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Airfix Westland Sea King Has.1/has.5/HU.5. A11006

Airfix Westland Sea King Has.1/has.5/HU.5. A11006

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    King of land, sea, and sky, we introduce the newly tooled 1:48 Westland Sea King HAS.1/HAS.5/HU.5, the most complete Sea King kit ever released with 348 pieces.

    With its captivating narrative, this kit portrays the evolution of a single aircraft, from its inaugural flight to its current livery, rendering it truly one-of-a-kind.

    The newly designed Westland Sea King boasts an intricately detailed exterior, featuring a fully riveted external skin and overlapping panels. Its interior is equally detailed, showcasing raised cockpit elements and instrument surfaces, and three distinct cabin configurations tailored to each scheme.

    At the very forefront of world helicopter design and development in the post war era, the US Sikorsky Company were awarded an important contract to produce an all-weather amphibious helicopter for the United States Navy in 1957. Its primary mission profile would be that of an anti-submarine warfare aircraft, protecting the US fleet from possible attack, however, the aircraft would prove adaptable enough to take on a multitude of secondary roles, going on to become one of the truly great aircraft of the 20th Century. 

    The aircraft, which was given the designation SH-3 Sea King, was produced with an amphibious hull, giving it the capability to land on water, in addition to its more usual environment on the decks of numerous US Navy warships. Powered by a twin turboshaft engine arrangement, the Sea King was an impressive machine, capable of carrying significant loads of men, equipment, or general supplies, providing the US Navy with a truly revolutionary new aircraft. 

    On entering service in 1961, the Sea King was the most advanced aircraft of its type in the world and presented the US Navy with one of the most flexible aviation platforms at that time. In Britain, an existing licence agreement between Westland Helicopters and Sikorsky to build their helicopters in the UK was extended to include the SH-3 Sea King not long after the first flight of the prototype aircraft, because even at that early stage, the incredible potential of this new helicopter was clear, and Britain wanted its own Sea Kings. 

    Externally, Westland manufactured Sea King helicopters featured the same classic lines of the original US design, however internally, they were very different machines, with numerous modifications geared towards British military use. The Westland Sea King was selected by the Royal Navy to meet their requirement for an anti-submarine warfare helicopter, replacing the venerable Westland Wessex in this role, with an order for 60 aircraft being placed in the summer of 1966. 

    The first Westland built Sea King HAS.1 flew from their factory facility at Yeovil on 7th May 1969, with the first Royal Navy machines delivered to No.700 Naval Air Squadron (OEU) at RNAS Yeovilton later that same year. As the Sea King became established in Royal Naval service, it quickly showed itself to be both operationally capable and highly adaptable and was destined for a long and illustrious career not only with the Fleet Air Arm, but also with the Royal Air Force. 

    Excelling in every role it was assigned, it was perhaps its use as a Search & Rescue helicopter which made these some of the best loved aircraft in British military service and undoubtedly one of the most successful aircraft of the post war era.

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    Delivery by Courier- We like to use next day delivery services from date of dispatch when we use a courier. We do offer you the option of selecting a courier of your choice and a service they provide. We do this to allow you full control over your shopping experience. If you have selected to do this option you must email us the courier and service you would like your items dispatched by so we can provide a full postage quote. Please note that orders dispatched Friday will arrive Monday unless a Saturday service has been selected. When placing the order please consider leaving a mobile number, as this allows the courier to send sms notifications about your consignment. If your parcel has not arrived within 15 working days of receiving our dispatch notice and it is not at the local depot, then please contact us. Please provide your name as it would appear on your order, order reference and the date you received our dispatch note, this will help us to deal with your query quickly for you.

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    International Signed for, International Tracked and International Track & Sign are tracked and include delivery confirmation services. Shipping times can vary but usually take 5-10 working days from dispatch to delivery. Items can take up to 28 Working Days as per the Royal Mail's terms of service.

    International Courier - We also offer different economy and express courier options (DHL and Parcelforce) for European countries with prices and delivery times varying depending on weight and destination. We do offer you the option of selecting a courier of your choice and a service they provide. We do this to allow you full control over your shopping experience. If you have selected to do this option you must email us the courier and service you would like your items dispatched by so we can provide a full postage quote

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    If you are ordering from the Russian Federation please be aware that we require a business address for delivery due to restrictions on sending items from outside of the Russian Federation.

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  • You may chose to cancel the order at any time up until 14 days after you have received the goods. If you chose to cancel after the goods have been dispatched, you will be responsible for all postage costs and are completely responsible for ensuring the items are returned to us in the same condition as they were received.

    If the returned goods are not returned in the same condition received, we withhold the right to deduct 50% from the refund cost or refuse the return outright.

    To summarize you can nearly always return an unwanted Item within the 14 day period as long as it has not been opened, or used and is still in the original packaging, sealed as received. If you have opened and used it we will not be able to accept the return.

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    NOTE: Damaged cards inside blind packed products such as booster packs. In the event that a particular card is damaged inside a pack, we will only be able to replace the booster pack as being faulty (the product purchased) and not the individuals cards inside. In the rare case that this happens to you, you may benefit from contacting the manufacturer of the product for a replacement card, however they do not have any duty to fulfil this.

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    In the unlikely event that your item arrives damaged or we have made a mistake on your order or your item has suffered a manufacturing fault, then please contact us at enquires@northerncardgaming.co.uk. Most manufacturing faults are quickly resolved through an email to the manufacturer. If you wish to return an item in these circumstances we will cover the postage costs for your return up to standard shipping.

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    Northern Card Gaming Ltd.
    142 Francis Street
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    Northern Card Gaming (NCG) provides quality products. All products we sell are guaranteed to be genuine and authentic. All products will be in mint condition unless otherwise stated.

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