Vickers Supermarine “Spitfire” Mk. Vb – the British fighter

Vickers Supermarine “Spitfire” is probably the most famous fighter of World War II. Fighters of this type fought the enemy in the Air Forces of several dozen countries from the first to the last day of the war. Over 20,000 units of all their versions were produced. Its design is very closely related to the aircrafts, designed to beet speed records, built in the thirties of the 20th century. Engineer R. J. Mitchell designed a fighter, that significantly exceeded the terms of the contract. For the first time the “Spitfire” prototype took to the air on March 5, 1936, and due to the excellent characteristics of the aircraft, serial production of the Mk. I. version began in 1937. The first “Spitfires” were accepted into service in June 1938, but during the Battle of Britain they were still only a minority of RAF fighter squadrons. At the end of 1940, the more advanced Mrk. II version began to be supplied to the units, later other versions followed, which were increasingly powerfully armed, increased speed, engine power and other characteristics.

The model is intended for modelers of any experience, but beginners and modelers with little experience should glue this model under the supervision of a more experienced colleague and not rush and use all  reserves of patience, care and diligence. The cockpit interior, transparent cockpit canopy and released landing gear make as an experiment: if successful – we make a full version of the model, if unsuccessful – we close the landing gear hatches, we make the cockpit opaque... The model recreates the “Spitfire’ Mk. Vb, piloted by the Polish pilot Witold Lanowski in 1943, who fought as part of the 317th “Wilenski” Fighter Squadron from the Northolt airfield. The model is not overloaded with details, but it quite accurately recreates the appearance of the prototype, the textual instructions are excellent, the graphic ones – like the “Maly Modelarz “– are quite large and detailed, there are no color reserves. Antiquarian publication.