Jure Miljevic
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Hello, J-W
RLM 71/02 came into use during Sitzkrieg, but only for Bf 109 single-seaters. During Norway campaign Bf 110s still wore low demarcation line RLM 70/71 pre-war scheme. Here is a photo of Helmut Lent's Bf 110 C near Oslo:
Again, I am away from my sources, but IIRC, Zerstörer units started switching to the new scheme in June/July 1940. I also vaguely remember seeing a photo of two Bf 110s in RLM 70/02 scheme with very high and sharp demarcation line without blotches on the fuselage. Will check my books when I return home. Cheers
Jure
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Hello, Clive
The colour scheme is correct. Take a look at this photo:
I have first seen this photo in Carl Sulzberger's book World war II more than fifty years ago, so I am almost certain it is not a colourized b/w photo. Cheers
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Exactly, Pete in Lincs!
I wonder how that centurion character, who caught Brian writing "Romenes eunt domus" and made him write corrected version a hundred times, would react on "most unique" phrase? Cheers
Jure
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Thank you Bill, that is the quote I was looking for, spoken on meeting of PFJ (not to be confused with FPJ, PPJ and others). Cheers
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Hello Mike
I think "mantain order" or something similar is missing from your quote. Will check Life of Brian when I return home. Cheers
Jure
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Hello,
I have always thought three Martlets I with Brown leading the element inverted would make a great display on the stand.
https://www.keymilitary.com/article/eric-browns-first-foray
Martlet Q is possibly AM823 from AZ kit, but what about K? Cheers
Jure
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Hello X Trapnel
Off the top of my head I would also include larger carburetor air intakes and engine nacelles modifications as more powerful version of Hercules engines (compared to Mk.III) required larger oil reservoirs. I believe Mk.X had no fuselage windows or at least transparencies had been considerably reduced. I am away from my bookshelf at the moment so this is all I can think of, but somebody with better knowledge on the subject will soon chime in. Cheers
Jure
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Hello,
I went through my books and magazines but unfortunately failed to find the one in which the two-seater's participation in Libya war was mentioned. Cheers
Jure
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Hello,
radar suggests ASW aircraft. Cheers
Jure
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Hello, Supertom
I think Italy used Eurofighter two-seaters over Libya in 2011. I am away from my sources at the moment, but will check them later. Cheers
Jure
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Hello,
impressive models, Mancunian airman and J-W. Work in progress, thanks for the link. Also, a correction: F/O Herring's feat is mentioned in a Profile booklet about Manchester and not in the Gunner's moon book by John Bushby. Nevertheless, Bushby's first-hand account about serving as an air gunner on Manchesters and Lancasters is highly recommended reading.
I dug out DB's resin Vulture engines and propellers and started converting the old Matchbox Lancaster kit's wings. However, did Manchester Ia have small bulges (fuel pumps?) under fuel tanks on lower wing surfaces? There are several photos of Manchester I without the bulges, but I have no idea about Ia. Also, there is none shown on Chris Bowley's drawings, but they are included in drawing and colour profile by Richard Caruana. Any ideas? Cheers
Jure
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Welcome to the forum JD2870,
another photo of F4F-4, black 5:
There is a photo black 7 from the same unit (VF-29) in F4F Wildcat in action (Squadron/Signal), but I could not find it on the web. There are others, too, just type F4F-4 Atlantic scheme into your browser. Cheers
Jure
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I am away from my bookshelf but IIRC on at least one occasion bringing back Manchester on one engine (Berlin raid, I believe) earned the pilot a DFC. This is mentioned in a book Gunner's moon and author also remarked everybody agreed that in this case the decoration was well deserved. Cheers
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Wing and tail trailing edges are a bit on a thick side on FLY DC-9-30. Otherwise, nice little kit. Cheers
Jure
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Zdravo, Marko
I felt exactly the same as you had about the KP MiG-15 UTI kit in my younger days. Built three of them forty or so years ago, both Polish and Vietnamese markings included. Later I found out about inaccuracy of decals and was not happy about it. Oh, well ... If it helps, here is a photo of Vietnamese 2618 ...
... found here. There is another photo of Vietnamese MiG-15 UTI on the same webpage, climbing after take-off in the distance. Both photos are apparently taken from Roger Boniface's book MiGs over North Vietnam. If you rearrange digits of KP set, you can make the plane's number - almost. Cheers
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Hello Phantome
Already made by Fujimi and Academy. Both kits have their issues, but they are certainly modern long run kits. Cheers
Jure
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Agreed, very interesting! Helium would not be a problem these days, but pity that airships are susceptible to adverse weather as Zeppelin airliners and other airships looked majestic back in their golden age. Flying at, say, 40.000 ft above the weather would probably help, but this introduces whole new problems (expanding of gas due to lower presure for example). Cheers
Jure
P. S.: If Pathfinder 1 ever flies it would be probably wise to announce test flights well in advance.
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Zdravo, warhawk
I was not talking about khaki coloured areas, the cap (in the middle of the largest disk) is made of different material. Also, the colour of the tank as shown on the photo is a bit too dark. In reality it is light, slightly blueish gray. Cheers
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On Spitfire IXc MJ116 it is light blueish gray on the top with white and black service stencils. The front and the rear walls are in natural metal (matt aluminium). Filler cap and reinforcing ring around it look like dark metalic colour. Here is one of the photos, taken during archaeological dig in September 2019, found on (Ne)odkrita arheologija Ljubljane webpage here:
Photo caption on the webpage incorrectly describes it as a firewall. Cheers
Jure
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Hello,
Aeroput Electras had flown with Yugoslav flags wraped around the fuselages and also painted on elevators:
https://aeroscale.net/news/yugoslav-electras---from-aeroput-airlines-to-raf
No idea about the wings. Will check my books when I get home. Cheers
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Thank you, Ray. Agreed, not a pleasent thought, although it probably did not bother gunners in their late teens or early twenties too much. At that age everybody is immortal. Cheers
Jure
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thank you for correct information about early versions, Ray. I did not notice it yesterday but is it a back strap that is hanging from the side wall on the Hendon Stuka photo? Cheers
Jure
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Hello,
I have one of the Italeri kits (half built residing on my shelf of doom) and it certainly has parts for both military transport and airliner.
Scalemates site:
https://www.scalemates.com/kits/italeri-150-junkers-ju-52-3-m-tante-ju--252979
Instruction (from Scalemates webpage):
https://www.scalemates.com/products/img/9/7/9/252979-53-instructions.pdf
Cheers
Jure
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Hello, JoeB
I think webbed funker's seat is correct for Ju 87 B. You probably already found these, still ...
Upper photo shows gunner's seat of Hendon Stuka. Unfortunately I have no idea about the strap. Cheers
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Photo caption on the webpage incorrectly describes it as a firewall. Cheers
Bf.110 Zerstorer early camouflage
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Found one such photo with corresponding colour profile in John Vasco and Fernando Estanislau book Bf 110 in colour profile 1939-1945 (Schiffer). The aircraft in question is Bf 110 C 3U+DD from Gruppenstab III./ZG 26. She is in RLM 71/02/65 scheme with sharp demarcation line, levelled with lower canopy edge, and no blotches at all. Unfortunately, I could not find her photo on the web. Cheers
Jure