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Airfix - Fairey Battle - 1:72 (A03032)
During the period at the start of the war when Poland was under attack, the
Battle was used to fly reconnaissance missions over the German front line in
the West. It was during one of these missions, on 20 September 1939, that a
Fairey Battle of No. 88 Squadron shot down a Messerschmitt Bf 109, giving
the Battle the honour of having achieved the first RAF kill of the war.
However, the phoney war period also saw the Battle suffer significant
losses, and once the Battle of France commenced the losses became
unacceptable, and the aircraft was withdrawn, but not after two posthumous
Victoria Crosses were awarded to Flight Officer D.E. Garland and his
observer, Sgt. T. Gray.
| Model Scale; 1:72 |
Dimensions (mm); L178 W228 |
| Number of Parts: 77 |
Requires Painting: Yes |
| Skill Level: 2 |
Flying Hours: 1 |
Paints Required but not included:11, 24, 29,
33, 78, 96, 163
Discontinued
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