Touvdal Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Grumman Hellcat Mk. 1,JV132, E-F, 800. Squadron, flown by Lt. Blythe Ritchie during Op. Hopps, which was against coastal shipping of Norwigian coast, made 2 claims which must be, only loss of Fw-190 to FAA a/c in time frame is 8/5/44, is 10/JG5 , Uffz. Ernst Brettin and Ohfr. Kurt Otto. Op. Hopps was during 6th, 8th, 14th, 15th May and 1 June 1944 aircraft from Victorious, Furious, Searcher, Striker and Emperor took part in a series of naval strikes off the Norwegian coast, sinking or seriously damaging six merchant ships, one escort vessel and two armed trawlers (all five carriers were not involved in all five attacks). Emperor, Searcher and Striker took part in the attack on 8 May, against a northbound convoy off Kristiansund. Emperor and Striker were involved in the attack on 14 May, damaging one ship at Rorvik, north of Trondheim. Reference photo showes it with provisional number on front removed later. And a warm thanks for all the info provided to me look here. http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234992245-hellcat-mk1-800-sqd/#entry2171016 cheers Jes 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Cracking build Jes,the hellcat always suit's FAA colours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darby Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 It's FAA therefore a winner! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Excellent build Jes, and thank you for sharing the information about RN operations off Norway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob85 Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Very nice build, looks fantastic. I have just received this kit in the post so looking forward to starting it. Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eht1418 Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Cool model and topic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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