RODEN 615 FRENCH A/C MANUF. SPAD VIIc.1 "LAFAYETTE ESCADRILLE" 1/32 SCALE
DESCRIPTION:
In the middle of 1916 the French aircraft manufacturer SPAD delivered its latest fighter to the Western Front, the SPAD S.VII. This airplane matched its contemporary competition in every basic performance indicator, and in certain respects far exceeded their dog fighting capability. Soon the SPAD S.VII gained a reputation as a reliable combat machine, and its production under license began in Great Britain and also in Russia. Great interest in the type was shown by other allied nations: Italy, and the United States of America.
When the United States entered WWI, it had no distinct, structured and properly equipped Air Force. An exception was a small number of volunteer pilots, who had enlisted in the French Air Force even before the USA came into the war, and were organized into a separate squadron, N.124 or the "Lafayette Escadrille", which over the course of a few months gained great fame, winning many outstanding victories in the skies of the Western Front. At first the pilots of the Lafayette Squadron went into battle with early version Nieuport fighters, but in the spring of 1917 they began to equip with the SPAD S.VII.
With the increasing participation by the American Expeditionary Forces in the fighting in Europe at the beginning of 1918, it became clear that there was an urgent need for the Americans to have their own flying squadrons. The Lafayette Squadron SPA.124 was transferred to the newly formed United States Army Air Service with the agreement of the French Military and it was renamed the 103rd Pursuit Squadron.
FEATURES:
* Brand: Roden
* Title: WW I Spad VIIc.1 (Lafayette and U.S.A.A.F. Service)
* Number: 615
* Scale: 1/32
* Type: Full kit
* Released: 2009 New decals
* Topic: SPAD VII » Propeller (Aircraft)
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