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Supermarine Seagull/Walrus V – A2-4, RAAF, Hendon Museum 1/72

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1/72 Supermarine Seagull/Walrus V A2-4 of the Royal Australian Air Force, currently in storage at the RAF Hendon Museum. This is a truly stunning looking model, complete with optional undercarriage, authentic looking rigging and display stand within a quality box.

Length 6.25 inches Wingspan 7.75 inches

PLEASE NOTE: The model is quite delicate and careless extraction from the box could easily result in the upper wing becoming detached. As such please remove the model by pinching the tail with thumb and forefinger. Support the model under the engine with your other hand and very gently prise upwards out of the packaging.

The Supermarine Walrus (originally known as the Supermarine Seagull V) was a British single-engine amphibious biplane reconnaissance aircraft designed by R. J. Mitchell and first flown in 1933. It was operated by the Fleet Air Arm (FAA) and also served with the Royal Air Force (RAF), Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) and Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF). It was the first British squadron-service aircraft to incorporate a fully retractable main undercarriage, completely enclosed crew accommodation, and an all-metal fuselage in one airframe.

Designed for use as a fleet spotter to be catapult launched from cruisers or battleships, the Walrus was later employed in a variety of other roles, most notably as a rescue aircraft for downed aircrew. It continued in service throughout the Second World War.

The Walrus was used in the air-sea rescue role in both the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force. The specialist RAF Air Sea Rescue Service squadrons flew a variety of aircraft, using Spitfires and Boulton Paul Defiants to patrol for downed aircrew, Avro Ansons to drop supplies and dinghies, and Walruses to pick up aircrew from the water. RAF air-sea rescue squadrons were deployed to cover the waters around the United Kingdom, the Mediterranean Sea and the Bay of Bengal. Over a thousand aircrew were picked up during these operations, with 277 Squadron responsible for 598 of these.

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Weight 0.9 kg