1/144 de Havilland Vampire FB.5/FB.52/J 28B In the North

1/144 de Havilland Vampire FB.5/FB.52/J 28B In the North

  • Etat du stock:Disponible en 2-4 semaines
  • Code produit:MKM14470
  • Marque:Mark 1
CHF 20.45

Description

Mark I - 1/144 de Havilland Vampire FB.5/FB.52/J 28B In the North (2in1 = 2 kits in 1 box)
(RAuxAF, Swedish AF, Finnish AF, Norwegian AF)
The de Havilland Vampire was a British jet fighter developed during WWII. It was the second jet, after the Gloster Meteor, operated by the RAF. The Vampire Mk.5, which flew in June 1948, was a fighter-bomber modified from a Vampire F.3 fighter.
It was a single-seat monoplane aircraft, of a combined wood-and-metal construction, powered by a DH Goblin turbojet. It featured twin-boom tail configuration with two wing-root intakes, bubble canopy and was fitted with a non-ejection seat. Two external tanks or 500lb bombs could be carried under the wing, while eight 3 RPs could be attached inboard of the booms.
The Vampire replaced wartime piston-engine fighters and was in front-line service until 1953. The Vampire FB.5 equipped many RAF units in Europe, the Middle East and the Far East.
Almost 3,300 Vampires of all marks were manufactured, a quarter of them built under licence in other countries. It was also sold to many nations and operated in a wide range of environments around the world.
Colour schemes included in the kit:
1) de Havilland DH.100 Vampire FB Mk.5, WG833, No.603 (City of Edinburgh) Sq., Royal Auxiliary Air Force, Turnhouse airfield, 1954-57
2)DH 100 Vampire J 28B (FB Mk.50), 28317, 18-Red A, Flygflottilj 18 (Wing F 18), Royal Swedish Air Force (Flygvapnet), Tullinge Air Base, spring 1953
3)de Havilland DH.100 Vampire FB Mk.52, VA-3, Black 3, HavLv 11 (Fighter Sq.), Finnish Air Force (Ilmavoimat), Pori airfield, 1953
4)de Havilland DH.100 Vampire FB Mk.52, V0126, Black ZK-X, 337 skvadron (Sq.), Royal Norwegian Air Force (Luftforsvaret), Vrnes Air Station, 1953
Two injection-moulded kits are supplied in this box and each kit contains 31 parts and three clear parts (the cockpit canopy and position lights). A comprehensive decal sheet is included.