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Diecast Masters 84405 187 CAT 627G Auger Scraper – Metro Hobbies

At the beginning of WWI many aircraft manufacturers experimented with the construction of 'pusher' types, in which the propeller was fitted behind the cockpit. This arrangement had been familiar since the earliest days of aviation, because the Wright Brothers' machines had also been of the pusher type. Various builders such as the Royal Aircraft Factory pursued an interest in pushers, and also Airco, led by the talented engineer Geoffrey de Havilland. He designed the D.H.1 in 1914, which was produced in small numbers and regarded favorably. In particular, the successful construction of this pusher airplane spurred de Havilland to continue experimenting with the formula. The appearance of the first true fighter, the Fokker E. III, in the skies of the Western Front, forced the British to search for an adequate answer. It possessed a synchronized gun and seemed to be