Blue Max WWI British Fighter: Royal Aircraft Factory SE5a, Mint in Sealed Box 1/48 Limited Edition (1,500 total production run) Plastic and Pewter Alloy Metal Castings

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Blue Max produced limited edition plastic and white metal kits with a run of 1,500, each with a unique identifying certificate.

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Developed by the Royal Aircraft Factory, the SE-5A first flew over the Western Front in April 1917, where it was a counter to the then-dominant German Albatros D-III. The plane was armed with a Vickers machine gun to the left of the cockpit and a Lewis gun on the upper wing. By October 1918 2,973 SE5 and 5A airplanes had been delivered.

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The SE-5 was flown by a number of British and Canadian aces including Billy Bishop, James McCudden, and Edward Mannock. It was flown on the Western Front and in Mesopotamia, Palestine, and Macedonia.

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This kit contains markings for two versions: Royal Flying Corps August 1917 Captain James B. McCudden of No. 56 Squadron B4863 and Royal Air Force June 1918 Lieutenant Elliot White Springs of No. 85 Squadron B6851.

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Manufactured by Blue Max Productions, Whitstable, Kent,United Kingdom.