Westland Whirlwind Mk.I
(WAK)
It was a British twin-engined heavy fighter developed by Westland Aircraft. When it first flew in 1938, the Whirlwind was one of the fastest and most heavily-armed combat aircraft in the world.
More info
- Type: fighter
- Historical period: World War II, 1940
- Country: United Kingdom
- Scale: 1:33
- Number of sheets: 12 sheets A4
This model has the 263rd Squadron markings (November, 1940).
Historical information
The Westland Whirlwind (or "Whirly" in Royal Air Force slang) was a British twin-engined heavy fighter developed by Westland Aircraft. A contemporary of the Supermarine Spitfire and Hawker Hurricane, it was the Royal Air Force's first single-seat, twin-engined, cannon-armed fighter.
When it first flew in 1938, the Whirlwind was one of the fastest and most heavily-armed combat aircraft in the world.
Protracted development problems with its Rolls-Royce Peregrine engines delayed the project and only a relatively small number of Whirlwinds were built. During the Second World War, only three RAF squadrons were equipped with the Whirlwind, and despite its successful use as a fighter and ground attack aircraft it was withdrawn from service in 1943.
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