Airfix Westland Sea King HAS.1 / HAS.5 / HU.5 1:48 Royal Navy Helicopter Plastic Model Kit A11006

Product Description

The Westland Sea King performed a variety of roles during its 49 years of service with the UK defence forces, including anti-submarine warfare (ASW), search & rescue and troop transport. Regarded as a stalwart of British skies, this icon of the air is in fact a license-built derivative of the American Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King. However, the Westland built Sea Kings differ significantly from their American cousins due to the integration of British equipment. Selected by the Royal Navy to replace the ageing Westland Wessex in the ASW role, the first Westland built example took to the air in 1969 before entering Royal Navy service at the height of the cold war. Seeing action in the Falkland and Gulf wars as well as service in the Balkans, Iraq and Afghanistan; the dependable Sea King would continue to prove it’s worth for decades. Despite continuous upgrades throughout its life, by the 2010’s the airframe was beginning to be superseded in its various roles and the end was nearing. The final variant in service, the ASaC.7, would touch down for the final time on the 26th September 2018 at HMS Sultan. Although now retired from UK service, the Westland Sea King continues to be operated by several nations across the globe, a testament to the versatility of the airframe.

• Airfix is the oldest UK manufacturer of scale model plastic kits and has been producing kits for the mass market since 1952. Airfix produce a wide range of kits aimed at all types of scale modelers with subjects such as; military aircraft, ships, space, cars, dioramas and military vehicles. • Primary Scheme: Westland Sea King HAS.1 XV666, No.826 Naval Air Squadron, Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose, Cornwall, England, 1970. Secondary Scheme: Westland Sea King HAS.5 XV666, No.814 Naval Air Squadron, Royal Naval Station Culdrose, Cornwall, England, 1988. Third Scheme: Westland Sea King HU.5 XV666, No.771 Naval Air Squadron, Royal Naval Station Culdrose, Cornwall, England, 1990. Fourth Scheme: Westland Sea King HU.5 XV666, Heli-Operations, Portland, Dorset, England 2022. • Skill level: 4. Dimensions of completed kit: length 46 cm x width 39.7 cm x height 10 cm. Total Pieces: 348. A great plastic model kit for the advanced modeler. • Painting and assembly required. Paints and glue need to be purchased separately. Includes: Plastic model kit, instruction sheet, paint layout sheet and decals. • Humbrol paints needed to complete the liveries are listed on the outside of the box.