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  • Air-Sea Rescue Defiant

    Air-Sea Rescue Defiant

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    Boulton-Paul Defiant ASR Mk I, V1121/BA*O, 277 Squadron, RAF, August 1942 The Subject The Defiant was expected to intercept bombers and with it’s 4x .303 Brownings easily get close enough to…oh who am I kidding. It was a really dumb idea regardless what it was designed for. Strap a heavy turret onto a fighter and…

  • Sometimes, you just have to take it easy.

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    Fairey Firefly FR.5, WB351/202/K, HMAS Sydney, RAN, Korea, 1951-52 This was a “free to me” kit found on the spare parts table at a recent club meeting. The Subject The Royal Australian Navy had a few Firefly FR.5 aircraft just prior to the Korean war but these were in a modification program to upgrade them…