Models & Musings
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Hurricanes in Norway
Hurricane Mk I, PO-N, 46 Squadron RAF, Bardufoss, Norway, May 1940 This subject begged to be built mainly because of the history. I chose the scheme based on a profile, and while it is probably fictious, I like it as a unique scheme on my shelf. The Subject 46 Squadron deployed aboard HMS Furious to…
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82 Sir!
FG-1D, VMF-511, 82, USS Block Island, 1945 This was built as my contribution to a group build, “Who’s the Boss?” wherein we had to build any of the then new Hobbyboss kits. I chose this subject simply because the side number was 82, my graduating class. Additionally, the Block Island was used at the Naval…
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Seafire F.XVII
Seafire F.XVII, SX273/So50, 709 Squadron, RNAS St Merryn, 1945 In my quest for a collection of Seafires I decided this would be my only model of this mark. The Subject My research, albeit not first hand nor with clear documentation to support my suppositions, led me to conclude that a squadron whose number began with…