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  • Birthday 17/11/1967

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  1. ErikB
    This is what I found about EN520 in airhistory.org.uk EN520 IX 3972 R-R M63 FF 11-2-43 R-RH Cv IX 9MU 13-2-43 47MU 25-2-43 Wanderer 12-3-43 Gibraltar 24-3-43 NWAfrica 81Sq 'FL-A' hit by flak 7-5-43 SqLdr CF Gray safe Malta 1-7-43 154Sq by 8-7-43 Sicily 1-8-43 Engine cut abandoned N of Malta 12-8-43 SqLdr ACG Wenman rescued by Walrus SOC 13-8-43
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    Thanks guys, Although Gray flew EN190 on this occassion, maybe we know why he had a “duff engine”… 😅 “I was about to land back again with a duff engine, but when I saw the bombs fall I immediately set off in hot pursuit of the invaders. I did not have much hope of catching them as the 190s had the legs on us at ground level and they had a head start from their dive, not to mention my duff engine.”
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    Thanks WIP & Finn! I can’t find any photos of EN520 showing the air intake. This is the best I came up with, searching around through Google. At least it’s interesting to see that the rear view mirror is mounted inside the windscreen.
  4. ErikB started following ProModeler 1/48 F-86D Dog Sabre (kit 85-9560) decal placement needed. , Vol 2 All the Spitfire questions here , F-104DJ, radar or no radar? and 2 others
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    Early Mk.IX air intake/filter question Early Mk.IX’s found their way to Tunisia in 1943 with the short air intake. I assume that this intake did contain an air filter? Otherwise the Merlin cylinders would quite fast have worn out… Can anyone help me with a schematic or photos of the inner workings of that intake. Tamiya’s 1/32 kit only provides the intake shape and a blank space on the lower wing to put it on. As the filter housings on the Mk.V had bypass flaps for the air, my assumption is that this intake had something similar too? I’m trying to depict EN520, FL-A of No.81 Sqn, April 1943.
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    Hi, guys ‘n’ gals, I just read on the Warthunder Wiki that the F-104DJ didn’t have the radar fitted? Or it was removed later in it’s JASDF service? Can anyone confirm this? Cheers, Erik.
  7. ErikB
    The only thing “new” is this, according to the Airfix staff. https://flic.kr/p/2nYYMMG
  8. ErikB
    What I found on Su-17M2’s:
  9. ErikB
    Hi Mike, Does the book provide cockpit photos of both cockpits and all angles of the 2000N? Thanks! Erik.
  10. ErikB
    Thank you very much, Jack!
  11. ErikB
    As the early M4 / M4A1 series didn't have a travel lock on the front glacis, was there an interior travel lock that connected the gun to the turret roof? If so, would the barrel point straight ahead, up or down? I'm looking to build an early Sherman III to serve as "the designated cargo" for a tank transporter. Thanks in advance! Erik B.
  12. ErikB
    Thanks, Paul! But being the impatient -insert description- that I am, I have already created a login and downloaded the instructions... 😅 But thank you very much for the offer!! Cheers, Erik.
  13. ErikB
    Hi Dennis, I already checked Scalemates - no joy. But thank you very much for the Galaxykits link. Exactly what I needed! 👍 Cheers, Erik.
  14. ErikB
    Hi guys, Can someone please help me with a scan of the decal placement instructions for ProModeler's F-86D Dog Sabre? I have mislaid my own instructions... 😰 What I really REALLY need is the placement of the stenciling. The kit-decals feature quite extensive stenciling, sadly the numbering on the Revell re-pops is totally different. Thanks in advance! Cheers, Erik B.
  15. ErikB
    I'm looking for photos of the cockpit of the F-51H in ANG service. Were these repainted in black as the F-51D cockpits were? Secondly, are there any photos floating around on the internet that show the Texas ANG option of the Modelsvit 1/48 kit? Cheers, Erik.
  16. ErikB
    Tim, to show you how spot on you are with your cockpit, here some pics from the NASM P-38J-10-LO. Reading the aircraft's history is very interesting BTW, it was a prototype for a two seat variant. When it was returned to being a single-seater, it was upgraded to P-38J-25-LO level. I don't know what that precisely entails, but hey, for the record! Cheers, Erik.
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