Spitfire Mk.IX with air force pilots and ground personnel
The set includes a Spitfire IX model of the British ace Sqn. J. Plagis (15+2 wins) and seven figures - three pilots, three mechanics, one WW2 RAF WREN with dog figure and airfield equipment. The ICM Spitfire IX kit is the most accurate replica of this aircraft in 1:48 scale. The British Spitfire fighter is one of the "flying legends" of the Second World War. Spitfire Mk. The IX modification is based on the Mk. V of 1942 with the installation of a powerful engine. This aircraft was reliable and easy to maintain and had excellent combat characteristics. Mk. The IX aircraft were used in the European theater of World War II in many roles - as all-purpose (F), low-altitude (LF) and high-altitude (HF) fighters, as well as fighter-bombers. Spitfire Mk. IX were in service with the RAF, USAAF, USSR Air Force, France, Italy, Czechoslovakia and some other countries.