Modelfly, Hobbymaster Spitfire HA7804, skala 1/48

Modelfly, Hobbymaster Spitfire HA7804, skala 1/48

Model af Spitfire Mk.I K9795. En tidlig Spitfire med to-bladet propel, flat canopy og hale med rudder guard til anti-spin parachute. I æske. Købt 2019 hos Planecrazy. Har altid haft den liggende i æsken. Den medfølgende stand /fod er i ubrudt plastik. Foto med æsken er den faktiske model. Andre billeder er fra forhandler hjemmeside eller RAF.

The Aircraft
K9795 was the ninth production Spitfire Mk.I and assigned to No. 19 Squadron commanded by Sqn. Ldr. Cozens located at Duxford. The number 19 markings using white signified the aircraft belonged to “B” Flight, yellow was used for “A” Flight. On October 14, 1940 K9795 crashed due to engine failure. The pilot was uninjured but the aircraft was a write-off and SOC (Struck Off Charge).

General Background
The Spitfire Mk.1 first became operational in July 1938. At the beginning of WWII 9 RAF squadrons were equipped with the Mk.1’s. By June 1940 the Mk.1 was being replaced by the faster long-range Mk.II but not before the Mk.I had bore the brunt of the Battle of Britain. The Mk.I also flew protective cover over the evacuation of Dunkirk.