AIRFIX A09188. Gloster Meteor FR.9. 1/48 scale Plastic Kit
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Plastic assembly kit. Requires glues, paint and tools to complete Full Size Details: As the armed reconnaissance version of Britain’s first operational jet fighter, the Gloster Meteor FR.9 was based on the F.8 fighter version of the aircraft and replaced Spitfires and Mosquitos in this role. The extended nose housed a Williamson F.24 camera, which could be positioned to fire either forward, port of starboard facing. Its range was extended significantly by the addition of external wing and ventral fuel tanks. Model Details: – Scale: 1/48 – Number of parts: 165 – Length: 287mm – Wingspan: 236mm – Decals for two aircraft 1) Gloster Meteor FR9, No 208 Squadron, Salalah, Oman, December 1957 2) Gloster Meteor FR9, No 2 Squadron, Royal Air Force Germany, Gutersloh, Germany, May 1953.
1/48 Scale