Airfix 1/48 Help for Heroes Spitfire Gift Set (50030)

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Airfix 1/48 Help for Heroes Spitfire Gift Set (50030)

The MkVa Spitfire is one of the most famous aircraft ever to fly having gained iconic status following the Battle of Britain - a machine fit for Heroes. 50p from the sale of this product will be donated to the RAF Benevolent Fund. 50p from the sale of this product will be paid in support of the Help for Heroes Charity.

The gift set is supplied with 8 acrylic paints, 2 brushes and glue.

Designed by R J Mitchell and making its first flight on March 5th 1936, the Spitfire entered service two years later with 19 Sqn RAF.

Calibrated trials showed a maximum speed of 354 m.p.h.

(570 km/h) at 18,900 ft. (5761 m), and its original armament of eight wing-mounted .303 inch machine guns gave a formidable rate of fire of 1,200 rounds per minute. The Mk Vb was introduced in 1941, having a Rolls-Royce Merlin 45 engine rated at 1,470 h.p. for combat and armed with 2 x 20 mm cannons and four Browning machine guns. More than 5,000 Spitfire Vb's were built and served in Russia and the Middle and Far East, as well as in Northern Europe. It was capable of a top speed of 371 m.p.h. (597 km/h) at 20,100 ft. (6126 m), with a service ceiling 37,500 ft. (11,430 m).

Airfix 1/48 Help for Heroes Spitfire Gift Set (50030)

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