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The Westland Whirlwind was a British heavy twin-engine fighter-bomber developed by Westland Aircraft.
It was the Royal Air Force's first single-seat, twin-engine, cannon-armed fighter and a contemporary of the Supermarine Spitfire and the Hawker Hurricane.
When it first flew in the late 1930s, it was one of the fastest aircraft in service and significantly more heavily armed than any other.
However, lengthy development problems with the Rolls-Royce Peregrine engines delayed the entire project, and only a relatively small number were built.
During World War II, only two RAF squadrons were equipped with the Whirlwind, and despite successful service as a fighter-bomber, it was withdrawn from service in 1943.
Plastic model kit
Scale 1:48
unbuilt / unpainted
Paint and glue not included
It was the Royal Air Force's first single-seat, twin-engine, cannon-armed fighter and a contemporary of the Supermarine Spitfire and the Hawker Hurricane.
When it first flew in the late 1930s, it was one of the fastest aircraft in service and significantly more heavily armed than any other.
However, lengthy development problems with the Rolls-Royce Peregrine engines delayed the entire project, and only a relatively small number were built.
During World War II, only two RAF squadrons were equipped with the Whirlwind, and despite successful service as a fighter-bomber, it was withdrawn from service in 1943.
Plastic model kit
Scale 1:48
unbuilt / unpainted
Paint and glue not included
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