Description
This is the ship which won fame for her part in the Battle of the River Plate which ended with the German pocket battleship Grf Spee blowing herself up. This 91 piece kit builds into an exect scale model complete even to the Fairey Seafox Scout Plane on its rotating catapult. – Taken from the 4th edition catalogue (1966)
13th edition catalogue (1976), listed as HMS 'Ajax' from H.M.S. Ajax.
1984 edition catalogue, listed as HMS Ajax from HMS 'Ajax'.
1999 edition catalogue, recorded as a new kit.
Additional information
| Airfix Series (first appearance) | 3 |
|---|---|
| First Issued | 1965 |
| Catalogue Ref - 4th Edition (1966) | F304S |
| Catalogue Ref - 5th Edition (1967) | F304S |
| Catalogue Ref - 6th Edition (1968) | F304S |
| Catalogue Ref - 7th Edition (1969) | F304S |
| Catalogue Ref - 8th Edition (1970) | F304S |
| Catalogue Ref - 9th Edition (1971) | F304S |
| Catalogue Ref - 10th Edition (1973) | 03204-9 |
| Catalogue Ref - 11th Edition (1974) | 03204-9 |
| Catalogue Ref - 12th Edition (1975) | 03204-9 |
| Catalogue Ref - 13th Edition (1976) | 03204-9 |
| Catalogue Ref - 14th Edition (1977) | 03204-9 |
| Catalogue Ref - 15th Edition (1978) | 03204-9 |
| Catalogue Ref - 1982 Edition | 03204-9 |
| Catalogue Ref - 1984 Edition | 9 03204 |
| Catalogue Ref - 1985 Edition | 903204 |
| Catalogue Ref - 1986 Edition | 3204 |
| Catalogue Ref - 1999 Edition | 3204 |
| Catalogue Ref - 2000 Edition | 3204 |
| Catalogue Ref - 2001 Edition | 3204 |
| Catalogue Ref - 2002 Edition | 3204 |
| Catalogue Ref - 2003 Edition | 3204 |
| Catalogue Ref - 2004 Edition | 3204 |
| Catalogue Ref - 2005 Edition | 3204 |
| Catalogue Ref - 2006 Edition | 3204 |
| Catalogue Ref - 2007 Edition | 3204 |
| Artist on Box Type 3 | Roy Cross |
