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“I found the engineer officer and together we had a look at her, gleaming and bright in a new spring coat of camouflage paint. Later I took her up for a few aerobatics to get the feel of her, for this was the first time I had flown a Mk IX. She seemed very fast, the engine was sweet and she responded to the controls as only a thoroughbred can. I decided that she should be mine, and I never had occasion to regret that choice.' Wing Commander James Edgar ‘Johnnie’ Johnson “Wing Leader” Here is my interpretation of ‘Johnnie’ Johnson’s EN398 whilst he commanded the Kenley Wing in 1943. The build thread is here: Those who are offended by the presence of Green maple leaves on Spitfires should look away at this point…..⚠️ 😉 I had fully intended to use red maple leaves on the model, but nostalgia about the old Airfix Mk IX and some additional thoughts and comments during the build led me to go with green. If it bugs me later I can always apply red over the top. I’ve also taken a bit of artistic licence with a Wing Commander’s pennant on the port side - this inspired by the Spitfire site’s interpretation http://spitfiresite.com/2010/04/johnnie-johnsons-spitfire-revisited.html Kit is the Eduard 1/48 Spitfire F MkIX (Early) weekend edition. Aftermarket parts are Eduard seat harnesses, Montex canopy masks and decals by Victory Productions (Aces of Empire sheet). Paints throughout are Vallejo model air. Anyway, photos are below; I’ve kept it fairly clean as it’s Greycap Leader’s mount after all! Steve- 18 replies
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Second build for 2022 will be Wing commander Johnnie Johnson’s Spitfire IXc EN398 whilst commanding the Kenley wing. I think this is one of the first Spitfire schemes I ever built from the old Airfix 1/72 Mk IX. This is a very famous scheme, but there’s always been debate about the colour of the maple leaf (I’m going red, although the old Airfix one was green) and there’s some comment about whether a Wing Commanders pennant was carried on the port side - I’m tempted. The Spit was originally flown by a 402 Sqn RCAF pilot - F/O Ian Keltie- and this scheme is included in the new Airfix 1/24 Spitfire. I’m using a weekend edition of the Eduard Spitfire MkIXc with decals from the Victory productions ‘Aces of the Empire’ sheet. The only other extra ‘so far’ will be PE seatbelts. This site has been very useful in helping me formulate what my version of EN398 should look like in terms of bulges and bumps http://spitfiresite.com/2010/04/johnnie-johnsons-spitfire-revisited.html Steve
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Here's another one from me, recently completed;Spitfire IXc, EN398, 80 OTU, RAF Ouston early 1946 (6) by Philip Pain, on Flickr Spitfire IXc, EN398, 80 OTU, RAF Ouston early 1946 (2) by Philip Pain, on Flickr Spitfire IXc, EN398, 80 OTU, RAF Ouston early 1946 (3) by Philip Pain, on Flickr Spitfire IXc, EN398, 80 OTU, RAF Ouston early 1946 (5) by Philip Pain, on FlickrThis is a short-run kit which accurately represents an early production Mk IXc (started life on the production line as a Mk V). I've finished it as Johnnie Johnson's 'JE-J', the highest scoring RAF fighter of all time, and the highest scoring Spitfire. However, I'm claiming a world first, by attempting to show EN398 as it appeared at the end of its life, serving with 80 (French) OTU at RAF Ouston, Northumberland, in May 1946. In the absence of any photos of EN398 after 1943, the colour scheme shows it as it would have appeared if all paint & markings regulations had been faithfully followed, including underwing serials. The individual code letter 'P' is a complete guess, but as the 16th letter of the alphabet it commemorates EN398's 16 victories (depending how you count shared kills).Thanks for looking.
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