Popular Post rymulus Posted September 23, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted September 23, 2019 This time I present the He-177 A-5 model captured by the English and French resistance. The aircraft was equipped with French markings during the flight to England. A little more information from Wingleader Magazine. "RAF Air Intelligence had been aware that the main location for the repair and servicing of He177s was at the airfield of Toulouse-Blagnac in the south of France. As soon as practicable after the invasion of France a plan was put in place to ‘capture’ a He177 and fly it to Farnborough. Troops parachuted into the Toulouse area on 17th August 1944, as the region came under the control of the French Resistance. With the help of the Special Operations Executive one was secured from the French engineers working for Ateliers Industriel de l’Air, who had been sub-contracted by Heinkel to maintain KG40’s He177s based at Bordeaux Mérignac. At this time it carried the fuselage code F8+AP of 6/KG40 and had the number 60 painted on its fin in yellow. Its radio call-sign was KM+UK. To get the He177 to the UK, Group Captain Hards - Commanding Officer of Farnborough, flew a Hudson carrying RAE Chief Test Pilot Wing Commander R J ‘Roly’ Falk, who would fly it back assisted by Squadron Leader Pearce. On 2nd September the Hudson with a fighter escort provided by two Beaufighters set off, but both fighter pilots lost their bearings and came down in France. The Hudson, however, made it to Blagnac and eight days later, on 10th September 1944, Falk and Pearce flew to Farnborough in just 2 hours and 45 minutes. By this time the Luftwaffe markings had been over-painted with French Armée de l’Air markings and the words ‘Prise de Guerre’ (Prize of War) had been painted in small letters on the rear fuselage. Upon arrival at RAE Farnborough the French markings were over-painted with full RAF markings and the aircraft was given the RAF serial number TS439. It made its first test flight from Farnborough on 20th September with Squadron Leader A F Martindale at its controls. Over the next five months it made 18 more test flights, totalling 17 hours 55 minutes flying time, to assess many design features including the bombsight and heating system. Among its pilots was Captain Eric ‘Winkle’ Brown who remarked that the cockpit was ‘like an outsized goldfish bowl’." Plane. Model. 113 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattlow Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 Very nice finish... How was the kit to assemble? Matt 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 That is a beauty, my friend. It is great not to see one in Luftwaffe marks :). Martin 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RT Nevada Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 I love the greif! I have this kit in my stash and I’ve been wanting to start it sometime soon. This is a great take on it as well! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeaton01 Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 Well done! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rymulus Posted September 23, 2019 Author Share Posted September 23, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Mattlow said: Very nice finish... How was the kit to assemble? Matt The fuselage, wings and other elements are made well and fold rather easily. They have several damages but they can be easily removed. The crew cabin is nice. Glass is a nightmare. Glass front fuselage is deformed, almost nothing they can not see, in one place is quite thick and thin at the bottom so that it crumbles when cleaning. Polishing did little, the transparency improved but the view through it is still deformed. In addition, the front glass does not fit, it is narrower, to the fuselage. Edited September 23, 2019 by rymulus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattlow Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 Thanks for that. It makes your finish all the more impressive.. Matt 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmouredSprue Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 Exceptional mate. Very well done and weathered. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kampartiger Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 A remarkable build and very well constructed too.love the paintjob and weathering.As for the front office glasswork,yes it's simply PITA with cracks all over,but luckily got a replacement from Revell.My utmost admiration for your Greif,wonderful job! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Poultney Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 I really want to finish mine but I lost piece G41 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobo Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 Wow - that is amazing. Flawless work. One of the best looking He-177's I have ever seen. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djos Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 Fantastic build. Complex weathering very realistic. Best regards Djordje 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoops Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 Interesting story and great build! Cheers, and thanks for sharing! Hoops 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rymulus Posted October 1, 2019 Author Share Posted October 1, 2019 Thank you all. I am very surprised that you liked my model so much. I really didn't expect so many positive reactions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 That's very cool, I really like that 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planebuilder62 Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 Hi Rymulus Which decals did you use for the captured markings or did you paint them all? regards Toby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maginot Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 Very interesting subject and back story. Nicely modelled. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rymulus Posted May 27, 2022 Author Share Posted May 27, 2022 10 hours ago, Planebuilder62 said: Hi Rymulus Which decals did you use for the captured markings or did you paint them all? regards Toby Only the F8 code is a decal from the set, the rest of the markings are painted. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cifenet Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 This feels very authentic! Overall, I like the crisp finish and accurate painting scheme. Good job! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheyJammedKenny! Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 Outstanding work! Now this is a racehorse of a different color! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfman Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 A hard worked Heinkel, excellent build and finish ! Wulfman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dric Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 Splendid little monster. Bravo👌 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amos brierley Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 A little bit different - a lot nice. 😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pantherhawk27263 Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 This is incredible. Great job on such a beautiful build. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerndM Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 Lovely work. I had always a soft side for this aircraft. Did you have used a vacu piece for the glass nose ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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