stevehnz Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 FWIW, both Hannants & Blackbird do decal sets with these aircraft in them. Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The wooksta V2.0 Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 Kits at War did a Mosquito/Beaufighter sheet that had several 618 Sqn options on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manipled Mutineer Posted July 14, 2016 Author Share Posted July 14, 2016 Thank you all, very helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DennisTheBear Posted July 14, 2016 Share Posted July 14, 2016 One thought comes to mind about using Narromine as a working up base. It was near an aircraft factory, so any damage to aircraft could have been assessed quickly. Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leyreynolds Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 Narromine, in western NSW, was and is still not close to anything other than farms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Blievers Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 Hey Dennis - it's 200 miles from Narromine to the DH Factory at Bankstown. If they'd wanted an airfield closer there were a lot to choose from; Ley is on the right track with his earlier "keeping them out of the way" comment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DennisTheBear Posted July 17, 2016 Share Posted July 17, 2016 Sorry, was really not awake and thinking when I posted that! Really was a small place far from anywhere when they were there. My thought would be that it was underutilised by that stage of the war, and keeping them away from observation might have been a reason for being there. I'm sure the town enjoyed the boost of income from their presence though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Blievers Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 Really was a small place far from anywhere when they were there. No, it wasn't that small! keeping them away from observation Denis, have a look at Google Earth at just how close the airfield is to the town. Further, a major road from Dubbo (one of the larger inland NSW cities) runs directly next to the base area. Due to the scarcity of trees etc the entire base (and its aircraft) are visible from this road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DennisTheBear Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 Google Earth only shows what the place looks like now. Wartime restrictions meant limited travel by civilians. Even if the locals could see the aircraft it doesn't follow that they knew the differences between standard and specialized aircraft, especially if the differences were minor or hard to see at a distance. The wartime population of civilians was probably less than a thousand, considering that a lot of men and even some women were in the services. As to the major road you have to ask who was using it. As I pointed out thete would have been limited non-military traffic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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