Airfix 1023V 1/72 Auster Antarctic

Airfix 1023V 1/72 Auster Antarctic

Assembly required. Paint and glue sold separately.

Item Length - Without Packaging (cm): 10
Item Height - Without Packaging (cm): 3.5
Item Width - Without Packaging (cm): 15.2
How many pieces will be found in the box opened by the customer: 39
Item Scale: 1:72
License line
BAE SYSTEMS is a registered trade mark of BAE Systems plc.
Contents (what's in the box)
Plastic model kit, instruction sheet, paint layout sheet and decals.
Number of Scheme options: 1
Skill Level: 1
Wingspan (mm): 152

With is reputation as an exceptional air observation post aircraft possessing great short field performance, when officials behind the 1956 Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition were looking for a suitable reconnaissance and support aircraft, they knew exactly where to turn.

The Auster Aircraft Company were asked to modify two of their dual control T.7 aircraft specifically for the task, featuring additional radio equipment, larger tail surfaces and the ability to be fitted with either floats or skies as operations demanded.

The aircraft were also finished in a high visibility scheme, in preparation for the conditions expected during an expedition which was hoped would result in the first overland crossing of Antarctica via the South Pole.