Series 4 aircraftBritain's first jet fighter was still quite a primitive design and the reason it proceeded as a twin engined aircraft was down to the fact that these early jets were not overly powerful and rather slow to respond to the pilot's power input requests.The view from the cockpit was supe..
Series 4 aircraft - New parts, new schemesThe Mosquito's greatest attribute was its speed and though it was developed as a high-speed, unarmed bomber, the fact it could outpace fighter aircraft of the day made it an attractive proposition for military reconnaissance. The second Mosquito protot..
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Item Length - Without Packaging (cm)17.5Item Height - Without Packaging (cm)4.5Item Width - Without Packaging (cm)22.6How many pieces will be found in the box opened by the customer?137Item Scale1:72 Scale
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Series 4 aircraft - new schemesFrom the perspective of a student pilot, the de Havilland Tiger Moth was a relatively stable and forging aircraft to fly, possessing few handling vices and being generally supportive of the odd mistake by the novice pilot. It quickly gained a reputation as being ..
Series 4 aircraftThe first aircraft type designed and built by de Havilland Canada, the Chipmunk took to the skies in May 1946 and almost immediately gained interest from the military. By April 1948, the Royal Canadian Air Force had taken delivery of their first Chipmunk, but they were not the..
Series 5 aircraftKnown as the 'Flying Pencil' the Dornier Do17z was designed as a fast bomber which could theoretically out run other fighter aircraft. Used extensively during the blitz in the skies over Kent, one Dornier which was shot down into the English Channel is now under conservation o..
Series 5 aircraftThe Mk.XII was the first production version of the Spitfire to use the Rolls-Royce Griffon engine. The Griffon was a development of the 'R' sprint engine used in the Supermarine Schneider Trophy racing seaplanes of the late 1920s and early 1930s.Scale: 1:48Length mm: 202Width ..
Series 5 aircraft.Scheme 1: Franz Von Werra 1940Scheme 2: G9 + JM III./NJG 1Scheme 3: Yugoslavian Air Force L-33 As the battle hardened Bf109 fighter pilots of the Luftwaffe began operations against Britain following the Dunkirk evacuation, they would be at a disadvantage fo..
Series 5 aircraftThe Supermarine Spitfire Mk.Vb was the most widely produced variant of the Mk.V series of Spitfires. Entering service with the RAF in early 1941, the Mk.Vb variant incorporated a number of improvements over earlier Spitfires. It was the first common variant to be fitted ..