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Airfix 1/48 Tiger Moth re-issued with New Colour and Markings options

Now available, this is the latest Press Release from Airfix, as of mid-March 2024. My personal favourite will be the RAF training scheme.

Re-introduction with new schemes
A04104A de Havilland Tiger Moth
We are proud to introduce the 1:48 de Havilland Tiger Moth, featuring two new striking schemes, depicting a Royal Navy and Royal Air Force variant.
A04104A de Havilland Tiger Moth
Ranked at skill level 2, the 1:48 scale de Havilland Tiger Moth includes two fresh new schemes, each with their own historical importance. This kit consists of 59 parts and measures a total wingspan of 184mm and 152mm in length. Scheme A depicts one of the last biplanes to land on HMS Eagle aircraft carrier, back in July 1965, whilst scheme B features an aircraft from No.9 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School, Royal Air Force Ansty.
From the perspective of a student pilot, the de Havilland Tiger Moth was a relatively stable and forgiving aircraft to fly, possessing few handling vices and being generally supportive of the odd silly mistake by the novice pilot. It quickly gained a reputation as being an ‘easy aeroplane to fly, but a difficult one to fly well’, qualities which seemed to make this the ideal aircraft to serve as a primary/basic trainer for large numbers of pilots destined to fly operationally during WWII.
At the start of the war, the RAF had around 500 Tiger Moths in service, but would requisition hundreds more from flying clubs up and down the country.
The schemes included are:-
Scheme A: de Havilland DH82A Tiger Moth, BB852/E, Britannia Flight, Britannia Royal Naval
College, Roborough, Plymouth, Devon, July 1st, 1965, the last biplanes to land on a British aircraft
carrier (HMS Eagle).
Scheme B: de Havilland DH82A Tiger Moth, No.9 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School,
Royal Air Force Ansty, Warwickshire, England, October 1940.

Thanks to Airfix for the news.

Robin