July the Graf Zeppelin was towed to Gotenhafen. In Dezember 1942, the G.Z. was towed to Kiel for construction to continue and, after a general shipbuilding stoppage at the beginning of 1943, in April 1943 she was taken to Stettin. In 1945 the Graf Zeppelin ws sunk at her moorings by a demolition squad, but in March 1947 she was raised by the Soviet navy and then in June she was finally sunk by torpedoes.
In the queue: 1/48 Beech Staggerwing (RAAF), P38 (RAAF), Vultee Vengeance (RAAF), Spitfire Vb (Malta), Spitfire VIII x2 (RAAF), P39 x2 (RAAF), Martin Baltimore (Malta?), Martin Maryland (Malta), Typhoon NF1b, Hellcat x2 (FAA)
Chris 
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