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If you look really carefully at photos of RAF Tomahawks in England, you can see a clear colour difference between the RAF Sky on the spinner (and tail band) and the US DuPont equivalent on the undersides. Check out: http://www.p40warhawk.com/WW2_Era/Photos/ChrisClarke/FredClarke/FredClarke.htm The Camouflage & Markings Tomahawk article also has a couple of factual errors, so be careful. (eg. Tomahawks were direct purchase, NOT transferred USAAF P-40B's...) Cheers! Andrew.

Tony, Nice work on the conversion, you're more adventurous than I am! The background photo of the 6 Bolingbrokes at Patricia Bay is a great example of the huge variation of aircraft marking in the RCAF during the war. I've seen this photo captioned as 115 (BR) Squadron, but the Ventura taxiing by the line up (at Pat Bay) confirms the photo is likely from '43 or later - after the Boly had been phased out of squadron service. The Temperate Sea Scheme was a rare scheme for the Bolingbroke. Introduced by the RAF in early 1942, most Canadian based squadrons had converted from Bolingbrokes before the scheme was adapted in Canada. I have only ever seen photos of 4 Bolingbrokes painted this scheme. 9125, 9140 and 9066 are the only three aircraft identifiable. It's probable that none were used in "active" WAC squadron service. Cheers.

Here's a photo of a repainted Bolingbroke IVT 9892 at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum, Rockcliffe (Ottawa), Ontario, Canada. It may be hard to see, but there's a definite bump on the top of the starboard nacelle. You can also just see the outline of the raft container on the port nacelle, which appears to be longer... (but its hard to tell in this view). I may have better views buried in my archives. If I find them. I'll post. Cheers!

Red Dot, I have the Aviaelogy sets. While its true that they an excellent source of detailed information for CC Beaufighters, they only include markings for 404 sqn RCAF. Your challenge will be scratch building the torpedo and the braces necessary for a "Torbeau". Agreed that aftermarket "porcupine" exhausts are a must. The ones in the kit are horrible. Cheers.

There are excellent photos of some Dallachy Wing Beaufighters here: http://www.404squadron.com/gallery2.html Although they're all of 489's sister squadron, 404 Sqn RCAF, it will give you a good idea what the CC strike wing Beaufighters (and their crews) looked like. Cheers!

Murph, Most of the current "Blenheim" photos one can find around the net are actually restored Canadian built Bolingbrokes. Fairchild Aircraft in Montreal were using Zinc Chromate (aka interior green) as a primer when they built them. I don't know which colour Bristol were using as a primer when they built their Blenheims, but zinc chromate works for a Bolingbroke in Canada. Have a look at this... http://www.ipmsstockholm.org/magazine/2004/01/stuff_eng_interior_colours_us.htm It's unclear to me if "RAF interior grey green" was actually a standard colour during the war. Certainly many aircraft interiors were painted this colour (or a close match), but was it standard for all British built RAF aircraft? Cheers