Skybusters

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The Matchbox Sky Busters are a range of die-cast model aircraft produced under the Matchbox brand, initially by Lesney Products and later by Mattel. The first range of Sky Busters were produced in 1973 by Lesney in England.

Skybusters combined military and commercial aircraft models in the early releases. The United States Air Force, Air France, Federal Express, Lufthansa and QX Express were among the first logos to appear on Skybusters. Learjet, Airbus A300, Boeing 747 and Corsair AD7 aeroplanes featured in the early ranges. In 1976, the Skybusters line returned, and the brand kept coming on and off the market until the 2000s when Mattel decided to release the models consistently.

Currently American Airlines, UPS, British Airways, Continental Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Lufthansa and DHL are the airline companies featured with Skybusters, but jetliners are also released under fictional airline names, such as Matchbox Airlines also called MBX Airways.

(Wikipedia, edited slightly)

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