Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-6/AS US_NVY

Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-6/AS US_NVYWeekend edition kit of German WWII fighter Bf 109G 6 AS in 1 48 scale. plastic parts: Eduard marking options: 4 decals: Eduard PE parts: no painting mask: no resin parts: no

It was converted for civilian transport immediately after the War and equiped with a pressurised cabin and the means to carry 52 to 68 passengers

some 53 years since those first machines arrived at RAF Odiham

partially presented here

The wings can be built with open or closed leading edge slats and dropped flaps

and beyond

open/closed

that Drake

The mighty British warship HMS Iron Duke was a dreadnought battleship which represented the pinnacle of naval power when she entered service in late 1913

which were a lack of armour protection for the pilot and no self-sealing fuel tanks in the wing

where the brute power and sheer speed of this magnificent aircraft saw it victorious in countless competitions

20mm gun barrels and exhaust manifold

Pilots who had experience flying both the Tempest V and its predecessor