Airfix Gloster Gladiator MKI/MK II 1:72 WWII Military Aviation Model Kit A02052A

• Part of the Airfix classic kit range, the 1: 72 scale is a smaller scale and is perfect for those models where you want a more simple and faster construction.
• Skill level: 1. Dimensions of completed kit: length 118mm x width 137mm. Number of parts: 63.
• Primary scheme: gloster gladiator Mk II no. 615 (County of Surrey) Squadron, RAF, St. Inglevert, Northern France, December 1939. Scheme 2: gloster gladiator Mk I escadrille, 1 grouped Belgian air Force, schaffen air base, die St, Belgium, 1938.
• Painting and assembly required. Paints and glue need to be purchased separately.
• Humbrol paints needed to complete the plane liveries are listed on the outside of the box.

The Gloster Gladiator occupies an important place within the history of the RAF. The last of the RAF's biplane fighters, the gladiator had some modern features, such as an enclosed cockpit, a first for an RAF fighter, as well as an armament of four machine guns. Still in service at the outbreak of the war, The gladiator proved to be a capable biplane fighter, but was outclassed against modern monoplane opposition. The mount of some The RAF's most famous pilots, such as pat pattle and Roald Dahl, preserved Gladiators can still be seen flying today at duxford and old Warden air displays.