Pawel Burchard Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 Evening gents, are there any known photos of Tempests F.2 of 33 Sqn deployed to Malaya in 1949? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viscount806x Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 Evening gents, are there any known photos of Tempests F.2 of 33 Sqn deployed to Malaya in 1949? B&W photo of PR533 / 5R-V on the 33 Sqn entry in 'Fighter Squadrons Of The RAF And Their Aircraft' by John Rawlings, my edition (1975) has it on P. 96. Looks quite scruffy in Airframe Silver with black anti dazzle patch Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pawel Burchard Posted February 3, 2012 Author Share Posted February 3, 2012 Looks quite scruffy in Airframe Silver with black anti dazzle patch Thanks, and what about this - http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/Rev2...AS729021/07.jpg Does it seem probable? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viscount806x Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 Thanks, and what about this - http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/Rev2...AS729021/07.jpgDoes it seem probable? Pawel, that looks like the B.A.F.O. colours on that 3 view. They were in Germany prior to going to Malaya. I have another picture of the sqn in Germany, in that camouflage, in 'Pictorial History Of The Royal Air Force' vol.3, prior to going east. Actually, it isn't quite the same because the codes look white or maybe Sky rather than the red shown on your drawings. Cheers, Nige Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viscount806x Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 B&W photo of PR533 / 5R-V on the 33 Sqn entry in 'Fighter Squadrons Of The RAF And Their Aircraft' by John Rawlings, my edition (1975) has it on P. 96. Looks quite scruffy in Airframe Silver with black anti dazzle patchCheers Just spotted another one in the Warpaint (No 55) on page 27. This supposedly shows PR916 in Silver in Germany and it looks like they retained these colours on into the Malaya detachment. serials look black and codes red but hard to tell from a B&W photo. Cheers, Nige Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pawel Burchard Posted February 3, 2012 Author Share Posted February 3, 2012 Thanks again, I don't quite like silver Tempests so it seems one of the camouflaged machines based in Germany is an option for the modeller, especially as there some nice photos of 33 Sqn machines on the web... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rod mcq Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 Thanks, and what about this - http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/Rev2...AS729021/07.jpgDoes it seem probable? The photo on which this scheme is based appears on page 147 of "The Typhoon and Tempest Story" by Chris Thomas and Christopher Shores and is captioned as being taken in Malaya in 1951 as the aircraft is about to undertake a rocket attack.. The serial PR772 in the decal sheet is wrong as the photo shows the serial to be PR771. The details of this dark green/dark sea grey/PRU Blue scheme on 33 Sqn Tempests are discussed in an article on the May 2004 issue of Model Aircraft Monthly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonR Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 (edited) Hi Pawel, I have a very poor B/W photo of my dad standing next to a Tempest in Germany after the war when he was on 33 Squadron, his first posting I believe, he didn't go onto the far east though which I think he was gutted about as he used to moan that he never got a posting to anywhere hot! Cheers Simon Edited February 4, 2012 by SimonR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pawel Burchard Posted February 4, 2012 Author Share Posted February 4, 2012 I have a very poor B/W photo of my dad standing next to a Tempest in Germany Hi Simon, any chances that you post this photo here? regards, Pawel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonR Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 Hi Pawel, yes, I can do, I need to scan it though and I only have access to a scanner at work, so next time i'm in the office i'll sort it, not sure when that will be as i've been working at home a fair bit lately. Cheers Simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giorgio N Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 There's a picture of 5R-Y (serial not known) taken in 1949 in SAM's RAF Fighters 1945-1950 Overseas Based. This is in overall aluminium paint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonR Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 (edited) Hi Pawel, Photo as promised, a very young Dad with 33 Squadron Tempest II in Germany somewhere just after the war, sorry it took so long and for the poor quality! Does anybody actually do a Tempest II in either 1/72 or 1/48?? Or can a Sea Fury be converted as I wouldn't mind doing one myself. Cheers Simon Edited February 24, 2012 by SimonR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pawel Burchard Posted February 24, 2012 Author Share Posted February 24, 2012 Simon, there are quite a few kits of Tempest F.2 including Matchbox, Special Hobby etc. Very nice photograph, thank you, I'd appreciate somewhat better (larger) scan. regards, Pawel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigsty Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 (edited) Does anybody actually do a Tempest II in either 1/72 or 1/48?? Or can a Sea Fury be converted as I wouldn't mind doing one myself. There's no Tempest II in 1/48, but MDC do a conversion for the Eduard Tempest V (they do a Tempest VI as well). The castings are a little rough but they suffice. I woudn't touch the Sea Fury, as there are considerable differences in dimensions, you'd need a four-blade prop and spinner, and the Sea Fury had a higher cockpit than the Tempest. However, people have got good results by mating the business end of a Hobbycraft Sea Fury to the Eduard Tempest. If you take that route, don't forget how the leading-edge intakes are handed! Edited February 24, 2012 by pigsty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo the Magnificent Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Does anybody actually do a Tempest II in either 1/72 or 1/48?? Or can a Sea Fury be converted as I wouldn't mind doing one myself. For 1/48 I would recommend the Eduard kit with an MDC conversion set. This is what I will be doing for the Close Support GB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Lyons Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 For 1/48 I would recommend the Eduard kit with an MDC conversion set. This is what I will be doing for the Close Support GB. [/quot For a Berlin Airlift project, would it be all correct to do a 33 Squadron a/c in overall silver for the April 1948 time frame? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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