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Item GUI 906, Wing Span 18 inches, Scale 1/28. The Typhoon IB, known as the
"Tiffy", distinguished itself in the Battle of Normandy destroying 137
tanks and opening the way for the liberation of France and Belgium. Nos. 56 and
609 squadrons based at Duxford received their first Typhoons in 1941. In 1942
No. 609 squadron moved to Manston in surpassed Spitfires at intercepting Fw
190s. Typhoons destroyed the first two Me 210s over the British Isles. Maximum
speed of 417 MPH at 20,000 feet was obtained in
7.6 minutes. Its true element
was with
eight 3" rockets and four 20mm cannon.
PVHC Price: $8.73
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