Airfix Spitfire Mk Vb 1 48 Series 4

Model Information Scale 1 48 Size 193mm L x 233mm W Pieces 53 Aircraft Information Few

Model Information Scale 1 48 Size 193mm L x 233mm W Pieces 53 Aircraft Information Few aircraft have gained as much fame as the legendary Supermarine Spitfire Its classic shape combined with a superb engine produced a fighting machine with few equals Designed to Air Ministry specification as a day and night fighter the Spitfire evolved around a new 1 000 hp Rolls Royce 12 cylinder Vee engine which was later to become the famous Merlin The first production Spitfire Mk 1 was delivered to the RAF in May 1938 and by the beginning of the Battle of Britain in August 1940 there were 19 Squadrons of Spitfires operational in Fighter Command To maintain superiority over the German Messerschmitt Bf109E a more powerful version of the Spitfire designated Mk V was produced This was basically an Mk 1 with a more powerful Merlin 45 producing 1 450 hp at 9 000 ft 2 743 m Maximum speed was 369 mph 594 km h and range on internal fuel was 470 miles 756 km In December 1940 the Mk Vb ent

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