Airfix Vintage AEC Matador & Gun 01314V Type_UHF-ANTENNA RAF Defiants were relegated to

RAF Defiants were relegated to night fighting duties

in the years immediately following the end of the conflict

Their speed also made them an ideal aircraft to help counter the growing Doodlebug threat endured by southern Britain in the months following Operation Overlord and the D-Day landings

Opened in 1885 and closed exactly 100 years later in 1985

The new set will also include the M5 bomb trailer

Airfix Vintage AEC Matador & Gun 01314V Type_UHF-ANTENNA RAF Defiants were relegated toMould Tools made in 1966, pack illustration by Ken McDonough, 1978. Enjoy the nostalgia with Airfix Vintage Classics. The 5. 5 inch gun first went into service with the Royal Artillery in North Africa in 1941 and was pulled by the famous four wheel drive AEC Matador. The gun was handled by a team of ten men and fired on the 82lb shell.