Bristol Beaufort 1/72 (Airfix) - 47 Sqn 1942

[Rafwaffe]

With  it being ANZAC day tomorrow my contribution will be a Beaufort lost in 1942 with an ANZAC crew. 

Sources:

Storr, Alan: RAAF FATALITIES WW2, v. 19. RAAF WW2 fatalities on attachment with RAF and other Air Forces : missing with no known grave : Officers

Storr, Alan: RAAF FATALITIES WW2,v. 21. RAAF WW2 fatalities in RAF Beaufort squadrons and training units

RAFCOMMANDS https://www.rafcommands.com

Commonwealth Wargraves. www.CWGC.org

 

“On 26 October 1942,  Beaufort DE 110 piloted by PO Garriock, was in a formation of 8 Beauforts of 47 Sqn RAF, which left Gianaclis to strike against an enemy convoy of 2 motor vessels, a tanker and four destroyers nearing Tobruk.…

The Beauforts carried out a torpedo attack and the Bisleys (Blenheim V) a low level bombing attack on the convoy. Ten miles on the return journey, DE 110 (PO Garriock), collided with a Bisley and crashed into the sea. No survivors were observed, and all crew members were lost at sea.

 

Crew:

RAAF 403733 PO Garriock, Walter (Pilot)

Son of Arthur and Elizabeth Garriock, of Mascot, New South Wales, Australia.

 

RNZAF NZ411228 FO Simpson, R W (Observer)

Son of George Stephen Simpson and of Jane Irvine Simpson (nee Muirhead), of Feilding, Wellington, New Zealand.

 

RAAF 407166 Sgt Davis, L G (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner)

Son of George William and Elizabeth Stella Davis; husband of Ellen Jane Davis, of Clarence Park, South Australia.
 

RAAF 404689 Sgt Hamilton, R J (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner)

Son of James Henry and Amy Hamilton, of Toowong, Queensland, Australia. A.F.I.A.

The crew of four have no known grave, and their names are commemorated on the Alamein Memorial, Egypt.”

 

Some photos of the plastic (extra detailing bits (etch and resin on order and in the mail)) :

 

Edited April 24 by Rafwaffe
Edited for clarity

[Corsairfoxfouruncle]

Welcome to the build. Had to look up a Bisley, I guess they were also called Blenheim Mk.V’s according to the page of info I read. 
 

https://www.baesystems.com/en/heritage/bristol-160-blenheim-v-and-bisley

[Rabbit Leader]

Great choice and one of Airfix’s really nice new tooled kits. The fit is very good in all the major places, just be careful assembling the engine power eggs and there’s a few small locating and aligning pins that you can easily miss and get the whole assembly wrong. 
Cheers and all the best.. Dave