de Havilland Vampire FB.5 / FB.9
Item Number:
AIR06108
AIR06108
Manufacturer
AIRFIX
AIRFIX
Scale:
1:48
1:48
The Vampire overshadowed by the Gloster Meteor and was the second jet fighter to enter service with the Royal Air Force.
The first RAF aircraft to fly faster than 500 mph, the Vampire was also the first single-engine jet to cross the Atlantic.
The FB.5 fighter-bomber was the most important variant of the aircraft.
1,123 aircraft were built, of which 930 were in service with the Royal Air Force - those intended for overseas service were designated FB.9 and had air conditioning in the cockpit.
Plastic model kit
Decal options:
unbuilt / unpainted
Paint and glue not included
The first RAF aircraft to fly faster than 500 mph, the Vampire was also the first single-engine jet to cross the Atlantic.
The FB.5 fighter-bomber was the most important variant of the aircraft.
1,123 aircraft were built, of which 930 were in service with the Royal Air Force - those intended for overseas service were designated FB.9 and had air conditioning in the cockpit.
Plastic model kit
Decal options:
- de Havilland D.H. 100 Vampire FB.9, No.213 Squadron, Royal Air Force Deversoir, Egypt, 1954
- de Havilland D.H. 100 Vampire FB.9, No. 502 (Ulster) Squadron, Royal Auxiliary Air Force, Royal Air Force Sydenham, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 1955
unbuilt / unpainted
Paint and glue not included
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