Fairey Battle Mk.I "Bloodbath over France"

The Fairey Battle was commissioned by the British Air Ministry to replace the Hawker Hart biplane. It was one of the first modern low-wing aircraft to enter service with the RAF, which began taking delivery of the Battle in 1937. The Battle was elegant and pleasant to fly, but it was underpowered. A single Merlin engine was simply not enough to power such a large aircraft. This was clear even before the Second World War began. Nevertheless, Battles were allocated to more than 40 RAF squadrons. Ten of these were transferred to France as part of the AASF and deployed against the German attack in 1940. The superiority of the Bf 109E and the high vulnerability of the Battles to flak claimed bloody victims. As a result, the Battles were withdrawn from the front.

However, they became an important part of the Commonwealth's training system. They were used in many training roles in the UK, Canada, Australia and Africa until the end of the war.

Three moulding sprues with plastic parts are combined with a moulding sprue for clear parts and a decal sheet. The decal sheet features four RAF aircraft lost in Western Europe in May 1940 with interesting and colourful histories of their crews.

- Detailed model kit
- Camouflage schemes of the aircraft with interesting stories
- Special Hobby also offers resin wheels and masks for the battle kit