Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vb

Plastic kit for a British Supermarine Spitfire Mk. Vb fighter plane

• Scale 1:72
• Dimensions (built): Length 126 mm / Wingspan 155 mm / Height 46 mm
• 26 parts
• Clear parts included
• not built, not painted
• Paint and glue not included

The Mk V was aMK I/II airframe with longerons strengthened to take a Merlin 45 powerplant combat-rated at 1470hp. By June 1941, production of the Mk Va with machine gun armament was terminated in favor of the Vb, which had amixed armament of 20mm cannon and 0.303in. MGs. As the most numerous of all Spitfire variants, the Mk V was eventuall to equip more than 100 RAF squadrons.