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The Fairey Albacore was a WW2 British Royal Navy
carrier-based biplane torpedo bomber developed to replace the older Fairey
Swordfish. Its first flight was in December 1938 and by 1943 a total of 800
Albacores had been built.
The
Albacore entered first saw active service with Squadron 826 of the Fleet Air
Arm in May 1940 in a land-based offensive. Albacores were first embarked on
Royal Navy carriers as intended in November 1940, subsequently replacing
Swordfish bombers on aircraft carriers including among others Ark Royal,
Illustrious and Victorious.
In total
some fifteen Fleet Air Arm squadrons were equipped with Albacores, seeing
action in the Battle of Cape Matapan off the Greek south west coast in March
1941, the raid on Kirkenes (Norway) and Petsamo (Finland) in July 1941, and a
failed attack on Tirpitz in March 1942.
During 1944 Albacores were replaced by another product of Fairey Aviation, the Barracuda, and American Avengers. The Swordfish outlived the Albacore in front line service.
| Item No | 02880 |
| Item Name | Fairey Albacore Torpedo Bomber |
| Bar Code | 9580208028804 |
| Scale | 1:48 |
| Item Type | Plastic Model Aircraft Kit |
| Model Brief | Length: 253.1mm Wingspan: 317.4mm |
| Total Parts | 120+ |
| Metal Parts | n/a |
| Photo Etched Parts | n/a |
| Film Parts | n/a |
| Resin Parts | n/a |
| Total Sprues | 5 sprues |
| Released Date | 2018-06 |
| More Features |
The kit consists of over 120 parts ,clear parts for
canopy - fuselage with finely engraved panel lines |