61099 Fairey Swordfish Mk.II - Tamiya  [61099]

Towards Swordfish Mk.II

Affectionately called 'Stringbag' by those that travelled them, the Fairey Swordfish torpedo bomber was already outdated whenever WWII broke down, however provided valuable solution and obtained such notable missions as the attack on Italian Navy at Taranto and damaging the German battleship Bismarck. As newer, faster aircraft was in fact developed to boost it, the Swordfish finished up being modified become an anti-submarine aircraft. The Mk.II featured metal reduced wings that permitted that it is armed with ten rockets or level fees, which, and its own sturdy design and long endurance, managed to get outstanding anti-submarine aircraft to be utilized on vendor aircraft companies to your Atlantic convoys.

Towards Model

• Detailed installation kit variety of the Fairey Swordfish Mk.II.
• Features certain towards Mk.II, just like the metal reduced wing and big oil cooler are accurately reproduced.
• Formidable rocket armament, exhaust damper, and included intrusion stripe markings further differentiate this kit through the earlier in the day Mk.I.
• Utilize with ITEM# 61069 Fairey Swordfish Photo-Etched Bracing Wire Set for a great deal more practical rigging information.
• 3 figures and 3 forms of markings included.