Academy 12466 1/72 Hawker Tempest Mk.V

This is a plastic model kit, which comes unassembled and unpainted. So glue, model paints and other basic modelling tools are additionally required.

The Hawker Tempest showed impressive aerial combat ablility in fending off German V-1 'Flying Bombs' and providing air support for Allied troops that invaded Normandy, France on D-Day. It showed its versatility later on in the war, striking German ground targets as Allied forces moved across Europe. Kit feature's engraved panel lines and rivet detail, detailed cockpit, optional position canopy, optional landing gear, Hispano cannons and a 2,180 HP Napier Sabre II engine.