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- These aircraft had to be re instrumented to serve with the RAF that was probably not done immediatly I guess that many young Brtish pilots had been trapped as well, Above all, thinks that these poor froggies, as heroic they may have been, had to cope whith British measure, feet, miles, mp/h, square feet and food etc...but..The worst being the language, as the French are renown world wide to be refractory to speak anything else than French.......Happilly for me I was just born for D Day.....🥂

-Yes it may have been, but there was probaby far less British pilot using the poor French machines of the days, even the best in the inventory of the A.A the Dewoitine D 520 didn't reach the level of the early Spits II, not spaeking of the Bf 109E

- You are perfectly right, in the parlance of the pilots of those days, when they were flying at full speed, they used to say "I was flying throttle in the pockett" this was the cause of some accidents of Free French aviators during their conversion to British machines

-If I can help ....... -Owing to the lack of dark blue looking on the fin national colors, it is possible that the whole general color of the airframe may hcve been U.S light Sea blue. However, there is another option, as for instance, the French Aeronavale seaplane Late L 298 wore a similar to the US color greyish blue grey. -It seems there was two machine guns on the cowling infront of the wind screen,, probably a French requirement as never seen on other Wildcats versions

- A votre bonne santé a tous deux...

- What about a R.N Martlet ? or even a French scheme as a batch had been ordered but diverted to R.N due to the issue of WWII -A photo exist of one exemplary. three colors on the fin, roundels and hook on wings over and under on the light grey of USN standards of the day - Unfortunaty I can't tell you more about the immatriculation which looks to be NX-G1 on the starboard top wing and possibly under the port one in the wayused in the US Navy - Achilles sports the generally similar camo scheme as Scotty, their mother may have the same catalog of colors I have just discovered this photo

-The Firebrand is well, thank you - Well, now back to more serious matter, what's about our friend CC andhis gaggle of WILDCATS ?

-To keep in touch with the modelling sphere and our beloved cats this Sir Tomy, my technical adviser "This Firebrand is mine" - and next generation , Sir Scotty "always a convinient place where to sleep" -Miss Vera " Hey Dad I want to be top model"

- Don't show this photo of Sir Scotty to Achilles;that may give him some ideas, O.K he is full of gratitude for me but he even knows my weak point, yesterday it was St Jean day and he brought me the wonderfull Islay bottle. against a nap on the sofa..... -Achilles looks to be a good guy, and you have been chosen my friend, it is too late to turn back, but you are animal friendly, welcome Achilles in your new world

-I had never heard of this Miles project, but it closely ressemble the French experimentals Leduc prototypes series Leduc 010 - 21 - 22. first flight of the 010 in 1947,last of the 022 1957 after having reached Mach 1,15, they were droped at altitude from the back of a four engine SNCASE 161 "Languedoc" aircraft and landed on skids

-Hi Alex -Just to share with you my own FOXBAT -Hold on my friend

-Fantastic, the bomb bay is overwhelming with details and painting

-Very well done, it is truly spectacular at this scale.....

-Good show Werner

-It's a too long long road sometimes, an the mojo vanish, but we, modellers, are the only guilty, reaching the perfection is unatainable, the best is a foe for the good......