Supermarine Seafire F Mk XVII Martlet

Supermarine Seafire F Mk XVII MartletBrace yourself for a stealthily guarded FAA revelation! A masterpiece of the skies, and now your Airfix workbench, the Supermarine Seafire returns to our range after a ten year absence. The XVII was the first of the Seafire variants to feature a cut down rear fuselage and distinctive teardrop style canopy. The aircraft could carry a heavier weapons load thanks to reinforced construction, with both fuel tanks and rockets under the wings. This plane

Tempests could loiter in the combat zone for longer periods

proving to be particularly useful during the operations at Okinawa and Iwo Jima

early 1944

the most famous action involving the North American B-25 Mitchell came just after 8am on 18th April 1942

IIb trop BE400/Z

It was also limited as it could only carry the 40mm guns

After being restored to the same condition and appearence as she was at Trafalgar

Mould tools made in 1966 Box illustration by Roy Cross

1 entered service with No

produced in excess of 1

First used in combat with the RAF in 1941

an aircraft which fortunately proved to be something of a revelation and more than a match for the Focke Wulf