claes_sundstrom Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 (edited) Lancaster NF920 "Easy Elsie" During operation Obviate over Norway 1944, the 617 squadron Lancaster NF920 "Easy Elsie" was damaged by german anti-air defences. She limped eastwards into Sweden and made an emergency landing outside the village of Porjus. There she remains today. In 2012, I went there to look at the remains. Several years later, my wife gave me the Hasegawa Lancaster kit, and I knew I had to build Elsie. The research proved quite challenging. There remains very little documentation of Elsie, but with the help of my good friend Jared Hooper, I managed to put together what she might have looked like before she ended up on the ground in northern Sweden. The link below shows some of my pictures of Elsies remains, the finished model, and some build photos. Photo album of Lancaster NF920 "Easy Elsie" Best regards! /Claes Edited June 21, 2022 by claes_sundstrom 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 A great tribute to a brave crew. Interesting images of the real "Elsie". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keith in the uk Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 Nice tribute and a fine model , well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Robin Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 Very, very nicely done. Regards Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellsprop Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 Beautiful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoops Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 Great Job @claes_sundstrom! 😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anders p Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 Looks great!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maginot Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 Good project. Looks great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bell209 Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 Lovely job! Pretty sure this is the Lancaster Bill Carey crash-landed. I had the honour of meeting his widow and flicking through his log book many years ago when I lived in Mount Gambier. A great tribute to the crew. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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