Category: World War II
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American Hack
Spitfire F.VIII, JF470/HL*R, 308th FS, 31st FG Italy 1944 The Subject This is an early Mk VIII, first flying in May 1943. By June it was in North Africa and moved to Fano, Italy in late 1943. According to records, it had the standard Merlin 63, which means it was not an LF.MkVIII even though…
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A build from my youth
Fi 156C3, 5F+YK, Luftwaffe, North Africa, ca 1941 This is the first Heller kit I was able to buy, I think from about 1980, but maybe earlier. It has the hallmarks of my building preferences from 1975-1980: hand painted with enamels, OOB decals, and a bit overzealous with the glue. The Subject I know little…
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NMF Spitfire
Spitfire F Mk VIII, 307th FS, 31st FG, Italy 1944 This may have been easy, but it still took me 3 months from start to finish! The Subject The 31st Fighter Group used Spitfires for hacks during the last year of the war. As I understand it, they were flying P-51 Mustangs and retained a…