Airfix 02109 Hawker Tempest Mk.V 1:72

Series 2 aircraft

The smaller scale is perfect for those models where you want a more simple and faster construction.

An aircraft which has to be considered one of the finest aeroplanes of WWII, the Hawker Tempest V could trace its design lineage back to the Hurricane fighters which proved so decisive during the Battle of Britain only two years earlier, but would represent the absolute zenith of piston engined fighter design.  Indeed, when accomplished designer Sydney Camm was looking to produce his 'Super Hurricane' replacement for the aviation saviour of the Battle of Britain, the aircraft he surely had in mind was the Tempest V.  As it was, The Tempest is often confused with its predecessor in RAF service, the Typhoon, even though the two are very different aeroplanes.

Scale: 1:72

Length mm: 142.5

Width mm: 173.6

Pieces: 68

Skill level: 1

Flying hours: 1