Supermarine Spitfire - a single-seat British World War II fighter plane.
In 1931, England's Air Ministry placed a request for a new fighter plane. In response, Supermarine developed a machine designated Type 224; unfortunately, the performance was no better than competing machines. In the summer of 1934, work began on a new aircraft designated Type 300 with a new engine.
The first flight took place on March 5, 1936, and in 1937 series production of the Mk.I version of the Type 300 began.
At the end of 1940, pilots in air combat began to encounter a new version of the Messerschmitt Bf 109F which surpassed the Mk. II version in every respect. Therefore, the airframe had to be modified (metal covering of the ailerons, 2 types of wings were used on which various armaments could be mounted, and from 1941 a new C-wing was designed). The most important change was the strengthening of the engine bed and a new Roll-Royce engine with 1440 hp !!! After all these changes, the aircraft could match on the "battlefield" with the modern Messerschmitt Bf 109F.
A total of 6478 machines of the Mk V version were produced (as of spring 1941), 94 as Va, 3923 as Vb and 2447 as Vc.
The last Spitfire version to be produced was the Mk 24 - Type 356.
A total of 20,351 copies of this magnificent aircraft were produced between 1937 and 1948.
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Plastic model to be glued together by Japanese company Tamiya. The kit does not include paint and glue.
Specifications:
- scale: 1:72
- manufacturer: Tamiya
- product code: 60756
For more information and photos, visit the manufacturer's website (link in the tab above).
A little history on the video:
And, how does this fighter fly ? See on the videos below:
Britain's desperate battle for survival:
Presentation of the model on video: