Airfix

The A4 flew in the first movie as training partners to the F-14 Tomcats. Some of the most exciting flying scenes featured these stalwarts of the U.S. Navy, and their pilots endeavours helped to hone the Top GunŸ??s skills.Produced under licensed...

The P-40 served the United States Army Air Force throughout the Second World War, fighting in Europe, across Asia and in the deserts of North Africa. While not as maneuverable as the Japanese Mitsubishi Zero, or as fast as the German Messerschmitt...

Scheme: Bf 109E-4 �??Yellow 13�?? 9./JG54 Hollande When the diminutive Messerschmitt Bf109 entered service in February 1935, it was one of the most advanced aircraft in the world, clearly heralding the future of fighter design. Produced in greater...

Considered revolutionary in 1935, by the start of WWII the earliest versions of The Hurricane with fabric covered wings and two bladed propellers had fallen behind the performance of the best German fighters. Nevertheless, once fitted with 3-blade...

The first production Spitfire Mk.I was delivered to RAF No.19 Squadron at Duxford on 4th August 1938 and heralded the arrival of a future aviation icon. With various upgraded marks of this classic fighter serving throughout WWII, the Spitfire is...

Scheme 1: XK624 CFS Little Rissington September 1972 Scheme 2: Vampire J-28C Swedish Historic Flight First entering RAF service in 1952, the De Havilland Vampire T.11 trainer was the final UK variant of Britain�??s second operational jet...

Scale: 1:72 Skill: 1 Number of Parts: 70 Dimensions (mm): L150 X W166 The Boulton-Paul Defiant was the only �??turret fighter�?? to enter service with the RAF. The Defiant used the philosophy that a fighter aircraft, armed solely with a turret...

The F4F Wildcat was the US Navy's primary carrier borne fighter aircraft at the start of the Second World War. Characterised by its stubby appearance the Wildcat had been developed from Gruman's successful range of pre-war biplanes and had entered...

Scheme 1: RAF 4 FTS XS100/57 (1970) Scheme 2: Oscar EW-5894 Fallus �?? USS Essess 1991 The diminutive Folland Gnat was originally developed as a light and affordable jet fighter, but went on to be used extensively by the Royal Air Force as an advanced...

Scheme 1: De Havilland DH.82a Tiger Moth Royal Naval Air Station Abbotsinch, Paisley, Scotland, 1962 Scheme 2: De Havilland DH.82a Tiger Moth No,12 Local Air Supply Unit (LASU), Kiarivu Airfield, Papua New Guinea, August 1945 Still a...

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Scale 1:72Skill 2Number of Parts 75Dimensions (mm) L178 x W116Age Suitability 8+

Schemes: 1) British Aerospace Hawk T.Mk.1, No.151 (Fighter) Squadron, Royal Air Force Chivenor, Devon, England, July 1983 2) British Aerospace Hawk T.Mk.1, No.208 (R) Squadron, Royal Air Force Valley, Anglesey, Wales, April 2016 �??...

The end of the Second World War saw the victorious Allied nations desperately attempting to secure details of German jet technology and high speed research data, information which could be applied to their own jet projects. Using this information and...

Ordered straight from the drawing board in 1935 the Bristol Type 142, later called the Blenheim was, for its time, a very advanced aircraft but by the outbreak of the Second World War it had been overtaken by fighter development. Seeing...

Operated by the Royal Navy, one of the most extensively modified versions of the Westland Sea King is the Westland Commando HC4. First flying on 26 September 1979, this high capacity, iconic aircraft was used extensively for British operations in both...

Scheme 1: 10./NJG 11, W.Nr 111980, Red 12 + RAF Version Scheme 2: Avia CS-92 Czech AFAs the first operational jet fighter in the world, initial Messerschmitt Me262s combat operations were flown by single seat aircraft, piloted by some of the...

Even though the classic de Havilland Tiger Moth has to be considered one of the most important aircraft in the history of British aviation, it rarely receives the popular respect it deserves and is usually in the shadow of more glamourous types, such...

Scheme 1: Franz Von Werra 1940 Scheme 2: G9 + JM III./NJG 1 Scheme 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...

On graduating from basic flying training in the BAC Jet Provost, students streamed for fast jet training during the mid 1960s would probably find themselves in the front seat of a Folland Gnat and a very different flying experience. Something of a ‘hot...

 

The Supermarine Spitfire was, by 1940, the interceptor of choice for Fighter Command. It was capable of speeds of over 360mph and had exceptional manoeuvrability. An excellent dog-fighter, the Spitfire Mark I is seen as a symbol of ƒ??The Fewƒ??,...

The Hawker Hurricane was the RAFƒ??s most vital fighter in the early years of WWII. These tough, partly fabric covered monoplane fighters put in a valiant defence against the numerically superior Luftwaffe during the Blitzkrieg. Although slower than...

As the least effective of the RAF’s interceptor fighters at the start of the Battle of Britain, it is interesting to note that the Boulton Paul Defiant actually entered service much later than either the Spitfire or Hurricane, but was quickly relegated...

The rugged and reliable Hawker Hurricane was arguably the most important fighter aircraft available to the Royal Air Force at the beginning of WWII. Easier to produce and more forgiving to fly than the more glamorous Spitfire, the Hurricane was...

During the early stages of WWII, the American built Curtiss P-40B proved to be one of the most important fighter aircraft available to Allied Air Forces. Flying with the RAF in North Africa and the American Volunteer Group in China, the Allison...

Britain‹¨«??s most pressing need was for aircraft and in 1940, the British Purchasing Commission approached US aircraft manufacturer North American Aviation, to produce licence-built Curtiss P-40 fighters for the RAF. Slightly indignant at the...

Scale 1:48Skill 2Number of Parts 118Dimensions (mm) L206xW209Age Suitability 8+

Scheme 1: ‹¨«??Rotation Blues‹¨«?? 67th FBS Korea Scheme 2: F51D 77 Squadron RAAF Korea 1951 Scheme 3: J26 Mustang, Swedish Air Force As arguably the finest fighter aircraft of WWII, the Mustang went on to be selected as the USAF primary...

Scheme 1: KM272 ‹¨«??Dooleybird‹¨«?? 19 Squadron RAF 1945 Scheme 2: KH676/CV-A Flg Off A F Lane, 3 Squadron RAAF Cervia Italy, April 1945As the North American Mustang was developed as a direct result of a British Air Ministry requirement, it is...

As the air war over occupied Europe progressively developed, so did the equipment used by the RAF and its Bomber Command. Specialist vehicles were introduced to supply arms and equipment to waiting machines and maintenance tasks were made easier...

The role of medium bomber proved to be one of the most crucial during the Second World War and after something of a challenging service introduction, the North American B-25 Mitchell developed into a highly successful aircraft. Seeing service in...

Schemes: 1) XV466 D, No1435 FLT, RAF Mount Pleasant November 1991 2) FGR.2 XV469 H 2 Squadron June 1976 3) FGR.2 Phantom XV408 92 Squadron RAF GermanyAs the Royal Air Force were looking to update their strike and close air support...

Scheme 1: FL212 EV-W �??Nulli Secundus�?? 180 Squadron RAF Dunsfold 1943 Scheme 2: FV923 SM-E Lasham 1943In Royal Air Force service, the capable North American B-25C/D Mitchell tactical medium bomber was designated the Mitchell II, with the RAF...

In the aftermath of the Pearl Harbor Raid, America embarked on an audacious plan to strike at the very heart of the Japanese nation and post clear intentions of their resolve for ultimate victory. On 18th April 1942, sixteen B-25B Mitchell bombers...

Dimensions L268 x W186Scale 1:72Skill 3Number of Parts 141Dimensions (mm) L268 x W186Age Suitability 8+

As US bomber operations began to take place at airfields all over Southern England from the summer of 1942, the vehicles used in servicing their Liberators and Flying Fortresses were slowly changing from the standard RAF support vehicles, to...

Although usually associated with the Wehrmacht�??s feared �??Lightning War�?? attacks at the beginning of WWII, the Ju87B Stuka was also a highly effective maritime strike bomber. Capable of performing precision dive bombing attacks against any Allied...

Of the RAF bombers involved in operations over Germany during the Second World War, the Avro Lancaster must rank as the most famous of them all. Although Merlin engines were the more usual power plant for the Lancaster, not all were produced using them...

Scheme 1: R5868 S-Sugar 467 Squadron RAAF Scheme 2: LM624 57 Squadron As the third of Britain‹¨«??s four engined heavy bombers to enter RAF service during WWII, the Avro Lancaster proved to be an exceptional aircraft, possessing a large...

Described by General Eisenhower as one of the four weapons that helped the Allies to win the Second World War, the Douglas DC3 and its military variant, the C-47 Skytrain (Dakota in RAF service), has since gone on to be an instantly recognizable symbol...