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Supermarine Spitfire Mk IIa 1/93 Scale Diecast Model D-B, Wg Cdr Douglas Bader, RAF, Battle of BritainBrand: Postage Stamp Collection SKU: PS53353
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Supermarine Spitfire Mk. IIa 1/93 Scale Diecast Model, Duxford Wing, RAF – PS53353
Length | 9.8 cm | 3.8 in | Approx |
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Wingspan | 12.0 cm | 4.7 in | Approx |
Diecast model features:
- Constructed with metal and plastic components
- Undercarriage fixed retracted
- Display stand included.
Postage Stamp Collection PS53353
Postage Stamp Collection PS53353 replicates in 1/93 scale diecast the Spitfire Mk. IIa, fuselage code D-B. It was flown by Wing Commander Douglas Bader, Duxford Wing, Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Battle of Britain, RAF Duxford, England, 1940.
Douglas Bader
Douglas Bader (1910 – 1982) was a World War II RAF ace credited with 22 aerial victories, four shared, six probables, one shared probable, and 11 enemy aircraft damaged. He retired in 1946 with the rank of Group Captain, awarded the Distinguished Service Order & Bar and Distinguished Flying Cross & Bar.
Supermarine Spitfire Mk II
The Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat, single-engine, short-range, high-performance interceptor during and after World War II. Produced in many variants, the Spitfire was built in more significant numbers than any other British aircraft and was the only British fighter produced throughout the war.
The Mk. II differed from the Mk. I with the more powerful Merlin XII engine that could drive a de Havilland or Rotol propeller. It first flew in September 1939, entering service in August 1940 with No. 611 Squadron, RAF. Production in two sub-variants; the Mk IIA, armed with eight 0.303 Browning machine guns and the Mk IIB, with two 20mm cannons and four .303 machine guns. 920 Mk IIs were built before production ceased in favour of the Mk V.
The Spitfire Mk II uses a single Rolls-Royce Merlin Mk XII liquid-cooled V-12 piston engine driving a three-bladed de Havilland or Rotol propeller.
Supermarine Spitfire Mk IIa 1/93 Scale Diecast Model D-B, Wg Cdr Douglas Bader, RAF, Battle of BritainBrand: Postage Stamp Collection SKU: PS53353
AUD $37.00
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