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Discontinued
by Airfix
$21.42 USD
$26.77 USD
This item is discontinued and is not expected to come back into stock.
This is an injection-plastic jet aircraft model kit.
Entering RAF squadron service in 1960, the Lightning represented a quantum leap in capability and performance over the RAF's previous interceptor jets, offering Mach 2+ performance as well as a phenomenal rate of climb. Until its retirement in the 1980s, the Lightning had few rivals for outright speed and climbing ability. However it was hampered by short range and a poor selection of armanent. Its accident rate was also alarming. Replaced by the Tornado F3, the Lightning, however, remains the ultimate Cold War interceptor.
Completed model measures 232mm long with a 149mm width.