Airfix - Grumman Martlet Mk.IV - 1:72 (A02074)
At a time when the Royal Navy were desperately in need
of an effective single engine fighter, the new American F4F Wildcat was seen
as the ideal solution and was immediately pressed into service. Known
as the Martlet in Fleet Air Arm service, this diminutive aircraft was used
operationally right through to the end of the war in Europe.
The Fleet
Air Arm introduced the American produced F-4F Martlet (Wildcat) to combat in
WWII a full year before the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor. One of
the most distinctive features of this diminutive fighter was the narrow
track undercarriage, which had to be manually deployed by the pilot.
With a crank handle placed on the right hand side of the cockpit, the pilot
would have to switch to holding the control column in his left hand and
crank the retraction handle thirty times with his right hand, in the seconds
immediately following take off!.
Discontinued
| Model Scale; 1:72 |
Dimensions (mm); L120 x W160 |
| Number of Parts: 54 |
Requires Painting: Yes |
| Skill Level: 2 |
Flying Hours: 1 |
Paints Required but not included:
24, 33, 53, 56, 61, 62, 85, 88, 90, 94, 123, 226
