Tamiya 61033 - 1/48 Spitfire Mk.Vb WWII  [61033]

About the Supermarine Spitfire Mk.Vb

The Supermarine Spitfire is looked upon by numerous as the utmost beautifully designed single chair fighter to look through the 2nd World War. Conceived by the celebrated Uk designer Reginald J. Mitchell, the protoype first flew on 5 March 1936. It was a sophisticated, low wing monoplane with an extremely slim fuselage and smooth flush riveted steel epidermis.
The Mk we and II versions demonstrated their solid performance during the "Battle of Britain", and by early 1941, nearly all fighter squadrons were furnished with this particular fighter. Improvements had been suggested by the pilots and each work had been designed to maintain steadily its performance advantages over its opponents. Early improvements triggered the Mk. V number of Spitfires which became the many commonly produced version of all Mk's. The main improvement was the furnishing of three wing armament variations, plus the utilization of the better Merlin kind 45 engine, and "fishtail" flame damping exhaust stubs. The most many Mk.V ended up being the "b" winged version with a blended armament of two 7.7mm machine weapons and something 20mm cannon in each wing.

Although the famous elliptical shaped wing was retained of all Spitfires, some Mk. Vb's had clipped wing methods for better low altitude manerverability. The Spitfire went through many minor and major changes throughout its production life, and served with difference on every battle front side of war.