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A new project, after my battle with the Vampires! This time it is Typhoon ZK349 in Battle of Britain colours as flown by 29R Squadron from Coningsby in 2015/2016 commemorating the 75th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain as a fine tribute to the only Fighter Command pilot to be awarded the Victoria Cross, during the Battle of Britain – Flt. Lt. Eric James Brindley Nicolson. Typhoon ZK349 has been painted in the colours of Flt. Lt. Nicolson’s 249 Squadron Hawker Hurricane Mk.I GN-A (P3576), which was involved in combat with Messerschmitt Bf 110s of the Luftwaffe over Southampton, on 16th August 1940. Whilst attempting to bale out of his burning Hurricane, Flt. Lt. Nicolson saw a Bf 110 pass in front of his aircraft and, without thought for his own safety, immediately climbed back into his seat and fired on the German aircraft, causing it to dive away to its destruction. Only then did Flt. Lt. Nicholson make good his escape, but not before sustaining significant injuries. 249 Squadron flew from RAF Boscombe Down, my local airfield, during that period. The Trumpeter kit is large and includes detail that I'll pass on, in particular the access doors around the cockpit and almost all of the underwing stores. All the photos I've found show either one centerline fuel tank, or two wing tanks, plus the wingtip pods that seem to be on every Typhoon. For the 2015/2016 period the aircraft was always immaculate, no evidence of staining or wear, so this one will be perfect. The recreation has the undersurface in light aircraft grey, not the original sky, but as I'm making the Typhoon, not a Hurricane it matters not at all. The cockpit is, as ever, the place to start: as with a number of modern aircraft it is not all matt black. The it instructions are a bit lacking in colour details, bur there are plenty of photos on the web, so the next post will be a photo of the cockpit....
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