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Hobby Master Spitfire Mk XIV No. 322 Sqn. RAF, Acklington 1944 1/48 HA7111

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$62.95
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HB7111
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Hobby Master
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Hobby Master  Supermarine Spitfire XIV "NH700/VL-P" Major K C Kuhlmann, No. 322 (Dutch) Sqn., Acklington, March 1944   1/48 scale, diecast metal and plastic parts. Fully assembled. HA7111

The  Spitfire Mk XIV was the most important Griffon-engined Spitfire. It was powered by a 2,035hp Griffon 65 engine based on the Mk. VIII fuselage. Given its superior performance, the Mk.XIVs were used extensively to intercept the high speed V-1 flying bombs from Germany. In the European continent the aircraft was mainly used as armed reconnaissance searching for enemy targets.

The No.322 Squadron was formed on June 12, 1943 at RAF Woodvale. It would be staffed with Dutch personnel from within RAF No.167 Squadron. The squadron was assigned the code-letters VL until late 1944 when it was changed to 3W. In September 1943 Major K.C. Kuhlman, a South African became the No.322 C/O until September 1, 1944 when he was shot down by German flak and spent the remainder of WWII as a POW. From March 1944 until August 1944 No.322 Squadron flew the Spitfire XIV. During a one month period from June 20, 1944 to July 21, 1944 No.322 was tasked with intercepting V-1 Flying Bombs “doodlebugs”. During this one month period one squadron pilot destroyed 5 V-1’s in a single day giving them a total of 108.5 V-1’s.