Corgi AA28602 1/72 Bristol Beaufighter TF10

Name: Corgi AA28602 1/72 Bristol Beaufighter TF10
Brand: Corgi
SKU: CORAA28602
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Corgi AA28602 1/72 Bristol Beaufighter TF10

Bristol Beaufighter TF.10 RD805 / OB-J, RAF No.45 Squadron, ‘Operation Firedog’, Kuala Lumpur, Malaya, Late May/Early December, 1949 By the end of the Second World War, the Royal Air Force saw little need to retain the large number of Bristol Beaufighter squadrons it currently had in service, so most units were simply disbanded, a couple were retained for home duties, with the remainder prepared for deployment to the Far East. One notable exception to this rule were RAF No.45 Squadron, who replaced their wartime Mosquitoes with the Beaufighter TF.X fighter bomber, before moving out to operate from a new base in Ceylon. In August 1948, the squadron moved to Kuala Lumpur in response to the Malayan Emergency, where it would take part in the combined Commonwealth actions to quell the guerrilla activities of the Communist backed Malayan National Liberation Army. Using the legendary range and hard hitting attributes of this capable heavy fighter, the unit’s Beaufighters would loiter over the jungle, waiting to unleash a withering barrage of rocket and cannon fire on enemy positions, once given targeting instructions from Commonwealth troops patrolling in the vicinity. These ageing WWII warhorses were replaced by the new Bristol Brigand ground attack aircraft by the end of 1949, leaving the situation in Malaya to rumble on for a further ten years and with RAF support very much moving into the jet age during that time.

Tech Specs

Item Length - Without Packaging (cm): 17.5
Item Scale: 1:72 Scale
Finish: Painted
Colour: Black/Silver
Wingspan (mm): 246
Detailed Crew Figures: Yes
Fine Rigging Detail: No
Fixed Undercarriage: No
Folding Wings: No
Fuel Tanks: Yes
Movable Sweeping Wings: No
Moving Parts: No
Moving Rear/Ventral Gun(s): Yes

Open/Closed Airbrake: No
Opening Bomb Bay Doors: No
Opening Canopy: No
Opening Radio Hatch: No
Optional Undercarriage Down: Yes
Removeable Engine Covers: No
Rotatable Propeller(s)/Rotor(s): Yes
Rotatable Turret(s): Yes
Sliding Door: No
Stationary Drooping Rotor Blades: No
Visible Gun Bay: No
Wood Grain Effect Propeller: Yes
Aviation Photo-etched Aerial(s): No

Aviation Armament/Weapons: Yes