Category: World War II
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Swordfish and Bismarck
Fairly Swordfish Mk I, V4298/4C, 820 NAS, HMS Ark Royal, 26 May 1941 I have an affinity for biplanes, and for Naval subjects of import. The Swordfish is something I’ve worked on for decades, first building the Matchbox offering and also the earlier Airfix. This is my third attempt and actually won’t be going on…
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French Spitfire
Spitfire XVI, TB702/GW-Y, 340 (French) Squadron, G/C 4/2, Ile de France 145 Wing, Drope, Germany, 1945 I chose this subject for three simple reasons: no fuselage stripe, no yellow leading edges, and it’s French. An easy build made even easier, and with a bit of unique color. The Subject From photos it appear that as…
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Group Commander’s Hack
Spitfire XVI TE199, Air Officer Commanding 21 Group, RAF, Swinderby, 1948 This is next in my batch build of the Heller Spitfire XVI. The Subject TE199 was a Mk XVI completed on 23 April 1945, going to 412 Squadron post-war where after only a few days it went to the Staff College at White Waltham.…