AGS

Thanks for all the replies and the very useful pictures. A chap in North Vancouver, where I live, contacted me and he is currently searching through his stash to see if he can locate his. If this doesn't pan out, then I shall be approaching those of you who have offered to help. I am in no hurry as I have 4 kits on the go at the moment, so it will be some time before I can even get around to building the Halifax.

I would like to build a Halifax B.Mk.II series 1 special with the Tollerton or Z nose for a friend whose uncle was killed in 1943 flying for 10 Squadron. (A colour profile of the very aircraft is in the centre spread of the Squadron Signal publication of the Halifax in Action.) I understand that Freightdog made a conversion for this variant, but it is out of production, so I am approaching the membership to enquire if anyone has a copy which he/she would like to sell. Barring that, I was told the Revell B.Mk.III kit has the Z nose as an option, and if anyone has one that will not be used, I would like to purchase it. Of course, I shall pay for the postage fee to Vancouver B.C. Canada. Thank you.

A friend of mine, a private autogyro pilot, directed me to the website history of his club, the Enstone Sport Flying Club. The second paragraph in this history gives an intriguing account of an apparently secret unit comprising 6 all-black Lancasters based at Enstone. These aircraft were specially modified ostensibly to carry atomic bombs. See link below: http://www.enstoneaerodrome.co.uk/history.htm Does anyone have any information available on this unit and on the Lancasters?

I am a dyed-in-the-wool 1/72 scale modeler. I was bitten by the modelling bug when my aunt bought me an Airfix Spitfire, and this has continued for almost 60 years now. I am originally from Hong Kong, but my family immigrated to Vancouver, B.C., Canada about 50 years ago. My interests lie mainly in RCAF and RAF aircraft, preferably of World War II vintage, but my collection of completed models is not extensive as life has tended to get in the way of my modelling and aviation pursuits. For this reason, my stash of unbuilt models is over 1000, all of which I hope to complete before I quit this earth. However, even in retirement, life is still getting in the way, and I am only able to average one kit per month. Pathetic, isn’t it?