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Its improved Merlin 45 engine and universal wing made it a versatile platform, though by mid 1941 it was already meeting increasingly capable German opposition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe real test came in early 1942 with the appearance of the Focke Wulf Fw 190A over France. The so called “Focke Wulf Summer” exposed the Mk Vb’s limitations in speed, roll rate, and climb at low to medium altitudes. RAF losses rose sharply, and Fighter Command was forced to adapt tactics while waiting for the Spitfire Mk IX to restore parity. Despite this disadvantage, Mk Vb units continued aggressive cross Channel operations, often led by experienced aces such as Robert Stanford Tuck or Wilfrid Duncan Smith, two of the very few RAF fighters pilots to earn the Distinguished Flying Cross with Two Bars for repeated gallantry in combat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFull list of Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vb – North West Europe 1941-44 – Black Box Limited Edition contents:\u003cbr\u003e2x Complete Spitfire Mk Vb plastic model kits (each of them including two different fuselage versions and two different wing upper halves variants)\u003cbr\u003e1x Huge decal sheet with 18(!) marking options (containing 42 roundels and 20 fin flashes to cater for the huge variety included in the box!)\u003cbr\u003e2x 3D-printed cockpit structure insert (with\/without additional armour and headrest)\u003cbr\u003e2x Sets of 3D-printed wheels\u003cbr\u003e2x Sets of 3D-printed exhausts (each of them in 4 different variants!)\u003cbr\u003e2x 3D-printed seamless carburetor air intakes\u003cbr\u003e10x 3D-printed rear view mirrors (5 variants, each in 2 copies)\u003cbr\u003e6x 3D-printed gunsights (3 variants, each in 2 copies)\u003cbr\u003e2x Photo-etched frames with some of the smaller details\u003cbr\u003e2x Sets of the most thoroughly researched stencils ever prepared for a Spitfire Mk Vb model in any scale (with separate subsets for Supermarine, CBAF and Westland-produced machines)\u003cbr\u003e2x Sets of painting masks\u003cbr\u003e1x Special bonus \u003cspan style=\"display: block; margin: 0 0 1em 0; line-height: 1.4;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display: block; margin: 0 0 1em 0; line-height: 1.4;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #212b36; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;\"\u003eBe sure to check out our aircraft accessories, metal barrels, and seat belts!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display: block; margin: 0 0 1em 0; line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eWe are not responsible for any taxes, duty, VAT, customs or other fees on the receiver’s end.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display: block; margin: 0 0 1em 0; line-height: 1.4;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #212b36; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;\"\u003eCheck out our other items and save on shipping! 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