Supermarine Spitfire PR.XIX

Airfix

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Supermarine Spitfire PR.XIX

Airfix

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Description

A Spitfire without weapons: the PR.XIX carried cameras instead of cannon, and that is exactly how it comes here in 1:72, with smooth wings, long Griffon nose and 44 parts. Two decal options, 156 mm wingspan, Skill Level 1.

What's included

• 44 parts on sprues (plastic)
• 1 decal sheet with 2 marking options (waterslide transfers)
• 1 set of assembly instructions with colour references (paper)

Material: Plastic

SKU: A02017B

Barcode: 5063129029388

Product details

Background & context

Photo-reconnaissance aircraft needed altitude, range and speed, not weapons, so the PR Spitfires flew without machine guns, with extra tanks in the wing leading edges and cameras in the fuselage. The PR.XIX was the last and fastest of them: a Rolls-Royce Griffon of more than 2,000 hp, a pressurised cabin on most aircraft, and an operating altitude of around 12,000 metres. 225 were built from 1944. The very last operational flight by an RAF Spitfire was made by a PR.XIX over Malaya on 1 April 1954, and until 1957 aircraft of this type took off daily for weather measurements. Sweden bought 50 as the S 31.

On the tabletop

Instead of guns the PR.XIX carried cameras in the fuselage and extra fuel in the wings, while the Griffon engine and pressurised cockpit took it to great heights. From 44 parts this 1:72 kit reproduces the smooth, unarmed wings and long nose of this reconnaissance Spitfire. Two marking options are included. In your collection it stands for the photo reconnaissance aircraft that relied on height and speed rather than armament.

Manufacturer & safety

Safety information

Not a toy.
Not suitable for children under 14 years.
Contains small parts and sharp components.
Supplied unassembled and unpainted.
Assembly required.
Glue and paints not included.

Manufacturer

Hornby Italia SRL
Viale dei Caduti 52/A6
25030 Castel Mella (BS)
Italien