Hobby Master 1:48 Air Power Series Die-cast Model

Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk IX – MH884, Captain W. Duncan-Smith, No. 324 Wing, RAF, August 1944

1:48 Scale.  Length: 7.5".  Wingspan: 9.2"


Limited production of approximately 500 models worldwide

W. Duncan-Smith began his military service with the 7th Operational Training Unit (OTU) before being posted to the No. 611 Squadron and in June 1941 received the DFC. Eventually he took charge of the 324 Wing in the Mediterranean. Duncan-Smith flew Spitfire IX JK650 as a Luqa Wing OC, and later flew Spitfire LF IX MH884 'DS' from Corsica to Ravenna as Group Capt and OC of No. 324 Wing 1944-45. He is credited with 17 aircraft shot down, 2 shared shot down, 6 probable’s, 2 shared probable’s and 8 damaged in aerial combat.

The Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft used by the Royal Air Force and many other Allied countries during World War II and into the 1950s as a front line fighter and in secondary roles. The Spitfire was first flown on March 5, 1936 and entered service with the RAF in August 1938. It served in several roles, including; interceptor, photo-reconnaissance, fighter bomber, carrier-based fighter and trainer. The Spitfire was built in many variants, using several wing configurations. It was produced in greater numbers than any other British aircraft and was the only British fighter in continuous production throughout the war. When production ended in February 1948, a total of 20,351 Spitfires of all variants had been built.


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