Supermarine “Spitfire” Mk. Vb - the British fighter

In 1925 Supermarine designer Reginald J. Mitchell began designing new planes for the Schneider Cup races. This is how the S5, S6 and S6B hydroplanes were built, which won races in 1927, 1929 and 1931, and the S6B even set a world speed record of 655.8 km/h. This aircraft soon became the basis, on which the RAF's new fighter was designed. On March 26, 1935 the first prototype took off, and a year later it was demonstrated publicly. The plane had ideal aerodynamics, combined speed with incredible maneuverability. Due to its powerful armament of 8 machine guns, it was nicknamed the "Spitfire". In July 1936, the Ministry of Aviation ordered the first 310 aircraft of this type, in 1937 - another 200. In June 1937 the fighter designer died and his work was taken over by Joseph Smith. During the Battle of Britain 19 divisions were armed with “Spitfire” Mk. IA. Throughout the war, the plane was modified and improved, the engine power almost doubled. A total of 20,351 “Spitfires” and 2,408 “Seafires” were produced. Version Mk. V appeared in RAF divisions in February 1941 and from the first battles proved to be an equal opponent to German aircraft, until the FW-190A-1 and Bf-109G appeared over the battlefields. 3923 units of fighters of this version were produced in Supermarine and Westland factories. The medium difficulty model depicts the aircraft of Polish pilot Jan Zumbzcz, who fought in and later commanded the 303 Fighter Division of the RAF. During the war this pilot shot down 12 ½ , probably shot down another 5 and seriously damaged 1 enemy aircraft. He was also beaten, but survived.

The model is intended for intermediate and advanced modellers, but can be assembled by novice and advanced modelers under the supervision of a more experienced colleague, but they are advised to build the model without the cockpit equipment and with the landing gear included.