Original Acme D-day clicker US army bag

Original Acme D-day clicker US army bagOriginally developed for the airborne landings of the Allies of World War II on D Day (Operation Overlord) on June 6, 1944, this Loud Clicker was manufactured under the highest secrecy by J Hudson & Co. in Birmingham. If you were behind enemy lines at night, you were "asked" for alliance with a "click" and answered positively with a "double click". For security reasons, use of the Clicker was limited to 24 hours. The extraordinary quality of the

British Gold and the American ‘bloody’ Omaha – formed the backdrop to the largest amphibious invasion the world had ever seen

This very detailed 1/1 scale model (1:100) features the Night Fright logo on the nose

held its own in the Battle of Bastogne

troopers from the 505th PIR had raised another flag over the town – the Stars and Stripes – and Sainte Mere Eglise had become the first town in Normandy to be liberated by the Allies on D-Day

travelling to Burma

Yet as the enemy fell back the Allies’ supply line was becoming dangerously stretched

as a compromise

This very detailed scale model (1:100) features the D-day Doll art on the nose

Her unwavering support for the troops saw her performing tirelessly

C-53s were also missing the radome and had different instrument and control layouts and a more open layout at the front of the passenger compartment

101st Airborne Division in Normandy shortly after the Allied Invasion on D-Day

Color: OD Green