AIRFIX 04053B – Fairey Swordfish Mk.I – 1:72

AIRFIX 04053B – Fairey Swordfish Mk.I – 1:72

Variants

• A – Fairey Swordfish Mk.1 W5984/H, flown by Lt-Commander Eugene Esmonde VC, DSO, Operation “Fuller” (“The Channel Dash”), No.825 Naval Air Squadron, Royal Air Force, England, 11 February 1942.
• B – Fairey Swordfish Mk.1K8386/945, No.824 Naval Air Squadron, Fleet Air Arm, HMS Eagle & Royal Air Force Kai Tak, Hong Kong, China Station May-November 1937

Specifications

• 1:72 scale – Length 154mm – Width 193mm
• Skill level 3 of 4 – 125 parts
• 2x Airfix Flying Hours

Kit Features

• Plastic model kit,
• Instruction sheet,
• Paint layout sheet and decals.

Paints (Can be added in the shopping basket)

Humbrol or alternative paints recommended for basic painting

• A,B – 11, 16, 24, 27, 33, 53, 56, 61, 62, 78, 85, 109, 123, 164.
• A – 49, 90, 224.
• B – 60, 64

History

80 years ago, six Fairey Swordfish torpedo bombers flew form RAF Monston to attack the three German capital ships Scharnhorst, Gneisenau and Prinz Eugen making them dash up the English Channel in February 1942. This heroic attack was doomed to failure and all the Swordfish were shot down without any damage to the enemy ships. Lieutenant Commander Esmonde won a posthumous Victoria Cross and only 5 of the aircrew survived.