modelling minion Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 Hi all, As the title suggests I am thinking of building one of DeHavilland's finest for my next project and would very much like to do an aircraft operated by me local auxiliary unit which is 605 squadron. Okay, that should be fairly easy I hear you say as there are even decals available, and here is where I have decided to make matters more difficult for myself. I would ideally like to build an FB.VI that was also built locally to be at Standard Motors on their Ansty site as I used to work on that site for Rolls Royce, this means building an aircraft with a serial number in the HP, HR, RF or TE range. I also know that 605 did operate several from these batches such as HR205, HR338, HR349 and TE809 but I can't for the life of me find any pictures of these aircraft in service so that I can accurately reproduce them in model form, and while I know the standard scheme for the Mozzie some of the unit's aircraft had black painted undersides and/or forms of nose art or names on them so I was hoping that some of the vastly knowledgeable membership might either know of such information or be able to at least point me in the right direction. Many thanks in advance. Craig. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 Can't help sorry Craig but this sounds like a cool project & I'll keep an eye on it. Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted December 20, 2023 Author Share Posted December 20, 2023 4 minutes ago, stevehnz said: Can't help sorry Craig but this sounds like a cool project & I'll keep an eye on it. Steve. Cheers Steve, if I can't find what I want I shall build another Ansty built airframe instead for the WWII Twins GB. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBC Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 (edited) I went through a bunch of my stuff (not all of it) and could only find a colour profile of a 605 Sqd Mk.VI. UP-L, one of their NF Mk.II's, seems to be camera friendly. While Chris Thomas mentions 605 Sqd missions and aircraft tie-ups in one of his 2nd T.A.F. books, there is no picture. Edited December 22, 2023 by TBC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted December 22, 2023 Author Share Posted December 22, 2023 30 minutes ago, TBC said: I went through a bunch of my stuff (not all of it) and could only find a colour profile of a 605 Sqd Mk.VI. UP-L, one of their NF Mk.II's, seems to be camera friendly. While Chris Thomas mentions 605 Sqd missions and aircraft tie-ups in one of his 2nd T.A.F. books, there is no picture. thanks for taking the time to look, I really appreciate that. I have found some serial numbers tied to codes but no pictures at all, surprisingly there are more pics of their NF.II's thank FB.VI's and they only used them for a few months! I am of a mind to paint an aircraft in the colours used (standard Mozzie colours but with black undersides) and apply the codes and serial without having a photo to back it up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBC Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 (edited) No worries, MM. Here is what Chris has listed under various dates for 605 Sqd Mosquito Mk.VI missions on various pages in Volume 3 of his 2nd Tactical Air Force book. It starts with PZ-390 L in 18/01/45 and ends with PZ-464 Z in 11/05/45. PZ-390 L HR-152 S HR-355 K PZ-406 D PZ-409 Q PZ-416 H HR-205 K PZ-349 P PZ-343 B RS-603 F HR-206 M PZ-464 Z Edited December 22, 2023 by TBC 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted December 22, 2023 Author Share Posted December 22, 2023 2 minutes ago, TBC said: No worries, MM. Here is what Chris has listed under various dates for 605 Sqd Mosquito Mk.VI missions on various pages in Volume 3 of his 2nd Tactical Air Force book. It starts with PZ-390 L in 18/01/45 and ends with PZ-464 Z in 11/05/45. PZ-390 L HR-152 S HR-355 K PZ-406 D PZ-409 Q PZ-416 H HR-205 K PZ-349 P PZ-343 B HR-206 M PZ-464 Z They match up with what I found, the only exception being HR205 which your list has as "K" and mine has as "A", HR355 isn't on the list I have so thats another possibility to add to the list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBC Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 28 minutes ago, modelling minion said: They match up with what I found, the only exception being HR205 which your list has as "K" and mine has as "A", HR355 isn't on the list I have so thats another possibility to add to the list. As my list is chronological, I'd say HR-355 K was lost and HR-205 was its replacement. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted December 22, 2023 Author Share Posted December 22, 2023 18 minutes ago, TBC said: As my list is chronological, I'd say HR-355 K was lost and HR-205 was its replacement. Makes perfect sense to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBC Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 I have updated the list and added RS-603 F as I overlooked it. I also double-checked HR-205 K on 23/02/45. That's what is in Chris' book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dov Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 Hallo There I found something. Offical RAF journals. You know? #28 I think. We used stuff for our 1/32 Tamiya Mossi. Tomorrow I can send it. Happy modelling 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoffrey Sinclair Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 Unfortunatley not in the serial ranges you want but, Mosquito Squadrons of the Royal Air Force by Chaz Bowyer Photograph of Mark II DZ716 UP-L in flight from behind and below, day fighter scheme DZ716 L DZ717 O DZ724 S DZ760 K HJ761 P HJ775 U HJ778 A HJ784 P HJ790 R HJ809 D HX823 B MM790 F RS678 T From a list of combat claims DZ715 R DZ716 L DZ717 O HJ760 X HJ767 G HJ775 U HJ776 E HJ779 L HJ782 H HJ785 T HJ790 R HJ808 O HJ809 D MM414 Y MM429 H NS838 J NS875 R NS960 M 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dov Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 Hallo Here it is: https://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/documents/research/RAF-Historical-Society-Journals/Journal-28-Seminar-Electronic-Warfare.pdf Maybe it helps a little...maybe not... Happy modelling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan P Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 Possibly useful thread here Craig: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted December 23, 2023 Author Share Posted December 23, 2023 @dov, @Geoffrey Sinclair, @Alan P, Thanks for your help guys, some great info there. Amazing how NF.II's appear in more pictures than FB.VI's and they only used them for a few months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBC Posted December 24, 2023 Share Posted December 24, 2023 These 3 from Mosquito, Typhoon, Tempest at War and captioned as follows: 'Wolf' - the aircraft of Squadron Leader Heath DFC (BAR); 605 Squadron, Castle Camps, June 1943. Next. The swastika-marked Mosquito of Flight Lieutenant Blomley DFC and his navigator; 605 Squadron, Castle Camps airfield, June 1943. And finally. A swan with teeth. Night intruder with shark-mouth markings which destroyed three enemy aircraft; two of them in addition to four trains in a single night's work. Flying Officer P.D. Wood, 605 Squadron, left was awarded a DFC for his part in the feat. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted December 25, 2023 Author Share Posted December 25, 2023 Those are great pictures @TBC, I think they are all NF.II's though, especially from the dates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FatFlyHalf Posted December 25, 2023 Share Posted December 25, 2023 The only picture I have is of a Mossie so well camouflaged you can't see it ! See below. See what I mean ? ☺️ Merry Christmas everyone. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBC Posted December 25, 2023 Share Posted December 25, 2023 5 hours ago, modelling minion said: Those are great pictures @TBC, I think they are all NF.II's though, especially from the dates. Yes, Just prior, I believe. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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