QUIZ #7- Is This All The Itallian Mercury Aircraft?

[grwebster]

This set sold at auction recently. It was framed and labeled as an original and complete Mercury set.


It wasn't. Mercury only issued three boxed sets with a much smaller selection of aircraft.
One of our talented members, Bob Dros made up the background to which the aircraft were attached. It is a beautiful way to display them BUT.........it isn't complete either.

Here is the Quiz question: One known variant is missing from this collection. Which one is it?

[Tone]

The Sparverio tri-motor with Italian registration letters on the wings that you posted once?

[grwebster]

Damn, you guys are good. Tone is right.
Here is my very poor example, but not many of these around.

Here is a page from the Mercury book thanks to Jose. Note the three gift sets.

[Flyingtiger10]

There were two other variants: The Corsair with painted red nose rockets and the Vampire with Swiss registration roundels, a rare special issue for the distributor of the Mercury range in Switzerland.