Plastic assembly kit. Requires glue, paints and tools to complete Full Size Details: The Griffon powered Spitfire Mk.XIV possessed greater performance than that of the thoroughbred Mk.IX and therefore was superior to both the Luftwaffe’s Focke Wulf Fw 190 and the latest versions of the Messerschmitt Bf 109. Taking part in air operations in support of and in the months following the D-Day landings, the Mk.XIV was used extensively by the 2nd Tactical Air Force, equipping all 20 of the Spitfire Squadrons that operated from the continent in the months between D-Day and VE-Day. Employed predominantly in an armed reconnaissance role, these fearsome fighters would search for targets behind German lines, attempting to disrupt both their retreat and their ability to send reinforcements to the current front line. Their speed also made them an ideal aircraft to help counter the growing Doodlebug threat endured by southern Britain in the months following Operation Overlord and the D-Day landings. Model Details: – Scale: 1/48 – Number of parts: 118 – Length: 206mm – Wingspan: 209mm – Decals for two aircraft 1) FR MK.XIV Aircraft flown by Squadron Leader James Bernard Prendergast, No.414 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force, B156 Lüneburg, Germany, May/June 1945. 2) FR MK.XIV No.11 (AC) Squadron, Royal Air Force, Second Tactical AIr Force (2TAF), RAF Bückeburg, Germany, 1950-51.
