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Matchbox Sky Busters
The Matchbox Sky Busters are a brand of model aircraft produced by Lesney toys under the Matchbox brand, and later by Mattel.

The earlier Sky Busters were produced in 1973 from London, England. During the 1970s, Skybusters competed against Dyna-Flytes, produced by San Diego based Zee Toys.

Skybusters combined military and commercial aircraft models at their earlier stage. The United States Air Force, Air France, Federal Express, Lufthansa and QX Express were among the first brands to advertise with Skybusters. Some of the first Skybusters released were Learjet, Airbus A300, Boeing 747 and Corsair AD7 airplanes.

In 1976, the Skybusters line returned, at a time when the die cast airplanes market was largely dominated by Dyna-Flytes. The brand kept coming on and off the market until the 2000s, when Mattel decided to release the models each year. Currently, American Airlines, UPS, British Airways, Continental Airlines and DHL are the only airline companies under contract with Skybusters, but jetliners are also released under fake airline names, such as Matchbox Airlines[also called MBX Airways].

Skybusters production line

  • Junkers 87 B

  • Learjet

    • Generic, yellow and white
    • Generic, white
    • Datapost
    • DHL (2000s)
    • Federal Express
    • QX Express
    • United States Air Force
  • MIG MIG-21

    • Various generic types and colors
    • United States Air Force
  • Mirage F1

  • Skyhawk A4-F

    • United States Marines
  • Spitfire

    • Generic, beige and brown
    • Generic, gold and green
  • Starfighter F104

  • 1975

  • 1976

  • 1977

  • 1978

  • 1979

  • 1980

  • 1981

  • 1983

  • 1990

  • 1992

  • 1997

  • 2000

  • 2004

    • Boeing 777

      • Continental Airlines
  • 2006

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