The Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5 was a British biplane fighter aircraft of the First World War. It was developed at the Royal Aircraft Factory by a team consisting of Henry Folland, John Kenworthy and Major Frank Goodden. It was one of the fastest aircraft of the war, while being both stable and relatively manoeuvrable. According to aviation author Robert Jackson, the S.E.5 was: "the nimble fighter that has since been described as the 'Spitfire of World War One'".

In most respects the S.E.5 had superior performance to the rival Sopwith Camel, although it was less immediately responsive to the controls. Problems with its Hispano-Suiza engine, particularly the geared-output H-S 8B-powered early versions, meant that there was a chronic shortage of the type until well into 1918. Thus, while the first examples had reached the Western Front before the Camel, there were fewer squadrons equipped with the S.E.5 than with the Sopwith fighter.

Together with the Camel, the S.E.5 was instrumental in regaining allied air superiority in mid-1917 and maintaining it for the rest of the war, ensuring there was no repetition of "Bloody April" 1917 when losses in the Royal Flying Corps were much heavier than in the Luftstreitkräfte. The S.E.5s remained in RAF service for some time following the Armistice that ended the conflict; some were transferred to various overseas military operators, while a number were also adopted by civilian operators.

Kit Contents:

•  Plane model
•  Assembly instructions 
•  British Aviation of World War I Squadron No. 74 Sqadron RAF pilot: Major Mick Edward Mannock 70 shots air base France May 1918 France
•  Adhesive for plastic models with a brush
•  Polish Aviation Polish-Boleszewicka War - 7th squadron of the fighter squadron Warsaw Poland 1920.
•  Australian Aviation - Squadron A 2-13 Royal Austalian Air Force Darwin Austalia 1920.
•  Russian Aviation Red Army pilot: Ivan Pavlov Centarlna group Southwest Russia August 1920
•  Chile Air Force - Chilean Fuerza Aerea Nacional Chile 1925 squadron.
•  US Aviation - 25th Aero Squadron, pilot: Joseph Boudwin USA 1920.