Airfix 1/72 F-80C Shooting Star

Initially developed around the British Halford H.1 engine taken from the de Havilland Vampire prototype, the project advanced under the strictest secrecy, with a team from 'Skunk Works' producing an airframe in an impressive 143 days. It is reported that two operational sorties were flown by the jet during WWII, however, these were non-combat missions and of a highly classified nature.

Age: 8 years and up
Item code: A02043V
Approx box dimensions: 23 x 13 x 4cm
Skill level: 1
Scale: 1:72
Glue and paint not included