1/144 Armstrong Withworth METEOR NF.11 / RAF Service - Miniwing
Plastic Model kit - 38 plastic parts, 1 clear plastic canopy, canopy mask, decal sheet for two color variants.
Night Fighter variant with airborne interception (AI) radar designed and built by Armstrong Whitworth, three prototypes followed by 311 production aircraft for the Royal Air Force and 20 for the Royal Danish Air Force.
In 1951, 29, 141, 85 and 264 squadrons each received a number of NF.11 aircraft, the first of the Meteor night fighters. It was rolled out across the RAF until the final deliveries in 1954.
A "tropicalised" version of the NF.11 for the Middle East was developed; first flying on 23 December 1952 as the NF.13. The aircraft equipped No. 219 Squadron RAF at Kabrit and No. 39 Squadron at Fayid, both in Egypt. The aircraft served during the Suez crisis and remained with No. 39 Squadron after they were withdrawn to Malta until 1958.
Several problems were encountered: the heavily framed T.7 canopy made landings tricky due to limited visibility, the under-wing external fuel tanks tended to break up when the wing cannons were fired, and gun harmonisation, normally set to about 400 yards, was poor due to the wings flexing in flight. Belgium (24), Denmark (20) and France (41) were foreign customers for the NF.11. Ex-RAF NF.13s were sold to France (two), Syria (six), Egypt (six) and Israel (six).
Ref. No.: mini377
Availability: PRE-ORDER Available in September
1/144 Armstrong Withworth METEOR NF.11 / NATO Users - Miniwing
Plastic Model kit - 38 plastic parts, 1 clear plastic canopy, canopy mask, decal sheet for two color variants.
Night Fighter variant with airborne interception (AI) radar designed and built by Armstrong Whitworth, three prototypes followed by 311 production aircraft for the Royal Air Force and 20 for the Royal Danish Air Force.
In 1951, 29, 141, 85 and 264 squadrons each received a number of NF.11 aircraft, the first of the Meteor night fighters.
It was rolled out across the RAF until the final deliveries in 1954. A "tropicalised" version of the NF.11 for the Middle East was developed; first flying on 23 December 1952 as the NF.13. The aircraft equipped No. 219 Squadron RAF at Kabrit and No. 39 Squadron at Fayid, both in Egypt.
The aircraft served during the Suez crisis and remained with No. 39 Squadron after they were withdrawn to Malta until 1958.
Several problems were encountered: the heavily framed T.7 canopy made landings tricky due to limited visibility, the under-wing external fuel tanks tended to break up when the wing cannons were fired, and gun harmonisation, normally set to about 400 yards, was poor due to the wings flexing in flight. Belgium (24), Denmark (20) and France (41) were foreign customers for the NF.11. Ex-RAF NF.13s were sold to France (two), Syria (six), Egypt (six) and Israel (six).
Ref. No.: mini378
Availability: PRE-ORDER Available in September
Price: ~13 euros
1/144 Armstrong Withworth METEOR NF.13 / Killers of the Middle East - Miniwing
Plastic Model kit - 38 plastic parts, 1 clear plastic canopy, canopy mask, decal sheet for two color variants.
"Tropicalised" version of the NF.11 to replace the Mosquito NF.36 for service with 39 Squadron in Malta and Cyprus and 219 Squadron based in Egypt.
The first of 40 production aircraft built by Armstrong Whitworth was first flown on 21 December 1952.
Former Royal Air Force aircraft were later sold to Egypt (6 aircraft), France (2 aircraft), Israel (6 aircraft) and Syria (6 aircraft).
Ref. No.: mini379
Availability: PRE-ORDER Available in September