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  • 3 weeks later...

In the early stages of the fight Mr. Winston Churchill spoke with affectionate raillery of me and my " Chicks. " He could have said nothing to make me more proud; every Chick was needed before the end.

 

-- Air Marshall H C T Dowding, "The Battle of Britain", August 20, 1941

 

1. Procopius

2. Malpaso

3. LDSModeller

4. steveJ60

5. TEMPESTMK5

6. MarkSH

7. Franky boy

8. Corsairfoxfouruncle

9. PhantomBigStu

10. Robert Stuart

11. Grey Beema

12. GREG DESTEC

13. Ozzy

14. Cookenbacher

15. Rabbit Leader

16. dnl42

17. lasermonkey

18. Bonhoff

19. depressed lemur

20. jrlx

21. Colin W

22. Stew Dapple

23. Beard

24. Arniec

25. stevehnz

26. Torbjorn

27. Hockeyboy76

28. nimrod54

29. Edge

30. Joss

31. 06/24

32. Smudge

33. wimbledon99

34. Redstaf

35. Wez

36. DaveyGair

37. FalkeEins

38. Heather Kay

39. Valkyrie

40. Jockney

41. Retired Bob

42. Paul J

43. jenko

44. Kallisti

45. SleeperService

46. Rafwaffe

47. Anthony Kesterton

48. RJ-WobblyHands

49. Paul Bradley

50. CliffB

51. 4scourge7

52. PLC1966

 

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  • 1 month later...

I'd be up for this. I know the time limits approximately. What would the geographic limit be? That is, would planes based at Turnhouse or Drem, or Scotland generally, qualify?

 

Alan

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1 hour ago, Angus Tura said:

I'd be up for this. I know the time limits approximately. What would the geographic limit be? That is, would planes based at Turnhouse or Drem, or Scotland generally, qualify?

I'd think that would be okay, but let me know what you're thinking and we can discuss further if need be.

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  • 2 weeks later...

"This then, my lords and gentlemen, is the message which we send forth today to all states and nations, bound or free, to all the men in all the lands who care for freedom's cause...this is the message: lift up your hearts, all will come right. Out of depths of sorrow and sacrifice will be born again the glory of mankind."

-- Winston Churchill, 12 June 1941

 

1. Procopius

2. Malpaso

3. LDSModeller

4. steveJ60

5. TEMPESTMK5

6. MarkSH

7. Franky boy

8. Corsairfoxfouruncle

9. PhantomBigStu

10. Robert Stuart

11. Grey Beema

12. GREG DESTEC

13. Ozzy

14. Cookenbacher

15. Rabbit Leader

16. dnl42

17. lasermonkey

18. Bonhoff

19. depressed lemur

20. jrlx

21. Colin W

22. Stew Dapple

23. Beard

24. Arniec

25. stevehnz

26. Torbjorn

27. Hockeyboy76

28. nimrod54

29. Edge

30. Joss

31. 06/24

32. Smudge

33. wimbledon99

34. Redstaf

35. Wez

36. DaveyGair

37. FalkeEins

38. Heather Kay

39. Valkyrie

40. Jockney

41. Retired Bob

42. Paul J

43. jenko

44. Kallisti

45. SleeperService

46. Rafwaffe

47. Anthony Kesterton

48. RJ-WobblyHands

49. Paul Bradley

50. CliffB

51. 4scourge7

52. PLC1966

53. vppelt68

54. Silver Fox

55. Angus Tura

 

 

 

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Having been in the 2010 and 2015 BoB GBs (albeit under a username I can no longer access), I rather think I need to be in for this. Too many potential kits to mention, but can feel a diorama in 1/72 with an Amera mouldings E-blast pen coming on, and deffo individual planes that either claimed kills or were involved in the action on the 'Hardest Day' the 18th August - Doe's Spitfire from 234 sqn, or Gray's Rotol propeller Mk1 from 54 sqn maybe. Arma's new hurricanes might make an appearance as well...have just finished Gun Button to Fire, so maybe Tom Neil's GN*F...he was involved in an action with Eric Lock, whose Spitfire I've already made; some sort of dogfight double? Who knows!

 

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  • 1 month later...

From the Daily Mail today.  Plenty of subject matter for the diorama builders....

 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7070249/Rare-photos-Nazi-plane-wreckages-littering-UK-fields-Battle-Britain.html

 

As this is the Daily Mail, treat captions with a pinch of salt and validate from other sources...

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ENGLISH ALSO SPOKEN HERE

-- Sign posted outside the Northolt Officer's Mess some time after the arrival of 303 (Kosciuszko) Squadron at the station.

 

1. Procopius

2. Malpaso

3. LDSModeller

4. steveJ60

5. TEMPESTMK5

6. MarkSH

7. Franky boy

8. Corsairfoxfouruncle

9. PhantomBigStu

10. Robert Stuart

11. Grey Beema

12. GREG DESTEC

13. Ozzy

14. Cookenbacher

15. Rabbit Leader

16. dnl42

17. lasermonkey

18. Bonhoff

19. depressed lemur

20. jrlx

21. Colin W

22. Stew Dapple

23. Beard

24. Arniec

25. stevehnz

26. Torbjorn

27. Hockeyboy76

28. nimrod54

29. Edge

30. Joss

31. 06/24

32. Smudge

33. wimbledon99

34. Redstaf

35. Wez

36. DaveyGair

37. FalkeEins

38. Heather Kay

39. Valkyrie

40. Jockney

41. Retired Bob

42. Paul J

43. jenko

44. Kallisti

45. SleeperService

46. Rafwaffe

47. Anthony Kesterton

48. RJ-WobblyHands

49. Paul Bradley

50. CliffB

51. 4scourge7

52. PLC1966

53. vppelt68

54. Silver Fox

55. Angus Tura

56. Ralph

57. Peter Roberts

58. rob85

59. modelling minion

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  • 2 weeks later...

I've changed my mind about this GB.  Because of the importance of the subject and anniversary, this one gets an automatic entry into the 2020 schedule. 

 

Dates are Friday 10 July 2020 to Saturday 31 October 2020.

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