BASIC BUILD
Niklas Knutzén tackles a pre-production sample of Pilot Replicas’ all-new 1/48 de Havilland Vampire T.11.
De Havilland’s Vampire is an iconic jet fighter with its origins in World War Two. Development began as early as 1941, with the initial prototype making its aerial debut in September 1943, but the first production example didn’t fly until April 1945, entering service with the RAF early in 1946, just a few months after the war had ended. The Vampire remained in RAF frontline service as a fighter jet until 1953, when it was employed in secondary roles, such as ground attack and pilot training. It served for approximately two decades, being retired from RAF service in 1967 and was exported to no fewer than 31 countries worldwide.
The Vampire T.11 trainer, with its side-by-side aircrew format, was delivered to the RAF from 1952 onwards, with more than 600 examples produced. In 1967 the final examples of the Vampire T.11 were withdrawn from service. Today Vampires are kept airworthy by civilian owners, attending airshows to demonstrate a little piece of jet aviation history
Inside the box you’ll find six light grey runners along with one clear frame and a small photo-etched (PE) brass fret, this carrying seatbelts an…
