De Havilland Chipmunk T.10. AIRFIX A04105

De Havilland Chipmunk T.10. Plastic model kit.

The Chipmunk was designed to address the Royal Air Force's need to replace its ageing Tiger Moth two-seat basic trainer biplane. It was the first de Havilland aircraft in which no wood was used:in its construction and is almost all of metal, although fabric covers control surfaces and the rear two-thirds of the wings. The first aircraft were delievered in 1947 and production continued until 1956.