Tag: XtraDecals
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Air-Sea Rescue Defiant
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…
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Back to the future
Spitfire XVI SL614/6D-A, 631 Squadron RAF, Llanbedr, 1948 The Subject SL614 was delivered in August 1945 to the RAF and assigned to 631 Squadron. It was operated by them until 1949 when it collided with another aircraft and was destroyed. A number of Spitfire XVI (later listed as LF.16) were repainted post war to Aluminum…