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| Code de produit | RTS-A48044 |
| Poids: | 0.01 kg |
| Ean | 8599260023451 |
| Échelle | 1:48 |
| Ajouté au catalogue: | 28.5.2025 |
| Tags: | Douglas-A-20-Havoc Vickers-Machine-Gun |
| Fabricant | Art Scale Kit |
| Entité responsable |
1/48 Wickers K – light machine gun, Great Britain, pre-war and WWII period, used among others in DB-7 Boston III (A-20G Havoc)
As for the Boston III, it was an American twin-engine Douglas DB-7 bomber aircraft used by Britain and other Allied countries under the name Boston. Some versions of the Boston III were armed with Vickers K machine guns as defensive armament, usually in the upper gunnery bay, to provide protection against enemy fighters.
Other aircraft using the Vickers K:
The Vickers K was widely used as a defensive weapon in many British aircraft during World War II. Among the most notable were:
- Fairey Battle: A single-engine light bomber, often with a Vickers K in the rear of the cockpit.
- Handley Page Hampden: A twin-engined medium bomber, with Vickers K in various gunports.
- Bristol Blenheim: A twin-engined light bomber, with a Vickers K in the dorsal turret.
- Armstrong Whitworth Whitley: Two-engined heavy bomber, with Vickers K in nose and tail gunnery.
- Fairey Swordfish, Albacore and Barracuda: Fleet Air Arm torpedo and reconnaissance aircraft, with the Vickers K serving as the standard weapon for the telegraph gunner.
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