The Ultimate Tempest - Hawker Tempest MkII Fighter Plane

Limited Edition plus Full Colour Book. 1:48 Scale

11164 - Eduard

The Hawker Tempest is a British fighter aircraft that was primarily used by the Royal Air Force (RAF) in the Second World War. The Tempest, originally known as the Typhoon II, was an improved derivative of the Hawker Typhoon, intended to address the Typhoon's unexpected deterioration in performance at high altitude by replacing its wing with a thinner laminar flow design. Since it had diverged considerably from the Typhoon, it was renamed Tempest. The Tempest emerged as one of the most powerful fighters of World War II and at low altitude was the fastest single-engine propeller-driven aircraft of the war.

Upon entering service in 1944, the Tempest performed low-level interception, particularly against the V-1 flying bomb threat, and ground attack supporting major invasions like Operations Market Garden. Later, it successfully targeted the rail infrastructure in Germany and Luftwaffe aircraft on the ground, as well as countering similar attacks by German fighters. The Tempest was effective in the low-level interception role, including against newly developed jet-propelled aircraft like the Messerschmitt ME 262.

This is a Limited edition kit of British WWII fighter aircraft Tempest Mk.II. Scale 1:48. The markings have focussed on machines from the British, Indian and Pakistani Air Forces in the European, Middle East and Far East theatres of war.

Model Kit Highlights:

• plastic parts: Eduard
• marking options: 10
• decals: Eduard
• PE parts: pre-painted
• painting mask: yes
• extra: a pictorial book about service Tempest Mk.IIs in RAF Royal Indian Air Force and Royal Pakistan Air Force written by Chris Thomas.

Glue and paint are required but are not included.