Tamiya 60748 - 1/72 Supermarine Spitfire Mk.1  [60748]

About the Supermarine Spitfire

The Supermarine Spitfire is an Uk single-seat fighter aircraft that has been utilized by the Royal Air Force and lots of other Allied countries through the 2nd World War. The Spitfire continued to be utilized as a front line fighter plus in additional functions to the 1950s. It had been produced in greater numbers than any other British aircraft and had been the actual only real British fighter in constant production through the war.
The Spitfire had been designed as a short-range, superior interceptor aircraft by R. J. Mitchell, main designer at Supermarine Aviation Works (which operated as a subsidiary of Vickers-Armstrong from 1928). Mitchell continued to refine the look until their death from cancer tumors in 1937, whereupon their colleague Joseph Smith became main designer. The Spitfire's elliptical wing had a thin cross-section, allowing a greater top rate than a few modern fighters, including the Hawker Hurricane.Speed was viewed as important to perform the mission of house defence against enemy bombers.
Throughout the Battle of Britain (July–October 1940), the Spitfire had been sensed by people while the RAF fighter associated with battle, although the more many Hawker Hurricane shouldered a greater proportion of the burden up against the Luftwaffe. The Spitfire devices had a lesser attrition price and a greater victory-to-loss ratio compared to those flying Hurricanes.
After the Battle of Britain, the Spitfire became the backbone of RAF Fighter Command, and saw action into the European, Mediterranean, Pacific and also the South-East Asian theatres. Much loved by its pilots, the Spitfire served in several functions, including interceptor, photo-reconnaissance, fighter-bomber, carrier-based fighter, and trainer. It was built-in numerous variations, making use of several wing designs. Even though the initial airframe ended up being made to be running on a Rolls-Royce Merlin motor creating 1,030 hp (768 kW), it was adaptable sufficient to make use of increasingly effective Merlin and later Rolls-Royce Griffon machines; the latter ended up being in the course of time able to create 2,035 hp (1,520 kW).