Oxford Diecast RASC-Katy Western Desert Austin K2 Ambulance

Oxford Diecast

£18.95

A brand new World War II Ambulance joins Oxford’s 1:76 scale Military series and it has wartime Royal connections. It has also featured in several media roles of the period, notably the film Ice Cold in Alex starring John Mills, where it was called ‘Katy, Our model brings back to life that vehicle as it appeared in the movie. Many images of the then Princess Elizabeth in her wartime ATS uniform show her either under the bonnet or behind the wheel of a K2 Ambulance which she was trained to drive. The Austin K2/Y Ambulance, affectionately known as KATY, was built between 1939 and 1945 by Austin

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