AA28602 Bristol Beaufighter TF10 - "Operation Firedog"
Product Info
Bristol Beaufighter TF.10 RD805 / OB-J, RAF No.45 Squadron, ‘Operation Firedog’, Kuala Lumpur, Malaya, Late May/Early December, 1949
By the end of the Second World War, the Royal Air Force saw little need to retain the large number of Bristol Beaufighter squadrons it currently had in service, so most units were simply disbanded, a couple were retained for home duties, with the remainder prepared for deployment to the Far East. One notable exception to this rule were RAF No.45 Squadron, who replaced their wartime Mosquitoes with the Beaufighter TF.X fighter bomber, before moving out to operate from a new base in Ceylon.
In August 1948, the squadron moved to Kuala Lumpur in response to the Malayan Emergency, where it would take part in the combined Commonwealth actions to quell the guerrilla activities of the Communist backed Malayan National Liberation Army. Using the legendary range and hard hitting attributes of this capable heavy fighter, the unit’s Beaufighters would loiter over the jungle, waiting to unleash a withering barrage of rocket and cannon fire on enemy positions, once given targeting instructions from Commonwealth troops patrolling in the vicinity. These ageing WWII warhorses were replaced by the new Bristol Brigand ground attack aircraft by the end of 1949, leaving the situation in Malaya to rumble on for a further ten years and with RAF support very much moving into the jet age during that time.
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Tech Specs
- Item Length - Without Packaging (cm)
- 17.5
- Item Height - Without Packaging (cm)
- 5
- Item Width - Without Packaging (cm)
- 24.6
- Item Scale
- 1:72 Scale
- Finish
- Painted
- Colour
- Black/Silver
- Wingspan (mm)
- 246
- Detailed Crew Figures
- Yes
- Fine Rigging Detail
- No
- Fixed Undercarriage
- No
- Folding Wings
- No
- Fuel Tanks
- No
- Movable Sweeping Wings
- No
- Moving Parts
- No
- Moving Rear/Ventral Gun(s)
- No
- Open/Closed Airbrake
- No
- Opening Bomb Bay Doors
- No
- Opening Canopy
- No
- Opening Radio Hatch
- No
- Optional Undercarriage Down
- Yes
- Removeable Engine Covers
- No
- Rotatable Propeller(s)/Rotor(s)
- Yes
- Rotatable Turret(s)
- No
- Sliding Door
- No
- Stationary Drooping Rotor Blades
- No
- Visible Gun Bay
- No
- Wood Grain Effect Propeller
- No
- Moving Cannon
- No
- Moving Wheels/Tracks
- No
- Opening Hatch
- No
- Vanguards Car Specifications
- No
- Aerials
- No
- Air-Con Unit
- No
- Chequer Plating
- No
- Front Bumper Bar
- No
- High Light Bar
- No
- Low Light Bar
- No
- Mud Flaps
- No
- Scania Visor Plug-in Lights
- No
- Side Light Bars
- No
- Side Pipes
- No
- Single Spot Lights
- No
- Skirt Light Bar
- No
- Vinyl Curtain Effect
- No
- Visor Mirror
- No
- Rear Light Bar
- No
- European Union Icon
- No
- Beacon
- No
- Horns
- No
- Scottish Icon
- No
- Union Icon
- No
- Welsh Icon
- No
- English Icon
- No
- Northern Irish Icon
- No
- Irish Icon
- No
- Aviation Archive Special Features
- No
- Hauliers of Renown Attributes
- No
- Aviation Photo-etched Aerial(s)
- No
- Aviation Armament/Weapons
- Yes
A detailed die-cast scale model for the adult collector. Not suitable for children under 14 years.