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The Supermarine built, 1030hp Rolls-Royce Merlin II\/III powered, 8 Browning .303” machine gun armed, Spitfire Mk.I entered service from mid-May 1938. The rear fuselage was adorned with raised rivets for ease of construction while the main planes and front of the fuselage were flush riveted, puttied\/filler primed and sanded smooth for improved performance. Numerous improvements were introduced throughout production. Some Mk.I were armed with 2 Hispano 20mm cannons which proved to be so unreliable that they were withdrawn from service in early September 1940. The problems were solved later that year, at which time it was reintroduced with an additional 4 Browning .303” guns and designated the Spitfire Mk.Ib (“B” wing), at which time the 8 Browning .303” gun armed aircraft was re-designated the Mk.Ia (“A” wing).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory (CBAF) built 1150hp Rolls-Royce Merlin XII powered Spitfire Mk.IIa and Mk.IIb featured many of the later Mk.Ia improvements although the key difference was the new engine which had a Coffman (explosive) cartridge starting system.\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003eA 1390hp Rolls-Royce Merlin XX powered Spitfire Mk.III prototype had been in development since January 1940 which incorporated numerous improvements introduced throughout Mk.I\/II production as well as many new innovations. In early 1941 an urgent need for improved performance saw the installation of the 1440hp Rolls-Royce Merlin 45 into approximately 365 internally strengthened Mk.Ia\/IIa \u0026amp; Mk.Ib\/IIb airframes thereby creating the stop-gap Mk.Va and Mk.Vb.\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003eEarly production Mk.Vb (as featured in this model) completed from early-1941 incorporated Mk.I\/II airframe improvements introduced up to that time including constant speed DeHavilland \u0026amp; Rotol propellers, a carb intake ice\/snow guard, fireproof bulkhead, deletion of the 47gal fuel gauge in the instrument panel, engine driven undercarriage controls, windscreen de-icing, Martin-Baker hood release (jettison) system, composite seat, pilot’s armour plating, IFF Mk.II, a single parachute landing flare chute, electrical test door in the port wing fillet, raised rivet wireless and accumulator doors, Plessey flare device, and reinforced tailwheel strut. They also featured the improved “B” type wing, metal skinned ailerons, improved cannon shell ejection chutes, symmetrical\/double-bulged and early asymmetric underwing cannon fairings, two-cell radiator, and an improved oil cooler design.\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003eMid production Mk.Vb completed from mid-1941 saw the introduction of additional types of DeHavilland and Rotol propellers, more efficient “fishtail” exhaust manifolds, tyres with concentric side-wall rings, armour under the seat and an emergency exit crowbar. Later production Mk.Vb saw the introduction of a 24 volt voltage regulator behind the pilot’s headrest, rearranged gun heating and oxygen systems, wheel covers, external “slipper” fuel tanks, balloon hoods, internal windscreen armoured glass, a square reflector gun sight Mk.II, clipped wingtips, tropical air intake filters, and deletion of the landing lights, parachute flare and pilot’s headrest. Very late serving aircraft could be found with multi-ejector exhaust manifolds, bomb carriers, and elevators with increased balance areas. Some of these modifications were retrofitted to earlier aircraft. A Mk.Vc was put into production from early 1942 and introduced the “C” wing, with modified undercarriage geometry, which could be armed with up to 4 Hispano 20mm cannons or 8 Browning .303” guns, although it was usually fitted with 2 cannons and 4 Browning guns.\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003eNumerous additional engine, airframe and armament improvements were made to the Spitfire before production ceased in 1948, by which time over 22000 had been produced in 2-dozen variants with the most notable being the 1030hp Mk.I, 1470hp Mk.V, 1720hp Mk.IX, 2035hp Mk.XIV, the photo-reconnaissance Mk.XI and the navalised Seafire Mk.III.\u003c\/p\u003e  \n\n\u003cp\u003eEarly production Mk.Vb featured the colours and finishing details of their respective airframe manufacturers. The interior areas were primed with light grey before being painted aluminium, except for the cockpit between frames 8 \u0026amp; 11 which appear to have been painted with grey-green (Supermarine), different from the green seen on early and mid-production Mk.I\/Ia, and very pale grey-green (CBAF). Major internal components supplied by sub-contractors could be delivered in various shades of grey-green or aluminium or even black.\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003eUpper surfaces were initially painted Dark Earth and Dark Green in varying shades applied with hard (Supermarine) and soft (CBAF) demarcation lines in the A pattern. The undersides (including the wheel wells, undercarriage struts and wheel hubs) were finished with “Sky Type S”. Although Night (black) was reintroduced for the underside of the port wing from late November 1940 until late April 1941, no Mk.Vb appear to have been finished this way at the factory, although Mk.Vb converted from earlier production Mk.Ib would have had Night applied at the units, before being repainted again with Sky Type S. Spitfire sub-assemblies were usually supplied pre-painted so a single aircraft could exhibit a variety of shades, and sometimes the camouflage pattern would not match perfectly from one sub-assembly\/component to the next. Early production Mk.Vb serving after mid-August 1941 would have received the new “Day Fighter” camouflage scheme with Ocean Grey (or mixed grey) applied over the previous Dark Earth, and Medium Sea Grey applied over the previous “Sky Type S” undersides. 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Produced in vast numbers and operating in a dozen war theatres, the Bf 109 had shot down more enemy aircraft than any other aeroplane. As the Nazi war machine ran riot in 39-42 the 109 became a feared symbol of Hitler’s regime, and was justly renowned for its lethal attributes in air combat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHowever in mid 1944 it would have been fascinating to have a heart-to-heart conversation about the 109 with Messerschmitt AG part-owner and namesake Willi Messerschmitt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOn the one hand he was selling thousands of Bf 109Gs to the Nazi government via the Reichsluftfahrtministerium (RLM) and making good profit on them. This was partly achieved by the unconscionable use of slave labour in horrific conditions. On the other hand his engineers had completely failed to design a successful piston engine replacement for the 109. The 209 and 309 had become ignominious failures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe ongoing competition with Kurt Tank at Focke-Wulf for single-seat fighter dominance was in full swing. It appears that very little information was shared between Messerschmitt and Focke-Wulf, either directly or via the RLM, but the Fw 190D was in flight testing by mid-1943 and was showing great promise, and the apex Focke Wulf of the war, the Ta 152, was in development.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMesserschmitt’s reputation had been badly damaged by the Me 210 debacle, and while the Me 410 was a serviceable aeroplane, it was no great advance on the Me 110 and was found wanting when P-51s roamed the German skies. The revolutionary Me 262, possibly the most beautiful aeroplane ever, had been hijacked by Hitler and his bomber obsession and the Jumo engines were a constant headache. The science fiction Me 163 was too temperamental for even gifted pilots to use effectively, and while incredibly fast was going nowhere tactically or strategically. Messerschmitt’s Me 264 “Amerika Bomber” consumed vast amounts of engineering resource for no visible result.\u003cbr\u003e\nIn this environment the Bf 109K was born.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLike Supermarine with the Spitfire (but unlike Hawkers) the Messerschmitt engineers had squeezed progressively more powerful engines into an airframe that first f lew in 1935, and didn’t change much at all. Always a handful to land and take off with its narrow-track undercarriage, this characteristic was only emphasized by the increased power on tap.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOne major change from the early 109G models was the adoption of much bigger tyres. This was necessary due to the need to cope with the increasing weight of the aircraft, particularly to allow the fitment of bigger brakes. Improved ground handling was an ancillary benefit. This necessitated a bulged upper wing skin, but rather than use circular or oval bulges like the Spitfire and earlier 109s did, long-chord rectangular bulges were fitted. Remarkably these had been aerodynamically tested pre-war in the aeronautical research institute near Braunschweig, one of the most advanced in the world in 1939.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor most aircraft designs, increasing engine power leads to the need for bigger vertical tail surfaces and the 109 was no exception. A tail of greater area had already been used on some Gs, and this became standard on the K, with an attempt to preserve precious aluminium by having sub-contractors use wood as much as possible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDaimler Benz had worked miracles to wring up to 1775 horsepower from their DB 605 engine, which was produced in slightly different versions to suit either 87 or 96 octane fuel. Water-methanol injection was standard, used to cool the fuel-air mixture in the engine cylinders and reduce pre-detonation, therefore allowing increased power for short periods of time. The methanol also stopped the water from freezing at altitude. The DB 605 D was the intended motor for the K-4, and the oil cooler and nose contours were designed to suit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn an attempt to improve aerodynamic cleanliness outer doors were fitted to enclose the main gear, and a retractable tail wheel was fitted. Despite being first tested on the Bf 109F in 1941, the main gear doors were still not reliable in 1944, and many machines had them removed. Reliability issues also affected the tail wheel which was often fixed in the extended position and the doors wired shut.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn many respects the K can be seen as a developmental offshoot of the attempt by Messerschmitt and Daimler Benz to develop a true high altitude fighter (Höhenjager) to combat high-altitude USAAF bombers and P-51s. The Me 109H proved abortive, and the competing Focke-Wulf Ta 152 was a much better aeroplane, though it arrived too late to affect the course of the war\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMany other less obvious K-4 features will be called out at the relevant points in this instruction booklet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCOMBAT SERVICE\u003cbr\u003e\nIt is a cliche, because it is true, that Allied bombing didn’t really cut off the supply of aircraft to the Luftwaffe in 44-45, it cut off the supply of fuel. The simultaneous ascent of the P-51 as the dominant fighter in the sky (ably assisted by a variety of other Allied aircraft) meant that German pilots were not safe anywhere. The clumsy Luftwaffe training scheme, which had never been as efficient as the Allied pilot-training effort, was overwhelmed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt is commonly accepted that the K-4 entered service in October 1944 and in a few months the various factories supplied over 1400 machines to Luftwaffe units. How many of them were ever flown, let alone flew in combat, will never be known. However units across both the Western and Eastern fronts received the latest 109, and a few were even supplied to ANR units still fighting on the Axis side in Italy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMixed units of Gs and Ks seems to have been common, and it is doubtful that any Allied pilot, Western or Russian, would have known which version they were fighting in the air unless a turning combat ensued and the overwing bulges were obvious, and even then some G model aircraft had these.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFew first-person accounts of what it was like to fly the 109K-4 seem to have survived. There is little evidence that it was viewed as a major improvement over the G, but pilots must have been aware of which version they were climbing into because of the substantial cockpit differences. There are a few accounts describing a well-made and fully-functioning K in capable hands being able to hold its own against most Allied fighters, but the halcyon days of 1940-42 were long gone. In most instances the limited known combat records detail a sad story of losing many inexperienced pilots against overwhelming numbers of enemy aircraft flown by seasoned flyers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDespite this, the aura of the Bf 109K still exists. It was the culmination of a decade of development by one of the foremost aircraft manufacturers in the world. 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Two years after his death in 1936, the Air Corps issued Circular No. 38-385 which described the requirements for the next generation of bombers. These included the capability to carry 1,200lb of bombs for 1,200 miles, at a speed of at least 200mph. Companies who submitted their designs to meet this requirement, included N.A.A. Their proposal was for a twin-engine, medium bomber which was given the initial design number of NA-40. This design could be linked back to N.A.A.’s reasonably successful, but cancelled, NA-39 design of just two years prior. The NA-40 first flew towards the end of 1939, when the war in Europe was already underway. After numerous modifications and improvements that culminated in the design of the NA-62, the type eventually entered service in 1941, now designated as B-25 ‘Mitchell’. It was a close call though, as the NA-40 originally failed to win any orders back in 1939, and orders that were meant to materialise for France, never did due to competition. Whilst the B-25 was new to the production lines, a further, significant modification was made, replacing the constant dihedral of the wing to that of a slight anhedral, just outboard of the engines. This give the Mitchell its quasi-gull wing and removed flight instability.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThere’s no doubt that the B-25 was a particularly robust and adaptable aircraft, even though the type was initially designated as a medium bomber with a glazed nose and manned rear gun (B-25C). It was capable of high- and low-level bombing, strafing, photoreconnaissance, and submarine patrol. The Mitchell saw service as a gunship in its B-25H incarnation, complete with heavy 75mm cannon armament in the nose, through to a version known as the ‘Strafer’ which packed a fearsome total of 8 guns in the nose, as well as four in forward facing pods which sat on the side walls, just below the cockpit area. With the subject of this HKM kit release, we see the B-25J version, which revisited its earlier medium bomber incarnation, which featured a glazed nose with defensive armament. Some B-25J aircraft were, however, modified back to the Strafer nose. The ‘J’ variant was the final production series type built, totalling 4,318 units out of a total B-25 production of 9,816. The B-25 served in every theatre of WW2, from the Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, the Mediterranean, and Europe, with the type continuing in service with nations such as Brazil, until around 1970. One of the most audacious missions of the war, the Doolittle Raid, provided an early morale boost for America, following the devastating attack on Pearl Harbour. In this instance, sixteen B-25B medium bombers attacked Tokyo, having taken-off from the carrier USS Hornet. The aircraft were stripped of unnecessary weight to allow them to take off from the relatively short floating runway.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe B-25J was powered by 2 × Wright R-2600-92-14 Twin Cyclone 14-cylinder air-cooled radial engine, 1,700 hp each, and it also carried 9 x .50cal M2 Browning machine guns across waist, tail, dorsal and forward gun positions. A typical medium-range mission would see the B-25J carry around 3,000lbs of bombs. Wingspan was 67ft 7in, with a length of 52ft 11in. 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Thankfully, the design had shown such promise during the testing phase, in fact exceeding the requirements of the original specification, that further prototypes were ordered despite Boeing losing the original contract with the United States Army Air Corps. It was this further evaluation that saw the type enter active service in 1938. The actual name ‘Flying Fortress’ was coined by a newspaper hack who witnessed a roll-out of the machine, bristling with guns and turrets, and Boeing realised that this was the sort of propaganda they needed, and trademarked the name. After the initial prototypes, serial production of the B-17 began with the B-17B variant, and underwent a major revision with the introduction of the ‘E’. This type featured a substantially redesigned tail and fillet that featured throughout subsequent versions, giving the B-17 its iconic profile. An extra 10ft of length was added to the fuselage. 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