Heraldcoupe Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 (edited) Having robbed a few spares out of a 1/48 Eduard early Spitfire IXc to complete another project, I've accidentally started building the donor kit... Problem is, I rather fancy something with D-Day stripes, and I can't find anything to suit what Eduard put in this particular boxing. So were there any early IXcs, those with the large cannon bulges, left in service by the time D-Day stripes were applied? Cheers, Bill. Edited January 8, 2018 by Heraldcoupe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck1945 Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 Most of the Spitfire IXc photos in Vol 1 of Shores & Thomas' 2TAF set are either later versions or 'cant tell' There is a photo on page 154 of a Spit IXc with full D-Day stripes, MJ255 VZ-X that came down along side a road and appears to have the starboard outer wing run over by tanks. Photo isn't conclusive, but the a/c might have the larger cannon bulge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heraldcoupe Posted January 8, 2018 Author Share Posted January 8, 2018 Other photos of MJ series Spitfires all have the smaller bulges, looks like they're too late for what I need. Cheers, Bill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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