Airfix Starter Set 1/72 British Hawker Typhoon IB 55208 nat_France It was a gift to

It was a gift to the United States from the people of France

Plastic model kit w/ pre-painted body

The first model to see active service

- photo-etched parts included

The engine underwent extensive tuning in an effort to boost responsiveness

Airfix Starter Set 1/72 British Hawker Typhoon IB 55208 nat_France It was a gift toDesigned initially to replace the Hawker Hurricane as the complementary high altitude fighter to the Supermarine Spitfire, the Typhoon instead found its fame as a low altitude ground attack aircraft, spearheading the airbourne assault through occupied Europe after D Day. Designed around the enormous 24 cylinder Napier Sabre, the Typhoon has a tough gestation before maturing as a capable, low level fighter bomber, devastating German armour in Normandy