R.A.F. SE5a 'Heavy Weather' Kit

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£59

'Heavy Weather' Livery as flown by Arthur Rhys-Davids 1917 Our love of aviation history ensures that the aircraft we choose to reproduce as kits not only look fantastic on static display and in the air, but they also carry a depth of history that can be explored. The Royal Aircraft Factory SE5a was an all round fighter that was much admired by those that flew it. And, with the detail that we can incorporate into the print and build, makes the kit a pleasure to display as well as fly. History in the Making With Rhys-Davids' SE5a, we have re-create the patina that would have shrouded these aircr

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