Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX E. Pilot FL R.J. Audet 1945. Kit Eduard 1/72. DK decals

[MACALAIN]

[georgeusa]

Another one of your fine Spitfire builds.  Looks really good.  Thanks for sharing.

[AliGauld]

Very, very nice.

 

Cheers,

Alistair

[MACALAIN]

18 hours ago, georgeusa said:

Another one of your fine Spitfire builds.  Looks really good.  Thanks for sharing.

Thank you very much and welcome mate.

 

Alain

[MACALAIN]

18 hours ago, AliGauld said:

Very, very nice.

 

Cheers,

Alistair

Thank you very much Alistair.

 

Alain

[MACALAIN]

Thank you for your likes and your comments.

 

Alain

[MOK61]

A great looking build. I really like the idea of including information about the pilot when it is known. It ties these aircraft, that we love so much, to human stories. Particularly poignant this weekend.

 

I wanted to build a Spitfire to give to my father, to commemorate his eldest brother who was killed flying one in 1945, but this was before the squadron records were digitised and I could only identify two airframes that my uncle flew. One was the MkIX of his last flight and the other was a MkV from earlier in the war, when he caused a ground accident in which another pilot died. Neither seemed appropriate subjects and now it's too late.

 

Lest we forget.

Edited November 11, 2023 by MOK61

[MACALAIN]

10 hours ago, MOK61 said:

A great looking build. I really like the idea of including information about the pilot when it is known. It ties these aircraft, that we love so much, to human stories. Particularly poignant this weekend.

 

I wanted to build a Spitfire to give to my father, to commemorate his eldest brother who was killed flying one in 1945, but this was before the squadron records were digitised and I could only identify two airframes that my uncle flew. One was the MkIX of his last flight and the other was a MkV from earlier in the war, when he caused a ground accident in which another pilot died. Neither seemed appropriate subjects and now it's too late.

 

Lest we forget.

Thank you very much and respect.

 

Alain

[Bertie McBoatface]

I bet you could build Spitfires in your sleep! 😁

 

Well done Alain, as usual.

[MACALAIN]

23 hours ago, Bertie McBoatface said:

I bet you could build Spitfires in your sleep! 😁

 

Well done Alain, as usual.

Thank you mate. Yes, of course, no instruction needeed

 

Alain

[112 Squadron]

Beautiful model and a great tribute to a brave Canadian pilot who sadly did not survive WW2:

 

https://acesofww2.com/can/aces/audet/

 

 

[MACALAIN]

7 hours ago, 112 Squadron said:

Beautiful model and a great tribute to a brave Canadian pilot who sadly did not survive WW2:

 

https://acesofww2.com/can/aces/audet/

 

 

Thank you very much mate, and again, thank you for the historical info about the pilot.

 

Alain