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RAF De Havilland DH.103 Hornet Fighter - Far East Training Squadron, Seletar/Butterworth, Singapore, 1955 (1:72 Scale)
RAF De Havilland DH.103 Hornet Fighter - Far East Training Squadron, Seletar/Butterworth, Singapore, 1955

Oxford Aviation RAF De Havilland DH.103 Hornet Fighter - Far East Training Squadron, Seletar/Butterworth, Singapore, 1955




 
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Oxford OXHOR001 RAF De Havilland DH.103 Hornet Fighter - Far East Training Squadron, Seletar/Butterworth, Singapore, 1955 (1:72 Scale) "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few."
- British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, commenting on the British airmen in the Battle of Britain

The de Havilland DH.103 Hornet was a piston engine fighter that further exploited the wooden construction techniques pioneered by de Havilland's classic Mosquito. Entering service at the end of the Second World War, the Hornet equipped postwar RAF Fighter Command day fighter units in the UK and was later used successfully as a strike fighter in Malaya. The Sea Hornet was a carrier-capable version.

Designed under a team lead by R. E. Bishop with C. T. Wilkins assisting as a private venture for a long-range fighter destined for the Pacific Theatre in the war against Japan, Specification F.12/43 was written around the type. From an early stage it was also envisaged that the Hornet could be adapted for naval use, operating from aircraft carriers. As a result priority was given to ease of control, especially at low speeds, and good pilot visibility. Construction was of mixed balsa/plywood similar to the Mosquito, but the Hornet differed in incorporating stressed Alclad lower-wing skins bonded to the wooden upper wing structure using the then-new adhesive Redux. The two wing spars were redesigned to withstand a higher load factor of 10 versus 8.

Apart from the revised structure, the Hornet's wings were a synthesis of aerodynamic knowledge that had been gathered since the Mosquito's design process, being much thinner in cross section, with de Havilland designers adopting a laminar flow profile similar to the P-51 Mustang and Hawker Tempest. The control surfaces consisted of hydraulically operated split flaps extending from the wing root to outboard of the engine nacelles; as in the Mosquito, the rear of the nacelle was part of the flap structure. Outboard, the Alclad-covered ailerons extended close to the clipped wing tips and gave excellent roll control.

Pictured here is a 1:72 scale replica of a RAF De Havilland DH.103 Hornet Fighter that was attached to the Far East Training Squadron, that was deployed to Singapore, 1955. Now in stock!

Dimensions:
Wingspan: 7-1/2-inches
Length: 6-1/4-inches

Release Date: September 2014

Features
  • Diecast metal construction
  • Landing gear in a gear up configuration
  • Plexiglass canopy
  • Spinning propeller
  • Accurate markings and insignia
  • Comes with display stand
  • Attractive upscale packaging

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