Airfix A05122 Messerschmitt Bf109E Tropical 1:48 Scale Military Aircraft Series 5 Model...

The Messerschmitt Bf 109 was a German World War II fighter aircraft designed by Willy Messerschmitt in the early 1930s. It was one of the first true modern fighters of the era, including such features as an all-metal monocoque construction, a closed canopy, and retractable landing gear. Having gone through its baptism of fire in the Spanish Civil War, the Bf 109 was still in service at the dawn of the jet age at the end of World War II, during which it was the backbone of the German Luftwaffe fighter force.

The E-1 and E-4 variants experienced the most action during the Battle of Britain. On 31 August 1940, fighter units (excluding JG 77) reported 375 E-1s, 125 E-3s, 339 E-4s and 32 E-7s on strength, indicating that most of the E-3s had been already converted to E-4 standard. By July, one Gruppe (Wing) of JG 26 was equipped with the Bf 109 E-4/N model of improved performance, powered by the new DB 601N engine using 100 octane aviation fuel. 1:48 scale - Plastic scale model kit. Skill level 3 (where 1 is for the beginner and 4 is for the more experienced modeller). Dimensions length 183mm x width 205mm. Number of parts tbc. Construction and painting required yes, glue and paints need to be purchased separately.