Hasegawa 1/48 Spitfire Mk.IXc RAF HAJT79

Name: Hasegawa 1/48 Spitfire Mk.IXc RAF HAJT79
Brand: Hasegawa

Hasegawa

Hasegawa 1:48 Scale Spitfire Mk IXc Kit HAJT79\n\nSupermarine Spitfire is probably the most famous British fighter from the Second World War. It was an all-metal machine with a low wing configuration, characteristic elliptical wings, a classic tail and a retractable landing gear. The prototype flight took place on March 5, 1936. The Spitfire proved to be the RAF's staple of the war, which continued to do well after the war, remaining in production for 10 years.\n\nThe history of the Spitfire began on the drawing desk of RJ Mitchell, Supermarine's lead designer. The first machines went to RAF units in 1938, but when the Battle of Britain began in the summer of 1940, there were already 19 squadrons of modern fighters at the airfields - together with the slightly older Hurricanes of the Islands, 600 aircraft were defending. With the expansion of hostilities, the Spitfire served wherever the RAF operated in the Far East, North Africa and Italy, during the Normandy landings and fighting iF