{"product_id":"arxa02108a","title":"Airfix 1\/72 Supermarine Spitfire Mk.Vc - A02108A","description":"\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBuild one of the most important wartime developments of Britain’s legendary fighter with the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAirfix 1\/72 Supermarine Spitfire Mk.Vc\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIntroduced as an urgent response to increasingly capable Luftwaffe fighters, the Spitfire Mk.V combined the proven Spitfire airframe with an improved Merlin engine, giving the aircraft better performance at altitude. 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