The Fairey Flycatcher is a representative carrier-based fighter of the British Navy that first flew in 1922, during the interwar period. This machine was equipped with full-span flaps and hydraulic brakes for shipboard operation, and was a revolutionary design at the time. The Flycatcher is a highly maneuverable fighter aircraft that was popular with pilots, and the Fleet Air Corps developed the tactics used later in World War II with this aircraft. A total of 192 Flycatchers were produced from 1923 to 1926.
Features
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Includes a wooden float, which was a feature of the early version, as a new injection-plastic part
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It also comes with a resin Armstrong Siddeley Jaguar engine, a Vickers machine gun and photo-etched parts
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Decals for six different British Navy versions.