This interesting, limited edition offering contains 107 parts on two sprues, is moulded in soft Grey plastic, and glazing in a much more brittle styrene. A 12-page instruction sheet comes with a full-colour painting/ decal guide but no sprue plan. Lastly, Airfix includes a well-printed decal sheet with markings for Bf 109E-3, AE479 (formerly Wk Nr 1304, Feldwebel Karl Heir, l./JG 76), evaluated at the Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment (A&AEE) Boscombe Down in 1940. Also provided is a Bf 109E-7, evaluated by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force in 1941. The 'British' aircraft wears RAF day fighter Dark Earth and Dark Green over Trainer Yellow, while the other machine sports standard Luftwaffe colours but with Japanese markings. On November 22,1939, after experiencing engine problems, Feldwebel Karl Heir of l/JG 76 belly-landed his Bf109E-3 (marked White 1) near Wcerth, Elzas Bas-Rhin in France. It was captured, taken to Bricy near Orleans, and was extensively tested by the French who, on May 2,1940 handed it to the RAF, and it arrived at Boscombe Down the following day.
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