WNW32004 - Wingnut Wings 1/32 Bristol F.2b Fighter - WWHP113734

WNW32004 - Wingnut Wings 1/32 Bristol F.2b Fighter - WWHP113734

Preowned, Resealed, Mint

Frank Barnwell’s Bristol F.2 began in 1916 as a reconnaissance aircraft to replace the BE2. Fitted with the new 190 hp Rolls-Royce Falcon V12, it became a two-seat fighter. 48 Squadron took the F.2a into action over Arras in April 1917 and flew it like a slow observation machine, and the results were disastrous. Once crews learned to fly the “Brisfit” aggressively, with the pilot’s forward Vickers gun and the observer’s Lewis gun on a Scarff ring, it became one of the most effective fighters of the war. The improved F.2b followed in mid-1917. About 4,350 were built, and the type stayed in Commonwealth service until 1936.

• 1/32 injection moulded kit, with parts moulded in grey on multiple sprues
• Detailed Rolls-Royce Falcon engine, cockpits, Vickers gun and Lewis guns on a Scarff ring
• Clear parts
• Brass photo-etched fret with seatbelts and detail parts
• Waterslide decals for several RFC and RAF aircraft, including C814 “12”, C4619, D8084, B1112, B1313 and B1330, with roundels, rudder stripes, unit markings and the “Presented by Maharaja Bahadur of Darbhanga No. 5” presentation lettering, plus stencils
• Full-colour instruction booklet with aircraft history, specifications and paint references