Airfix 1:24 Supermarine Spitfire Mk.VIII

This new super-kit features several new parts to enable the accurate
creation of a Mk.VIII, using our 2022 release of the Spitfire Mk.IX.c as
the base kit. The new parts include;

Upper and lower wing surface, including leading edge fuel tanks and gun
camera position.

Short span ailerons

Retractable tailwheel section

Revised instrument panel

Repositioned fuselage light

One of the most impressive features associated with the enduring legacy
of the Spitfire is how its basic design was able to be adapted and
upgraded so effectively throughout the Second World War and how the
final variants of this magnificent aircraft were far more capable that
the ones which first arrived at RAF Duxford during the summer of 1938.

With the Spitfire undergoing almost constant development to enable it to
stay at the forefront of fighter technology during WWII, this vital work
was interrupted by the introduction of the Luftwaffe's fearsome new
Focke Wulf Fw190 in 1941, an aircraft which was superior to the Spitfire
Mk.V which was in widespread service at the time.

Age 8+

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