Spitfire Mk.I & Messerschmitt Bf109E "Battle of Britain" Limited Edition

Hasegawa 1/72. 

The most
famous model was the Bf-109E (Emil) with a Daimler-Benz 601A or N
engine. It was the first to use a three-blade, not a two-blade
propeller. Bf-109E fought in the French campaign, over England, and in
North Africa and on the Eastern Front. The ace who started his career on
the Bf-109E was the famous Adolf Galland. The next version is the
Bf-109F (Friedrich), which, according to the German pilots, was the most
aerodynamically perfect. It sowed the changed shape of the fuselage,
wings, cabin fairings, but no new engine was used. It was put into
service at the turn of 1940/1941. As part of the development of the
design, further Bf-109 specifications were developed, of which the G
(Gustav) version was produced in the largest number of copies. The most
important change increasing the machine's performance was the
installation of a new 12-cylinder Daimler-Benz DB605A engine with
1475HP. The armament of the Bf-109G was a pair of 13mm machine guns
located in the fuselage in front of the cockpit fairing, and the MG151
20mm or heavier MK108 30mm cannon. The last mass-produced version was
the Bf-109K (Kurfirst), which production started in October 1944. A
Daimler-Benz DB 605DB or DC unit was used as the engine. The Bf-109K was
the fastest version produced during World War II, reaching up to 730 km
/ h. Apart from that, two versions were created - H and Z, but they
were rather experimental versions and their mass production did not
start. Subsequent improvements in propulsion and armament made the
Messerschmitt Bf-109 one of the most dangerous fighters of World War II,
and at the same time showed the great potential of the slightly angular
airframe created by Willi Messerschmitt. Technical data (version Bf-109
G-6): length: 8.95 m, wingspan: 9.92 m, height: 2.6 m, maximum speed:
640 km / h, rate of climb: 17 m / s, maximum range: 850 km, maximum
ceiling 12000m, armament: fixed - 2 MG131 13mm machine guns and 1 MG151
20mm cannon, suspended - 250 kg bombs, or 2 Wfr missile launchers. Gr.
21.

Supermarine Spitfire is probably the most famous British fighter
from the Second World War. It was an all-metal machine with a low wing
configuration, characteristic elliptical wings, a classic tail and a
retractable landing gear. The prototype flight took place on March 5,
1936. The Spitfire proved to be the RAF's staple of the war, which
continued to do well after the war, remaining in production for 10
years. The history of the Spitfire began on the drawing desk of RJ
Mitchell, Supermarine's lead designer. The first machines went to RAF
units in 1938, but when the Battle of Britain began in the summer of
1940, there were already 19 squadrons of modern fighters at the
airfields - together with the slightly older Hurricanes of the Islands,
600 aircraft were defending. With the expansion of hostilities, the
Spitfire served wherever the RAF operated in the Far East, North Africa
and Italy, during the Normandy landings and fighting in France, and
finally during the operation in Germany in 1945. For many Britons, he
became a symbol of victory in World War II. This wonderful machine has
at least a dozen production versions. The most important of them are,
among others the first mass-produced Spitfire Mk.I powered by a 1030hp
Rolls-Royce Merlin II engine. It was above all this machine that made
such an excellent contribution to the Battle of Britain.