ICM 1:32 - WWII Pilots of British Naval Aviation (x3)

The UK Fleet Air Arm (FAA) was established in 1924. It was part of the Air Force as a ship-based and deck-based aviation command, and only in the spring of 1939 was it transferred to the direct subordination of the Navy. Their tasks included reconnaissance, fire control, strike operations against warships and merchant ships, and defence against submarines and enemy aircraft. At the beginning of World War II, the Navy's air force consisted of 20 squadrons with 232 aircraft, mostly reconnaissance and torpedo bombers. Among the operations carrRead More...ed out by the FAA are the attack on the Italian fleet in Taranto, the sinking of the Bismarck battleship, countering the breakthrough of German ships across the English Channel, and Operation Wolfram against the Tirpitz battleship. Fleet aviation pilots also took part in the Battle of Britain, such as the 804th Squadron, which was armed with Sea Gladiator fighters. Model Information: Contains 28 parts. A set of figures of pilots and sailors of the British Fleet Air Arm (FAA) from the late 1930s and early 1940s The set includes three figures - a pilot dressed for flight, an officer in casual wear and a sailor The set can be combined with 1/32nd scale models of UK naval aircraft deck or ground based *Please note paint and glue are not included.  Read Less