Spitfire & F-35B Lightning II "Then and Now'"
Item Number:
AIR50190
AIR50190
Manufacturer
AIRFIX
AIRFIX
Scale:
1:72
1:72
Set with two aeroplanes.
Since the dawn of powered flight, aeroplanes and their intrepid pilots have captured the imagination of the world. The most impressive machines ever built by man have been flown by a talented few pilots.
Of all the many types of aircraft that have taken to the skies, the single-seat fighter has held the most fascination, and in Britain the Supermarine Spitfire has reigned supreme over the years.
Considered the saviour of the nation in its darkest hour and remaining in service throughout the Second World War, the aircraft is as famous today as it was when the first production aircraft arrived at RAF Duxford in August 1938.
The Mark Vc variant of the Spitfire may have been an intermediate development of the famous British fighter, hastily designed to combat the latest version of the wartime enemy, the Messerschmitt Bf 109, but it proved so successful that it became the most widely produced of all Spitfire variants.
As the aircraft that enabled Fighter Command to go on the offensive, the Spitfire Mk.V was used by Allied squadrons around the world and helped establish the almost mythical reputation of this famous fighter.
The Royal Air Force's latest high-tech multi-role aircraft, the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning, is a state-of-the-art fifth-generation fighter described as a technological quantum leap over all others. Can the F-35, although only at the beginning of its service life, match the reputation of the incomparable Spitfire?
unbuilt / unpainted
Since the dawn of powered flight, aeroplanes and their intrepid pilots have captured the imagination of the world. The most impressive machines ever built by man have been flown by a talented few pilots.
Of all the many types of aircraft that have taken to the skies, the single-seat fighter has held the most fascination, and in Britain the Supermarine Spitfire has reigned supreme over the years.
Considered the saviour of the nation in its darkest hour and remaining in service throughout the Second World War, the aircraft is as famous today as it was when the first production aircraft arrived at RAF Duxford in August 1938.
The Mark Vc variant of the Spitfire may have been an intermediate development of the famous British fighter, hastily designed to combat the latest version of the wartime enemy, the Messerschmitt Bf 109, but it proved so successful that it became the most widely produced of all Spitfire variants.
As the aircraft that enabled Fighter Command to go on the offensive, the Spitfire Mk.V was used by Allied squadrons around the world and helped establish the almost mythical reputation of this famous fighter.
The Royal Air Force's latest high-tech multi-role aircraft, the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning, is a state-of-the-art fifth-generation fighter described as a technological quantum leap over all others. Can the F-35, although only at the beginning of its service life, match the reputation of the incomparable Spitfire?
- Plastic model kit of two British fighter aircraft:
- Stands, glue, paint and brushes included.
unbuilt / unpainted
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