🧠 Airfix Quiz

Airfix

1In what city was Airfix founded in 1939?

💡 London

2What was the name of Airfix's first aircraft model kit, released in 1953?

💡 Supermarine Spitfire

3Airfix's first fully commercial plastic model kit in 1952 depicted the Golden Hind, the famous ship of which English privateer?

💡 Sir Francis Drake

4What nationality was Airfix founder Nicholas Kove?

💡 Hungarian

5Which tractor manufacturer commissioned Airfix to produce its first plastic model kit in 1949?

💡 Ferguson

6Which famous range of die-cast toys did Airfix acquire along with Meccano in 1971?

💡 Dinky

7When Airfix went bankrupt in 1981, which American company bought it through its UK subsidiary Palitoy?

💡 General Mills

8At which London factory did Nicholas Kove install Britain's first injection moulding machine in 1947?

💡 Haldane Place

9Who was appointed Airfix's chief designer in 1955 and went on to direct their aircraft designs for 15 years until his death at age 38?

💡 John Edwards

10What was the only kit in Airfix's Series 20 range for many years, a 1/12 scale car introduced in 1972?

💡 Supercharged Bentley 4½ Litre