Faulcon de Lacy first started making aeroplanes shortly before WWII. Their first few models were small but fast craft intended for mail deliveries. When war broke out, they decided that with minimum modifications, their planes could be adapted for military use. Their "Sword" series of aircraft was the result, and although they were never awarded production contracts with European or American militaries, they did see some success in Nationalist Chinese and Australian service. All the planes shared a common airframe, basic armament of 4x 0.50cal Browning machine guns, and a Rolls-Royce 1500hp inline piston engine. This is the Excalibur model (named after King Arthur's famous sword). A pure fighter, it had a cut-down upper fuselage and smaller fuel tanks to reduce weight, and cockpit-internal rear-view mirrors to reduce drag. It could reach a top speed of 415mph at sea level, thanks to its' 4-bladed 3-chord 108" propellor, and had a range of around 800 miles. Armed with only the four machine guns and 2x 20mm wing-mounted cannons, it proved a very capable air superiority asset, even if the handling did get squirrely below 250mph or above 400mph if it was slammed it into a tight turn. It is presented here in an aerial camouflage scheme, as used by the RAAF detachments late in the war over Indochina.