Airfix Airfix Gloster Meteor FR.9 1:48 Military Aircraft Plastic Model Kit A09188, Small

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. About this item Being a slightly larger scale, 1:48 allows modelers to add those intricate details that is absent from smaller scales. Skill Level: 3 Dimensions of Completed Kit: Length 287mm x Width 236mm Number of Parts: 165 Scheme 1: Gloster Meteor FR9, No 208 Squadron, Salalah, Oman December 1957 Scheme 2: Gloster Meteor FR9, No 2 Squadron, RAF Germany, Guterslow, Germany May 1953 Painting required: yes, paints need to be purchased separately. Humbrol Paints needed are listed on the outside of the box. See more product details