{"product_id":"special-hobby-172-scale-ww2-raf-dh98-mosquito-nf-mkxv-high-altitude-night-fighter-172","title":"Special Hobby 1\/72 Scale WW2 RAF DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk.XV 'High-Altitude Night Fighter' 1\/72","description":"These are plastic model sets that require assembly and painting. They do not contain paints and glues unless otherwise stated.\u003cbr\u003eSH72544 DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk.XV 'High-Altitude Night Fighter' 1\/72\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDuring the Second World War, the Junkers Ju 86P and R high-altitude reconnaissance and bomber aircraft appeared over Great Britain. Initially, the RAF was unable to intervene against them, until the high-altitude versions of the Spitfire Mk.VII and modified Spitfire Mk.IX brought about a turning point.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe threat that the Luftwaffe would deploy more powerful bombers led to the development of a high-altitude fighter version of the Mosquito. This version had a pressurized cockpit, a radar in the nose, an extended wing with a span of 19 meters, high-altitude Merlin 76 engines with four-blade propellers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA small batch of ‘Fifteens’ was produced and assigned to No.85 Sqn. RAF for flight testing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOur finely detailed kit offers decals for two machines, one in PRU Blue and the other in Deep Blue. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-        The Mosquito NF Mk.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Special Hobby","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58794423255421,"sku":"SH72544","price":23.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0353\/6604\/3780\/files\/a1.png?v=1790831474","url":"https:\/\/fieldsofglorymodels.co.uk\/products\/special-hobby-172-scale-ww2-raf-dh98-mosquito-nf-mkxv-high-altitude-night-fighter-172","provider":"Fields of Glory Models","version":"1.0","type":"link"}