Airfix - RAF Rescue Launch - 1:72
Product Code: A05281V
During the Second World War, the danger of losing
large numbers of aircrew forced to ditch in the seas around the British
Isles was very real, resulting in the creation of the Royal Air Force
Sea Rescue Service, operating under the motto ‘The sea shall not have
them’. Using vessels designed by the British Powerboat Company and
utilising racing boat technology, this service was all about speed, with
the Type Two 63ft HSL ‘Whaleback’ being arguably their most distinctive
craft. Powered by three 24ltr Napier Sea Lion engines, these boats must
have sounded magnificent and it’s no wonder they were known as the
‘Spitfires of the sea’.
Scheme A: Type
Two "Whaleback" Air Sea Rescue Launch, Royal Air Force Marine Branch,
English Channel, 1944. (A)
Scheme B: Type
Two "Whaleback" Air Sea Rescue Launch, Royal Air Force Marine Branch,
English Channel, 1941. (B)
| Model Scale; 1:72 |
Dimensions (mm): L 266 x W 70 |
| Number of Parts: 155 |
Requires Painting: Yes |
| Skill Level: 3 |
Flying Hours: 2 |
Paints required but not included:
(Scheme A and B) 19, 26, 27, 33, 34,
53, 54, 70, 81.
