Product Description

The Fairey Firefly is a two-seat carrier-based fighter aircraft developed by the British company Fairey as a successor to the Fulmar fighter.
Although this aircraft made its maiden flight in 1941, development delays meant that its first deployment to combat units was at the end of 1943, and it did not participate in combat until the summer of 1944.
Its initial missions mainly involved armed reconnaissance along the Norwegian coast under German occupation and attacks on enemy ships in the area. During the attack on the German battleship Tirpitz on August 24, 1944, it was tasked with escorting the attack force.
In 1945, it entered the Pacific Ocean, and in July of the same year, it flew over Tokyo, marking the first time a British military aircraft had flown over mainland Japan during World War II.
After the war, the Firefly was deployed to Canada, Australia, Denmark, the Netherlands, Ethiopia, India, and Thailand, and remained in service until the 1960s.
The kit we are introducing today is a reproduction of the Mk.4/5, the last fighter variant of the Firefly series, which was used by Britain and Australia as a carrier-based fighter-bomber during the Korean War and remained in service until the armistice.

• Completely new mold injection kit
Includes markings for Canada, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands (one of each).
- When completed, the total length will be approximately 161mm and the total width will be approximately 174mm.

[Actual machine specifications]
Crew: 2 people
・Total length: 11.64m, total width: 12.55m
・Empty weight: 4,254kg
• Maximum takeoff weight: 6,359 kg
・Maximum speed: 509 km/h
Armament: Four Hispano-Suiza 20mm autocannons, two 1,000 lb bombs or eight 60 lb rockets.

Product Specifications

Country

Canada , UK , Netherlands

Item code

SWD72164

JAN code

8596444721646

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