Bristol Beaufighter Mk.IF/VIF 'No.68 Sq. RAF'
Bristol Beaufighter Mk.IF/VIF 'No.68 Sq. RAF'
This injection-moulded kit contains 51 parts, 3 resin parts and five clear parts (cockpit canopies, position lights etc.). A comprehensive instruction leaflet and a decal sheet are included.
Colour schemes included in the kit:
1) Bristol Beaufighter Mk.IF, X7583, Grey WM-E, No.68 Sq., RAF, High Ercall airfield, autumn 1941
2) Bristol Beaufighter Mk.IF, X7842, Red WM-P, 'B' Flight, No.68 Sq., RAF, Coltishall airfield, summer 1942
3) Bristol Beaufighter Mk.VIF, MM850, Red WM-L, No.68 Sq., RAF, Coltishall airfield, October 1943
4) Bristol Beaufighter Mk.VIF, V8656/G, Red WM-U, No.68 Sq., RAF, Coltishall airfield, spring 1943
| Ref. No.: | MKM144050 |
| Availability: | IN STOCK |
Bristol Beaufighter Mk.IF/VIF 'No.68 Sq. RAF'
The Bristol Beaufighter was a British heavy fighter, whose first prototype flew in July 1939. The Mk.IF was a high performance fighter and efficient night-fighter employing the then novel AI radar. It was a two-seat, twin engine, all-metal mid-wing cantilever monoplane, fitted with a retractable undercarriage. It was powered by two Hercules radial engines and the armament consisted of four cannons in the nose, four guns in the starboard wing and another two guns in the port wing. The Beaufighter Mk.VIF, introduced in 1942, was fitted with more powerful engines and its wing mounted guns could be replaced by additional fuel tanks to extend the aircraft's range.
Total production of the Mk.I (both F and C variants) reached 914 aircraft while some 1,840 Mk.VI aircraft were produced. Late series Mk.VIs were fitted with a dihedral tailplane with increased span. From late 1943, a new AI Mk.VIII radar was installed in a "thimble-nose" radome, enabling all-weather and night attacks.
Beaufighters were taken on charge by No.68 Sq. RAF in May 1941 and from the next July, the unit always had a strong element of Czechoslovak pilots in exile with up to eight flying crews consisting entirely of Czechoslovak personnel.
The Czech crews of No.68 Squadron were credited with 24 aerial victories (of which 3 were probable), seven damaged planes and three destroyed V-1 flying bombs.
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26 Plastic parts from clear material
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Fiat G.50 'Initial Series' (2in1)
Description:Fiat G.50 'Initial Series' (2in1 = 2 kits in 1 box) Italian AF, Finnish AF
Two injection-moulded kits are supplied in this box and each kit contains 38 parts and one clear part (the cockpit windshield). A comprehensive decal sheet is included.
The Fiat G.50 was an Italian fighter aircraft designed in the mid-1930s, which became the most advanced fighter to be produced in Italy at that time. The prototype flew in February 1937, while the first production aircraft were delivered to the air force two years later.
In the autumn of 1940, an improved version with an extended combat range was introduced and designated the G.50bis. In total, production of the G.50 reached 784 aircraft in seven production series; 426 of which were manufactured by Fiat (Aeritalia) and another 358 were built by CMASA. 58 aircraft were exported: 13 G.50s to Spain, 35 aircraft to Finland and 10 went to Croatia.
It was a single-seat, all-metal low-wing monoplane featuring an open cockpit and a retractable undercarriage. It was powered by a Fiat A.74 two-row radial engine and was fitted with a Hamilton-Fiat propeller. The first versions of the G.50 were fitted with different configurations of armament: either a single or a pair of 12.7mm machine guns in the nose and an additional pair of 7.7mm guns in the wings. The Fiat G.50bis can be distinguished by the redesigned tail, addition of a larger rudder and relocated tail wheel.
The Fiat G.50s were extensively used on various fronts by Italy, including deployment in Belgium, North Africa, in the Balkans, in the Aegean and the Italian mainland. In Finland they served with distinction during the Winter War of 1940 and the Continuation War of 1941a"44 against the Soviet Union.
Aero L-39V Albatros target-tug + Letov KT-04 drone (CzAF, Slovak AF, E. & W. Germany)
This injection-moulded kit contains 35 parts, one clear part (the cockpit canopy), 5 resin parts and a special modelling tread representing the turget-tug cable. A comprehensive decal sheet is included.
Colour schemes included in the kit:
1) Aero L-39V Albatros, Black 0735, KT-04 drone, Black 12-10, 2nd Training Regiment, VVLŠ SNP Military Air Training Establishment, Czechoslovak Air Force (vojenské letectvo ČSLA), Košice Air Base, 1980s
2) Aero L-39V Albatros, White 0745, KT-04 drone, Black 05-20, Slovak Air Force (Vzdušné sily ozbrojených síl Slovenskej republiky), Poprad Airport, September 2002
3) Aero L-39V Albatros, Black 170, KT-04 drone, Black 09-06, ZDK-33 unit (Zieldarstellungskette), East German Air Force (LSK/LV DDR – Luftstreitkräfte und Luftverteidigung der DDR), Peenemünde Air Base, spring 1990
4) Aero L-39V Albatros, Black 28 49, Luftwaffe, Rothenburg/Görlitz Airport, July 1991
Fiat G.50bis 'In Africa' (2in1)
Two injection-moulded kits are supplied in this box and each kit contains 36 parts and one clear part (the cockpit windshield). A comprehensive decal sheet is included.
Fiat G.50 'In Africa' (2in1 = 2 kits in 1 box) (Italian AF, South African AF)
The Fiat G.50 was an Italian fighter aircraft designed in the mid-1930s, which became the most advanced fighter to be produced in Italy at that time. The prototype flew in February 1937, while the first production aircraft were delivered to the air force two years later.
In the autumn of 1940, an improved version with an extended combat range was introduced and designated the G.50bis. In total, production of the G.50 reached 784 aircraft in seven production series; 426 of which were manufactured by Fiat (Aeritalia) and another 358 were built by CMASA. 58 aircraft were exported: 13 G.50s to Spain, 35 aircraft to Finland and 10 went to Croatia.
It was a single-seat, all-metal low-wing monoplane featuring an open cockpit and a retractable undercarriage. It was powered by a Fiat A.74 two-row radial engine and was fitted with a Hamilton-Fiat propeller. The first versions of the G.50 were fitted with different configurations of armament: either a single or a pair of 12.7mm machine guns in the nose and an additional pair of 7.7mm guns in the wings. The Fiat G.50bis can be distinguished by the redesigned tail, addition of a larger rudder and relocated tail wheel.
The Fiat G.50s were extensively used on various fronts by Italy, including deployment in Belgium, North Africa, in the Balkans, in the Aegean and the Italian mainland. In Finland they served with distinction during the Winter War of 1940 and the Continuation War of 1941a"44 against the Soviet Union.
Aero L-39ZA/L-139 Albatros 2000
This injection-moulded kit contains 35 parts and one clear part (the cockpit canopy). A comprehensive decal sheet is included.
Colour schemes included in the kit:
1) Aero L-39ZA Albatros, Black 2341, 1st Fighter Regiment, Czech Air Force (letectvo Armady České republiky), České Budejovice Air Base, 1994
2) Aero L-139 Albatros 2000, Grey 5501, Aero Vodochody factory demonstrator, Aero Vodochody Air Base, 1994-99
3) Aero L-39ZA Albatros, Blue 16, Lithuanian Air Force, iauliai Air Base, 2012
4) Aero L-39ZA Albatros, Black NAF362/62, 303rd Flying Training School, Nigerian Air Force, Kano Air Base, 2012
