{"id":8837,"date":"2026-03-20T17:37:47","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T16:37:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.4pluspublications.com\/en\/?post_type=product&p=8837"},"modified":"2026-06-09T15:18:41","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T13:18:41","slug":"cmr72-139-westland-wapiti-mk-iia-raf-service","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.4pluspublications.com\/en\/produkt\/cmr72-139-westland-wapiti-mk-iia-raf-service\/","title":{"rendered":"[CMR72-139] Westland Wapiti Mk.IIA \u2018RAF Service\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Westland Wapiti was a British-built two-seat general purpose military biplane of the 1920s. It was used in the Army Co-operation role, as a bomber or reconnaissance aircraft.\u00a0The prototype flew in March 1927 and the type entered service with the RAF one year later. It was in production until 1932, with a total of 565 aircraft being built.\u00a0The initial production comprised the wooden fuselage, tail and wings which were replaced by metal structures in the Wapiti Mk.II and IIA. It was a conventional two-bay biplane with tandem open cockpits and a fixed main undercarriage. The forward fuselage was of metal covering, while the rear fuselage was fabric covered. The Wapiti was powered by a Bristol Jupiter radial engine turning two-blade wooden propeller. It was armed with a forward-firing Vickers machine gun and a Lewis gun for the observer, and it could carry up to 580 lb of bombs of various types under the fuselage and wings. It was also fitted with a radio and photographic instruments. The Wapiti equipped twenty squadrons of the RAF, serving both at home and overseas – in India and Iraq. It remained in RAF service until 1940.<\/p>\n

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Colour schemes included in the kit:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

1) \u00a0 Westland Wapiti Mk.IIA, K1291, No.27 Sq., Kohat airfield, India, 1936<\/p>\n

2) \u00a0 Westland Wapiti Mk.IIA, J9403, No.30 Sq., Mosul airfield, Iraq, 1929<\/p>\n

3)\u00a0\u00a0 Westland Wapiti Mk.IIA, K1336, No.607 (County of Durham) Sq. (RAuxAF), Usworth airfield, Durham, U.K., 1935<\/p>\n

4)\u00a0\u00a0 Westland Wapiti Mk.IIA, J9388, No.31 Sq., Quetta airfield, India, 1931-32<\/p>\n

5)\u00a0\u00a0 Westland Wapiti Mk.IIA, K1342, No.601 (County of London) Sq. (RAuxAF), Hendon airfield, London, U.K., 1932<\/p>\n

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Assembly instructions:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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CMR72-139 Westland Wapiti Mk.IIA RAF Service_instr web<\/a><\/p>\n

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Reference material:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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CMR72-139 Westland Wapiti Mk.IIA RAF Service_In Detail Supplement_web<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

RELEASED 11\/2005<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

RE-RELEASED 3\/2026<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

This full resin kit contains 134 parts, including 59 hardened black resin parts (undercarriage, struts and various details), vacform windshield (a spare set is included for modeller’s convenience) and a comprehensive decal sheet.<\/p>\n

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On-line order<\/a><\/strong><\/span> (MARK I Modeller\u02bcs Boutique via Miniwing\u02bcs e-shop)<\/p>\n

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