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A05141 Bristol Bulldog Mk.II

A05141 Bristol Bulldog Mk.II

SKU: A05141

A gleaming silver steed flown by the most capable and intrepid young men Britain could call upon, the Bristol Bulldog was one of the most important British aircraft of the inter-war period, when powerful biplane fighters unquestionably ruled the skies. Initially developed as a private venture by the Bristol Aeroplane Company, the Bulldog was the brainchild of accomplished aircraft designer Frank Barnwell, the man behind the successful Bristol F2B Fighter of the Great War, and was a light, all-metal and fabric-covered fighter, powered by a 440hp Bristol Jupiter engine.

The Bulldog was armed with a pair of forward-firing Vickers 0.303" machine guns mounted on either side of the cockpit, but ultimately never fired its guns in anger during a relatively short seven-year period serving with Fighter Command. Although it was the most capable fighter of the day, the Bulldog was more closely associated with challenging formation flying and spectacular aerobatics, with the Royal Air Force thrilling huge crowds at airshows and pageants around the country, as they demonstrated the effectiveness of a modernising air force. 

What the Bulldog did do was help advance Britain's aviation industry towards the production of the sleek, monoplane fighters which would contest the Second World War, as it highlighted the fact that biplane designs were fast approaching their zenith. Perhaps the most famous incident involving a Bristol Bulldog proved to be a rather unfortunate one, when an accomplished, but rather headstrong RAF pilot performed unauthorised low-altitude aerobatics for a group of onlookers and a private civilian aerodrome in Berkshire. 

Flying so low that the wingtip of his fighter struck the ground during a manoeuvre, the Bulldog cartwheeled across the airfield, inflicting catastrophic injuries on the pilot - that pilot was future Second World War RAF ace and inspirational national hero Douglas Bader.

 

  • Tech Specs

    Length-15.9cm

    Width-21.4cm

    Wingspan-214mm

    number of parts-120

    scale-1:48

    Skill level-3

  • what's in the box

    Plastic kit, instruction sheet, paint guide and decal sheet.

  • Scheme options

    A05141 - Bristol Bulldog Mk.II, No. 3 Squadron, Royal Air Force, Upavon, Wiltshire, England, 1929. (A)

    No 2 Emerald Green - Gloss 

    No 11 Silver - Metallic 

    No 29 Dark Earth - Matt 

    No 30 Dark Green - Matt 

    No 33 Black - Matt 

    No 53 Gunmetal - Metallic 

    No 56 Aluminium - Metallic 

    No 60 Scarlet - Matt 

    No 62 Leather - Matt 

    No 85 Black - Satin 

    No 191 Chrome Silver - Metallic 

    No 100 Red Brown - Matt 

    No 121 Pale Stone - Matt 

     

    A05141 - Bristol Bulldog Mk.II, No. 17 Squadron, Royal Air Force Upavon, Wiltshire, England, 1930. (B)

    No 11 Silver - Metallic 

    No 24 Trainer Yellow - Matt 

    No 29 Dark Earth - Matt 

    No 30 Dark Green - Matt 

    No 33 Black - Matt 

    No 53 Gunmetal - Metallic 

    No 56 Aluminium - Metallic 

    No 62 Leather - Matt 

    No 85 Black - Satin 

    No 191 Chrome Silver - Metallic 

    No 100 Red Brown - Matt 

    No 121 Pale Stone - Matt 

    A05141 - Bristol Bulldog Mk.II, Fighter Squadron, No. 1 Flying Training School, Royal Australian Air Force Point Cook, Victoria, Australia, 1930s. (C)

    No 11 Silver - Metallic 

    No 29 Dark Earth - Matt 

    No 30 Dark Green - Matt 

    No 33 Black - Matt 

    No 53 Gunmetal - Metallic 

    No 56 Aluminium - Metallic 

    No 62 Leather - Matt 

    No 85 Black - Satin 

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