In the summer of 1944, with Allied troops fighting inland from the Normandy beaches, RAF Spitfire pilots found an unofficial way to lift spirits at the front — adapting bomb racks and slipper tanks to ferry barrels of English beer across the Channel. Those legendary "beer run" sorties inspired this superb special edition: the Airfix 1:24 scale Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IXc "Flying Dray".

Airfix's flagship 1:24 Spitfire Mk.IXc is a masterpiece in its own right — 448 finely detailed plastic parts building into a museum-quality display piece with a mighty 469mm wingspan. The Flying Dray edition adds exclusive resin extras: two beer barrels with lids, two nose cones, two bomb racks and a slipper tank, so you can build your Spitfire fully loaded for its most popular cargo run. There's even an Airfix pint glass in the box to toast your finished build.

Marking Options

• F/L Tadeusz Szumowski, No. 302 (Polish) Squadron, Plumetot, France, August 1944
• F/Lt František Vancl, No. 611 Squadron, RAF Biggin Hill, December 1942
• F/Sgt Douglas Readdy, No. 73 Squadron, RAF Ta Kali, Malta, September 1946

Features

• Massive 1:24 scale — 469mm wingspan when built
• 448 plastic parts plus exclusive resin extras (2x beer barrels with lids, 2x nose cones, 2x bomb racks, slipper tank)
• Collectable Airfix pint glass included
• Three authentic paint schemes with full decal sheet
• Skill level 4 — for experienced builders
• Multilingual instructions and paint layout sheet

Specifications

• Brand: Airfix
• Scale: 1:24
• Parts: 448 + resin extras
• Wingspan: 469mm
• Skill level: 4
• Item number: A17001A

Note: paints and adhesive are required to complete the model and are sold separately.