Special Hobby 1/48 48052 Supermarine Seafire MKIII Last Flights over the Pacific Plastic Kit
Kit SH48052 offers the choice of three Seafires operating on aircraft carriers in the Pacific. One of them was flown by Sub/Lt R.H. Reynolds, the highest-scoring Seafire pilot. Another machine took part in the very last battle of British naval fighters in World War II on the morning of 15 August 1945 when Sub/Lt G.J. Murphy shot down two Japanese Zero fighters in this battle. The kit box contains five grey styrene sprues, an injection-moulded clear canopy, a fret of etches and a self-adhesive film.
Supermarine Seafire Mk.III The Seafire naval fighter aircraft came into existence during WWII as a mere stopgap measure based on a standard Mk.V Spitfire airframe adapted by adding naval equipment. Three versions were produced, which were fitted with a RR Merlin engine, which were the Mk.I to Mk.III, followed later by Griffon-equipped Seafires Mk.15, 17, 45, 46 and 47 (Special Hobby offers the Mk.15 version under cat.nos. SH48116 and 48125). The Seafire Mk.III was unlike its predecessors, equipped also with a folding wing. A low-altitude tuned Merlin 45 engine made the plane much faster at sea level than the then current land-based Sp