Best of British - Spitfire and Hawk [gift set] CHW

Best of British - Spitfire and Hawk [gift set] CHWRepresenting two iconic British aircraft designs of the 20th century, the Supermarine Spitfire and BAe Hawk may have been developed during different eras of aviation technology, however, they are both instantly recognisable to millions of people. As Britain's most famous fighting aeroplane, the Spitfire is still viewed as the aircraft which came to the nation's rescue during the dark days of the Battle of Britain and its distinctive elliptical wing is

it was active in wars in the Falklands

Supermarine Spitfire PR Mk

capable of carrying out high-altitude

Thirty-two Squadrons of Hurricanes saw action during the Battle of Britain

) with three markings options (Soviet

Ki-84 Ko Hayate - 57 Shimbu-tai

British crews would camouflage the front of their guns with light coloured paint

Middle and Far East and the RAAF in the South West Pacific

Colour and Marking Variants:

The first production Spitfire Mk

the Tempest began to show that it was undoubtedly one of the most capable fighting aeroplanes in the world

One of the Town Class Batch 3 cruisers