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Happy new year from Aims, thanks for all the support over the last year John

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Hi everyone, Eduard Tempest F2 PR880 finished, thanks and happy Christmas, John

Hi everyone, Eduard 1/48 Tempest II double build update. PR788 '5R-A' complete with inspiration from a book written by the pilots daughter as well as the fantastic photos in the eduard book and the 4 Plus publication Build - Eduard Ultimate Tempest kit/decals plus.... CMK engine set CMK Oil tank set Barracuda Studios pilot seat Aims oleo leg locks Reskit 30" smooth thread wheels Eduard Brassin RP set Eduard Brassin weapons bay set Eduard Brassin Mk II kit PE/3D print landing flap set Eduard Brassin exhausts Paints - MRP and Aeromaster

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Hi Kyle - great info thanks. COC on the side of the Seafire with yellow markings - this is Canadian military acronym as you will be aware. A long term detachment at Upland fits the specifics of the photo and the 422 Sqn provides the date - there is nothing new about the FAA sending a detachment somewhere - the only odd thing for me is the duration of the detachment - the Seafires must have arrived prior to the unit moving from Lossiemouth to Yeovilton in Sept '49 - hence the LM being on the fin, but the earliest date of the photo is Jan '53 when 422 Sqn were activated. And I think this photo is at least spring time - so that is a long detachment and a long time for the aircraft to still have the LM codes on the fins after the date that they should have been changed. I must conclude therefore that these three Seafire XVII's were part of a detachment of 767 Sqn, RNAS Lossiemouth sometime between April 1948 when SP344 was available - and September 1949 when the unit moved to RNAS Yeovilton. For some reason all three were left there for continued liaising between the two schools and were still at CFB Uplands when 422 Sqn was activated and received its Canadair CL-13s. For some reason the fin codes have not been updated to VL for RNAS Yeovilton. Thanks John

Justin if it were just the patch behind the 127 i would agree but taken with the fin and the wingtips and the fact that there is a history of this training squadron using bright markings and that a joint operation is ongoing with the Canadian school at the time of the photo all seem tied together. The spinners of both aircraft are clearly seen as yellow

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Hi everyone, RAF / FAA shore based chocks have arrived J

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long term detachment - yellow flight I guess - co-operation between the RN school of Deck landing and Canadian flight school 'No 2. SFTS training school' based at CFB - hence the COC - Canadian military acronym for 'Combined operations Centre.' The curiosity for me is the 422 Sgn Canadair CL-13s in the background. 422 was activated in January 1953 but the Spitfires are still wearing the LM codes regardless of the unit moving to Yeovilton in Sept 1959! So I guess the detachment was long term! The Seafires have not been gifted to the Canadian military - they show many paint repairs but no effort to change national insignia - must still be 767 NAS - just tail codes not corrected.

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