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Troy Really grateful for the photos. Have also downloaded some squadron ORBs which include a large number of serials and some individual aircraft codes. Cheers Richard

Troy Thanks very much for the info which is great; I thought the sizes might be either 30" or 36" depending on the vagaries of squadrons, ground crew and time of painting. Dave Thanks . Yes I see what you mean about a few spares left over from the DK sheet, ha ha - plus cost. I might go down the route of trying to make my own, which I have done before, but only roundels for PR Spits. I want to have an aircraft which isn't a famous example, just a run of the mill squadron war horse from 1, 3 or 43 squadrons (43 I believe had red codes ?) Will have a look at the ORBs for individual serials and any other supporting info. Cheers Richard

Hi Can some one help me with the size (inches) of the red fuselage squadron code letters on the all black Hurricane Mk IIC as used by 1 squadron. Thanks Richard

A lot of work and research which has paid off in a great looking finished aircraft. Richard

Hi DoD Rather late but have only just read this . Andy is quite correct in that armour was fitted to all PRIVs as standard. If AA810 was found with no seat armour I would suggest this had been removed for some reason or other ( weight saving given the distance and need to concserve for fuel consumption to Norway and back). RAF Benson did a lot of its own modification for specific/special jobs via squadrons ground staff or via the Initial Preparation and Installation party, part of this unit's job was too modify aircraft both Spitfires and Mosquitos ( my uncle was an ex 1PRU and 542 Sqn pilot who later became the air test pilot for the IP&IP unit) . I have a couple of photos which clearly show seat armour on Spitfire PR1Vs The PR were a maverick bunch, left to their own devices regarding aircraft. I know this to be a fact as over a long course of time researching them, I met a number of pilots and navigators who confirmed this . Richard

Wow. I am amazed by the information and reference, better than I could have hoped for. Fantastic. Thank you Troy, Jure and MDriskill for taking the time to upload all the photos, information and references. This is perfect to get my 1/48 FW 190 A3/U4 or A4 /U4 up and running. 😄 Richard

Hi. I am hoping one of the FW190 A specialist can help me with the positioning of the camera vents / fairing position on the underside fuselage of either the FW 190 A3/U4 or A4/U4. Thanks

Thanks for the replies. Its 1/48 and they are solid. I have already sprayed white around the vents in case of mishaps. The decals are Extradecals which seem fairly thin. My concern about cutting a hole is that it might make placing/moving the decal when wet, fragile and prone to tearing.

Just about to apply decals to a BPF corsair ( the late war disc and bar ). I am worried about getting the decals to lie down on the fuselage over the air scoops. Should I try and make a small cut in the decals before wetting them or just use plenty of Micro sol afterwards ?

Sorry - Toby, I don't use photo bucket and am not use to its ways ! Thanks Dave makes sense. It's an extra detail I've recently noticed on the PR I B C and F types. Richard

Hi . Does anyone know what the small intake and rectangular vent are for on early Photo Reconnaissance Spitfires mainly PRIC and PRIF ? Is it related to the heating system for the cameras ? Thanks

Hi . Does anyone know what the small intake and rectangular vent are for on early Photo Reconnaissance Spitfires mainly PRIC and PRIF ? Is it related to the heating system for the cameras ? Thanks

Yes - I know the "off white / pinkish" colour debate etc has ben covered extensively on a number of sites over the years It's purely I want to make a 1/48 model which isn't either "Red X" or "White V" and I have seen a couple of bad images of a/c which wore different code letters but I cannot make them out because of the quality of the image. Thanks

Thanks that's really great. The "pink" Spitfires were standard armed LF Mk IXs modified with a single port facing oblique F24 camera ? On the colour photograph from the RAF Museum web " Spitfire FR IXc of 16 Squadron at Melsbroek in 1944" there are 4 a/c, the single a/c on the left having a code number in white - maybe an E ? I cannot get a descent large image to see it .

I am looking for any individual letter codes and serial numbers for the "pink" FR IX Spitfires used by 16 squadron other than MK716 "Red " X and MK915 “White” V. Thanks Richard