SPESH72254 - Special Hobby 1/72 Avro Anson Mk.I "Groupe Artois" - WWHP113743

SPESH72254 - Special Hobby 1/72 Avro Anson Mk.I "Groupe Artois" - WWHP113743

Preowned, Resealed, Mint inside, Box worn

Includes aftermarket x2

The Avro Anson was the RAF’s first monoplane with retractable landing gear. It began as a coastal reconnaissance aircraft in 1936 and went on to become one of the great training aircraft of the Second World War, with more than 11,000 built. Canada built many of its own Ansons, and the type was the backbone of navigator and aircrew training in the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. This boxing shows a rarer side of the Anson’s career with the Free French Air Force. Groupe Artois flew Ansons on coastal patrol from Pointe Noire in French Equatorial Africa, and the kit tells the story of Czech navigator Josef Hnátek, who flew 63 missions with the unit.

• Grey plastic sprues, a clear sprue for the cabin windows and dorsal turret, and cream resin detail parts
• Decal sheet with Free French markings, including roundels, Cross of Lorraine insignia, fin flashes and serials such as EG359
• Two instruction sheets: the Groupe Artois booklet with history, plus the base Anson Mk.I assembly instructions
• Limited series release

Aftermarket:

• Eduard CX189 Anson Mk.I die-cut canopy mask set for the Special Hobby kit
• Flightpath 72020 Avro Anson Mk.I photo-etched detail set with interior, airframe, engine, undercarriage and cabin framing parts, new wing flap units and laser-plotted instrument dials (designed for the Airfix kit, so some adaptation will be needed)