The ICM 1/48 Bristol Beaufort Mk.IA with Tropical Filters (ICM48311) is a 1/48 scale model kit of the Beaufort Mk.IA fitted with tropical filters — the desert/tropical variant used in the Middle East and Mediterranean theatres. The tropical filters are a distinctive identification feature of aircraft operating in dusty environments, protecting the engine from sand ingestion. The Middle East Beaufort units operated from Malta, Egypt, and Libya against Axis shipping in some of the most dramatic anti-shipping operations of the war.
Scale: 1/48
Subject: Beaufort Mk.IA with tropical filters — Middle East service
Tropical filter intakes and desert theatre markings
Malta and Middle East Coastal Command anti-shipping operations
