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 Mig-28s that flew at the start and again at the end of the first Top Gun movie were actually Northrop F-5E Tigers flown by the U.S. Navys Aggressor Squadrons. These fictitious hostiles were finally defeated by the triumphant Top Gun aces at the end...

Flying at a top speed of Mach 1.8, the F-18 Hornet is a multi-role aircraft for the 21st Century Top Gun pilot. Being able to defend and attack when needed, makes it the perfect aircraft for any Top Gun Cadet when responding to all the challenges they...

A true American aviation classic, the P-51D Mustang takes its place amongst the latest US Navy fast jets in the new Top Gun: Maverick movie as Maverickƒ??s own personal aircraft. When he's not ƒ??educatingƒ?? the latest batch of Top Gun recruits, he can...

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...

Most people would describe the Eindecker as the first purpose built fighter aircraft in the world and although it was by no means the perfect fighting machine, it was to have a huge impact on the air war over the Western Front. The Fokker...

Scheme: E.III 105/15 Ernst Udet KeK Habsheim March 1916The E.III variant of this historically important fighter aircraft began to arrive on the Western Front at the end of 1915 and proved to be the definitive version of the aircraft. Produced in larger...

Thrilling Airshow audiences all over the world, the Royal Air Force Red Arrows aerobatic display team celebrated their 50th display season in 2014. Their distinctive Hawk T.1 jets are some of the most famous aircraft in the world. Acting as airborne...

Over 12,000 of the "Gustav" G-6 were built from 1943 to 1944 and were armed with two formidable 13mm machine guns, enabling the top Luftwaffe aces to record in some cases hundreds of "kills".

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...

At a time when the Royal Navy were desperately in need of an effective single engine fighter, the new American F4F Wildcat was seen as the ideal solution and was immediately pressed into service. Known as the Martlet in Fleet Air Arm service, this...

The stable flight characteristics of the government designed Royal Aircraft Factory BE2c made it an ideal choice for use as a home defence night fighter aircraft. It famously claimed the destruction of the first German Airship over Britain on 3rd...

Without doubt, the Supermarine Spitfire was one of the most important aircraft of WWII, with more being produced that any other British aircraft type ‹¨«?? it was also in production throughout the war. The Mk.V version of the Spitfire was produced in...

The new 1/72nd scale Jet Provost T.3/T.3a is a spectacular addition to the range of RAF training aircraft models that have been produced recently by Airfix. The model benefits from detailed cockpit section, alternate canopy positions, choice of...

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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The Mosquito earned the reputation of being one of the most outstanding aircraft of World War II. Constant success in its various fighter-bomber, maritime and ground attack roles made it is a very respected foe by its opponents. Its wooden construction...

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

The Fouga Magister (French for school house) was designed in France as a light two-seat twin-jet trainer for the French Air Force. Etablissements Fouga was a limited liability company formed by Breguet, Dassault, Morane-Saulnier, Sue-Est Aviation and...

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 rugged and effective Junkers Ju87B Stuka was designed specifically to be a highly effective airborne artillery piece, capable of supporting fast moving ground units by destroying strategic targets that stood in their way. Well built and extremely...

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...

The Supermarine Swift was originally designed as an interceptor fighter but was most successful as a low level photo reconnaissance aircraft, operating over Germany during the late 1950s. A strong airframe with good speed at low level, it excelled in...

Scheme 1: Martin B-26B-55-MA Marauder "The Big Hairy Bird", 599th Bombardment Squadron, 397th Bombardment Group, 9th Air Force, United Stated Army Air Force, England, 1944/45Scheme 2: Martin B-26B-55-MA Marauder "Flak-Bait", 449th Bombardment Squadron,...

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...

The Mikoyan MiG-29 is a jet fighter aircraft designed in the former Soviet Union for an air superiority role to counter the then emerging F-15 and F-16 fighters of the U.S. Known by NATO as the 'Fulcrum' it entered service with the Soviet Air Force in...

Developed in the 1960s as the first truly successful V/STOL combat aircraft, the Hawker Siddeley Harrier proved a revelation upon entering service in its earliest form, the GR.1. However, some improvements could be made and this came in the GR.3, which...

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...

Scale: 1:72 Skill: 2 Number of Parts: 114 Dimensions (mm): L198 X W107 The Harrier had been designed from the beginning to attract export sales. The first of these was the US Marine Corps who began to take an interest around 1969 when the jet...

The Nakajima B5N2 'Kate' was the most numerous Japanese torpedo bomber of the Second World War and while primarily operated as a torpedo bomber from carriers, it also saw service as a land based bomber. A single engine monoplane, it was defended by...

The Bristol Blenheim was originally conceived as a privately funded high-speed civilian aircraft, intended to wrestle the record for the fastest civilian aircraft in Europe away from the Germans. It achieved this with ease and immediately attracted...

When the Nakajima B5N1 torpedo bomber entered service in 1937, it was the most advanced aircraft of its type in the world. Known by its Allied reporting name of �??Kate�??, the B5N1 proved devastatingly effective in the early Pacific engagements of WWII...

The Bristol Blenheim light bomber was one of the most important aircraft available to the RAF at the start of WWII and more Squadrons than any other aircraft. The Mk.IV introduced a lengthened nose to replace the cramped bomb aimers position in...

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...

The Horsa was the primary glider used in the paratrooper landings at both D-Day in June 1944 and Arnhem in September 1944. The Horsa was made up of thirty separate parts primarily made out of wood. This allowed production to be subcontracted out, with...

Scheme 1: XS903 5 Squadron RAF Binbrook Scheme 2: XS921 56 Squadron June 1976 As the only all-British built Mach 2 plus capable fighter aircraft, the English Electric Lightning occupies a unique place in aviation history and remains one of the...

Originally entering RAF service as a heavy fighter/night fighter in August 1940, the Bristol Beaufighter proved to be an extremely versatile aircraft. Perhaps best known as a Coastal Command strike aircraft, Beaufighters were capable of launching savage...

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...

Developed as a small, lightweight and manoeuvrable fighter, the Folland Gnat was never accepted into RAF service in that role. However, after being re-designed with two seats, it found its niche as a superb trainer and its small size and excellent...

 

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...