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RCAF Hawker Typhoons - 1944 to Bodenplatte
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- Decals, printed on 3 sheets, to model any one individual aircraft of the 12 (9 + 3 bonus) options, featuring subjects from 438, 439, & 440 Squadrons.
- Ten pages of illustrated documentation. Laser-printed black & white in the package. Available as a full colour PDF for download after purchase.
Aircraft covered in this edition:
- JR249 as F3-P of 438 Sqn - a 'car door' Typhoon Ib with 'Lita' inscription on nose & chequer pattern on gear doors. Funtington, April 1944.- JR500 as 5V-X of 439 Sqn - AEAF stripes on wing undersurfaces and lower rear fuselage and asymmetrical spinner colours. Flown by F/O R.A. Johns, B.9 Lantheuil, mid July 1944.- MN345 as 5V-G of 439 Sqn - 'Peace River' inscription on R/H nose, mission markers, AEAF stripes on lower rear fuselage, and asymmetrical spinner colours. Flown by F/O J.A. Brown, B.78 Eindhoven, Oct. thru 6 Nov. 1944.- MN413 as I8-T of 440 Sqn - AEAF stripes on lower rear fuselage - not confirmed on wing undersurfaces (see pg 10 captions). Landing incident when flown by F/S N.L Gordon, B.9 Lantheuil, 1 Aug. 1944.- MN518 as R-D of 143 Wing (a 438 Sqn a/c) - Victory 'flags' on R/H side. May have had command pennant markings after reference photo was taken in April 1944. Very clean finish - possibly waxed. Flown by W/C R.T.P. Davidson to 8 May 1944 and W/C M.T. Judd afterwards (Judd's aircraft is also covered as a bonus option in this set).- MN957 as F3-N of 438 Sqn - typical pre-D-Day markings. Aircraft in which W/C Davidson made a forced landing in enemy territory on 8 May 1944. Avoiding capture, he joined the Maquis (French resistance), serving with them until 5 September 1944. Based on two photos of the crash-landed aircraft.- MN716 as F3-A of 438 Sqn - 'Diane' inscription on L/H nose, mission markers and "Archer" inscription on R/H nose. 'Dirtied' AEAF stripes on lower rear fuselage only. Flown by FS (later P/O) R.G. Fox, B.78 Eindhoven, circa fall &�winter of 1944. Both pilot and aircraft survived the Luftwaffe Operation Bodenplatte (Base Plate) attack at B.78 Eindhoven on New Years Day 1945.- MP149 as I8-P of 440 Sqn - 'Pulverizer II' inscription on both sides of nose, mission markers and 'Vargas girl' on R/H side, black spinner, AEAF stripes on lower rear fuselage. Flown by F/O H.J. 'Harry' Hardy, B.78 Eindhoven, circa fall &�winter of 1944.- RB205 as FGG of 143 Wing (a 440 Sqn a/c) - Large W/C pennant on L/H side under windscreen, AEAF stripes on wing undersurfaces and lower rear fuselage. Destroyed by strafing 1 January 1945. W/C F.G. Grant's personal aircraft from 26 October to 24 December 1944.Additional Subjects-Bonus Options(some of the following subjects can be categorized as 'more research required' but are covered anyway):
- MN311 as I8-P of 440 Sqn - The original 'Pulverizer' with inscription on both sides of nose and AEAF stripes on lower rear fuselage. Flown by F/L H.J. Hardy mid August to 6 September 1944 (interestingly, prior to her 440 Sqn service, this had been a trials aircraft for the new four-bladed propeller and larger Tempest tail configuration.- MN426 as F3-H of 438 Sqn - Flown by then S/L F.G. Grant through July 1944 (his first tour on Typhoons which ended with him as 438 Sqn OC).- MP131 (or was it MN579?) as F3-J of 438 Sqn - Sometimes flown by F/O N.E. Dawber from the crossing of the Channel in late June through to 18 Nov. 1944 when he had to bale out of 'J'. Reportedly carried a variation of 'Fritz the Wildcat' emblem & most probably AEAF stripes on wing under-surfaces and lower rear fuselage for a time. A second F3-J, MN579 is also noted as a possible subject featuring the Squadron's Wildcat emblem. The brief article on page 6 of the Docs features these aircraft within some related discussion on all three known variations of the squadron emblem.
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Includes the individual aircraft markings plus all required national markings, to complete one 1/48 scale model. Additional National Markings (Aviaeology set AOD48c08) and Airframe Stencil Data Markings (Aviaeology set ADD48s103) are available separately.
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Manufacturer:
Aviaeology
Code Number:
AOD48008M2
Scale:
1:48
Item type:
Aircraft decals (military)
Price:
£9.99
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Quantity In Stock:
5+
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This will usually be dispatched within 24/48 hours of receiving your order
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