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Trumpeter 1/48 Scale Royal Air Force Fairey Battle Mk I WWII Light Bomber Model Kit

SKU: TM05831
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£59.99
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Trumpeter 1/48 Scale Royal Air Force Fairey Battle Mk I WWII Light Bomber Model Kit

The Fairey Battle was a British single-engine light bomber built by the Fairey Aviation Company in the late 1930s for the Royal Air Force. The Battle was powered by the same Rolls-Royce Merlin piston engine that gave contemporary British fighters high performance; however, the Battle was weighed down with a three-man crew and a bomb load. Despite being a great improvement on the aircraft that preceded it, by the time it saw action it was slow, limited in range and highly vulnerable to both anti-aircraft fire and fighters with its single defensive .303 machine gun. During the "Phoney War", the Fairey Battle recorded the first RAF aerial victory of the Second World War but by May 194 was suffering heavy losses of well over 50% per mission. By the end of 1940 the Battle had been withdrawn from combat service and relagated to training units overseas. For such prewar promise, the Battle was one of the most disappointing of all RAF aircrafts.

Paints and glue are required to complete this model kit. Not included. Available separately.


Deluxe Materials Plastic Magic Cement 40ml (AD83):

Plastic Magic Cement is a thin, liquid plastic cement with a 10-15 sec adjustment time & non-clog action. It is non-toxic, non-flammable, has minimal odour and almost zero emissions when compared to competitors.

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