1:72 Fairey Swordfish Mk.1 Airfix Model Kit : 04053B £23.99

Scale: 1:72

Number of Parts: 125

Dimensions(mm): Length 154  x  Width 193

Skill Level: 3

Flying Hours: 2

Humbrol Paint Required:

      Version A & B: 11, 16, 24, 27, 33, 53, 56, 61, 62, 78, 85, 109, 123, 164

      Version A: 49, 90, 224

      Version B: 60, 64

Additional Info

Eighty years ago, six Fairey Swordfish torpedo bombers flew from RAF Manston to attack the three German capital ships Scharnhorst, Gneisenau and Prinz Eugen making a dash up the English Channel in February 1942. This heroic attack was doomed to failure and all the Swordfish were shot down without any damage to the enemy ships. Lieutenant Commander Esmonde won a posthumous Victoria Cross and only 5 of the aircrew survived.