MACHETA METALICA Hobby Master Bristol 156 Beaufighter Mk X Royal Air Force 1:72Length: 17.64 cm Wingspan: 24.51 cm
Remarks: "No.236 Squadron, Coastal Group No.16, North Coates, June 1944".
Status: Limited Production Units: 2500
Die-cast metal.
Superb detailing in 1/72 scale.
Pre-painted with pad applied markings.
Fully assembled.
Weapons that are not permanently attached.
Comes with crew figures
Display stand included.
Option to display model with wheels up or down.
Movable propellers.
Minimum use of plastic.
Hobby Master doesn't flood the market with huge numbers of each model and with the pre-production interest shown world wide this definitely will be a very rare bird and extremely sought after.
The Bristol Beaufighter TF (Torpedo Fighter) Mk. X first appeared in May 1943 and it by two Hercules XVII engines designed for peak performance at the low altitudes where this aircraft would be operating. The aircraft was capable of carrying varying payloads from a torpedo to bombs or rockets. By the end of production 2,205 Mk. X Beaufighters had
been completed.
In April 1943 the 236 Squadron was one of three squadrons that formed the new Coastal Command Strike Wing, Coastal Group #16 at RAF North Coates. They flew the Bristol Beaufighter Mk. X commonly referred to as the “Torbeau” because of its ability to be armed with a torpedo or optional rockets or bombs. Their primary function was anti-shipping and during the final three years of WWII the North Coates squadrons sank 117 ships accounting for over 150,000 tons. All this came at the cost of 120 Beaufighters and the loss of 241 crew members.