Tamiya 60748 - 1/72 Supermarine Spitfire Mk.1  [60748]

About the Supermarine Spitfire

The Supermarine Spitfire is an Uk single-seat fighter aircraft that was employed by the Royal Air Force and many other Allied countries through the 2nd World War. The Spitfire continued to be utilized as a front line fighter and in additional roles into the 1950s. It was stated in greater numbers than any other British aircraft and ended up being the only British fighter in constant production through the war.
The Spitfire ended up being created as a short-range, high-performance interceptor aircraft by R. J. Mitchell, chief designer at Supermarine Aviation Functions (which operated as a subsidiary of Vickers-Armstrong from 1928). Mitchell continued to refine the look until their death from cancer in 1937, whereupon their colleague Joseph Smith became chief designer. The Spitfire's elliptical wing had a thin cross-section, enabling a higher top speed than several modern fighters, such as the Hawker Hurricane.Speed ended up being viewed as important to execute the mission of house defence against enemy bombers.
During the Battle of Britain (July–October 1940), the Spitfire had been perceived by the general public since the RAF fighter of this battle, though the more many Hawker Hurricane shouldered a larger percentage of burden against the Luftwaffe. The Spitfire units had a lesser attrition rate and a greater victory-to-loss ratio compared to those flying Hurricanes.
After the Battle of Britain, the Spitfire became the backbone of RAF Fighter Command, and saw action inside European, Mediterranean, Pacific while the South-East Asian theatres. Favorite by its pilots, the Spitfire served in several functions, including interceptor, photo-reconnaissance, fighter-bomber, carrier-based fighter, and trainer. It absolutely was integrated many variants, utilizing several wing configurations. Even though the original airframe was built to be powered by a Rolls-Royce Merlin motor producing 1,030 hp (768 kW), it was adaptable sufficient to utilize increasingly effective Merlin and soon after Rolls-Royce Griffon engines; the latter ended up being ultimately capable create 2,035 hp (1,520 kW).