Eduard EDK11157

Supermarine Spitfire Mk.Ia/Mk.IIa/Mk.Va - Browning .303 barrel tips (designed to be used with Eduard kits)

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Supermarine Spitfire Mk.Vc - Hispano 20mm cannons in fairings and Browning .303 barrel tips (designed to be used with Eduard kits)

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Supermarine Spitfire Mk.V 'B' scheme camouflage pattern paint masks (designed to be used with Airfix, Classic Airframe, Eduard, Fujimi, Hasegawa, Hobbycraft, ICM, Italeri Otaki, Special Hobby and Tamiya kits) [Mk.VB Mk.VC)

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Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IX snapshot cockpit upgrade. (designed to be used with Eduard kits) For the Eduard Spitfire Mk.VIII and Mk.IXc/Mk.IXe kits. This set includes all the hero parts. Seat with belts, stick, throttle, gunsight, retract quadrant and other detail parts, plus a sheet of cockpit stencil decals and a new film dial with much improved instrument dials for the panel. Quick and easy to install. [Mk.IXe Mk.IXc]

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Supermarine Spitfire 4-slot wheels smooth tyre. This set contains a pair of detailed 4 slot mainwheels with accurate hub detail, subtle tire/tyre beading & data. The tyre is smooth; by far the most common tire/tyre seen on Spitfires. For Mk VII thru 21 Spitfires operation from grass or dirt runways. Also fitted to some Seafire kits. These wheels are designed to fit the superb Eduard Spitfire Mk.VIII, Mk.IXc/Mk.IXe and Mk.XVI but include axle adapter inserts so they can be fit to all other kits. Full 24" diameter (actual diameter .5" or 12.7mm). Designed by Mike O'Hare. (designed to be used with Eduard kits)

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Supermarine Spitfire Five Slot Z-Block Mainwheels This set consists of a pair of accurate resin wheels featuring super detailed hubs and treaded Z-Block tires with logo and data. These wheels were often fitted to Australian Supermarine Spitfire s, but were also used in Africa and the CBI theatre. Most kit 5 slot wheels are not very well done. A very noticeable upgrade for Eduard, Airfix, Tamiya, and other Supermarine Spitfire Mk V and early IX kits. Master pattern by Gerry Mos.

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Supermarine Spitfire Mk.V Cockpit Snapshot Upgrade This set contains highly accurate and detailed replacement resin parts for the cockpit door, gunsight, stick, throttle and retract quadrants, seat with molded-in belts, and other detail parts. Also included is a sheet of cockpit stencil decals. It is designed to install quickly and easily in the Eduard Supermarine Spitfire Mk V series, but can be adapted to any other 48th scale Supermarine Spitfire V kit as well. Also suitable for Merlin powered Seafires. Master pattern by Roy Sutherland.

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Supermarine Spitfire Mk.V/Supermarine Seafire Mk.III late version six exhausts (designed to be used with Classic Airframe/Eduard/Hasegawa/Tamiya and Special Hobby kits)

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Supermarine Spitfire Mk.V SPACE 3D Decals instruments (designed to be used with Eduard kits)

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Supermarine Spitfire Mk.V landing flaps (designed to be used with Eduard kits)

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Supermarine Spitfire Mk.VIII LooK set of Brassin pre-painted instrument panel and seatbelt (designed to be used with Eduard kits)

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Supermarine Spitfire 500lb bomb set (designed to be used with Eduard kits)[Mk.VIII Mk.IXc Mk.IXe]

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Supermarine Spitfire Mk.VIII cockpit (designed to be used with Eduard kits)

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Supermarine Spitfire Mk.VIII gun bays (designed to be used with Eduard kits)

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Supermarine Spitfire Mk.VIII/Mk.IX cockpit door (designed to be used with Eduard kits)

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Supermarine Spitfire Mk.V cockpit 1/48 (designed to be used with Eduard kits) (Oct 2021 release)

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Supermarine Spitfire Mk.Vb gun bays 1/48 (designed to be used with Eduard kits)

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Supermarine Spitfire Mk.V three-stacks exhausts rounded 1/48 (designed to be used with Eduard kits)

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Supermarine Spitfire Mk.V six-stacks exhausts fishtail 1/48 (designed to be used with Eduard kits)

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Supermarine Spitfire Mk.Vc undercarriage legs BRONZE 1/48 (designed to be used with Eduard kits)

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Supermarine Spitfire Mk.VIII landing flaps 3D PRINTED! 1/48 (designed to be used with Eduard kits) JUNE RELEASE!! EXPECTED IN STOCK LATE MAY!!!

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Supermarine Spitfire Mk.V TFace (interior and exterior canopy masks) (designed to be used with Eduard kits)

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Supermarine Spitfire Mk.VIII Weekend (designed to be used with Eduard kits) Includes about 20 of the more important and prominent parts for detailing the aircraft. Most sets are also available as part of a double set for the modeller who wants even more detail. Please see the picture for the double set part number.

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Supermarine Spitfire Mk.I/Mk.II/Mk.V 3D Full colour Instrument Panels (designed to be used with Airfix kits)

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Supermarine Spitfire Mk.VIII 2 canopy mask (interior and exterior canopy frame mask) insignia and markings masks + decals (designed to be used with Eduard kits)

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Supermarine Spitfire Mk.Va/Mk.Vb ESSENTIAL 1/48 (designed to be used with Eduard kits) (released December 2021)

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Supermarine Spitfire Mk.Vb ADVANCED 1/48 (designed to be used with Eduard kits) JULY NEW RELEASE! EXPECTED TO BE IN STOCK LATE JUNE!! BACK ORDER IT AND SAVE 10%!!!

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Supermarine Spitfire Mk.I /Mk.1 to Mk.V Pattern A camouflage pattern paint masks (designed to be used with Eduard and Tamiya kits)

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Supermarine Spitfire Mk.VII/Mk.VIII / early Mk.IXc/Mk.IXe Photoetched instrument panels. Coloured. Ready to fit in a model (JustStick) (designed to be used with Eduard and ICM kits)

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Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IX NEW VERSION for 2015 Although initially conceived as a stop-gap measure, the Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IX (and the essentially similar Mk.XVI) eventually became the most numerous of all Spitfire variants with more than 7,000 delivered to the RAF, the VVS and other Allied air forces. Premier Japanese model company Tamiya has released Spitfire Mk.IXc, Mk.VIII and Mk.XVIe kits in 1:32 scale. These three kits are simply superb in terms of detail, engineering innovation, fit and presentation. In the warm afterglow of their release, many modellers have declared Tamiya's 1:32 scale late model Spitfires to be the some of the best scale model aircraft kits of all time. This book details the construction of all three kits in step-by-step illustrated guides, and also suggests how Tamiya's kit may be improved and describes the after market decals and accessories that are available for these magnificent models. (designed to be used with Tamiya kits)

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How to Build The Revell 1:32 Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IIa (designed to be used with Revell kits) The name Supermarine Spitfire has now become synonymous with an entire island people, and their battle to maintain their freedom in the shadow of the Nazi jackboot. The very shape and sound of the Supermarine Spitfire seems to still invoke and embody the usually reserved pride of the British person. It is probably true to say that Reginald Mitchell's beautiful aircraft design is one of the most easily recognised and much-loved shapes that ever took to the skies. When actual mass production of the Supermarine Spitfire ceased in 1948, over 20,000 machines had been built, and operated by over thirty countries around the world. This iconic series saw service with the RAF right up until the mid-1950s. It also saw service with the Irish Air Corps as late as 1961; a full 26yrs after the flight of the prototype K5054. Revell has now released an all-new 1:32 scale Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IIa. With some minor modifications, this model may also be built as a Mk.I or a Mk.Va. Over the course of five Chapters, James Hatch examines the kit contents in detail, describes construction of the model with lavish illustrations, and points out the areas of the kit that may be improved and corrected. This new book features an exhaustive step-by-step guide to construction; plus a painting and weathering tutorial. A number of essential reference resources are also included. More than 200 photos, a reference guide, and photos of the kit sprues are all included - a must have before you build the model!

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312 th Squadron RAF, Part V / 2 decal version: Supermarine Spitfire LF LR Mk.Vb, EP660, DUoO + Spitfire LF Mk.IXe, SL653, MP-9

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Supermarine Spitfire Mk.V / Trop - 2 decal version: Spitfire Mk.Vb trop, Robert Levine, 4th F.S., 52nd F.G., La Sebala, Tunisia, June 1943. Spitfire Mk.Vc trop, No.79 Sqn. RAAF, Momote strip, Admirality Islands, 1944.

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Re-printed! Supermarine Spitfire Mk.VB/PR Mk.IV Lend-Lease Supermarine Spitfire. Soviet Air Force (4) Mk.Vb Silver 01 modified to PR.IV tested at Research Institute Moscow 1942-3 overall PRU blue; BN198 White 21 57 GIAP Capt A.Levchenko; EP210 White 538 57 GIAP; Mk.IXe White 78 26 GIAP Leningrad 1944 white fin/rudder. All standard RAF camouflage. Inc photo-etched seatbelts .

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Eagle Squadron Supermarine Spitfire Mk.Vs. Eagle Squadron Spitfire Mk.VBs: The American Volunteers of Nos. 71, 121, & 133 Squadrons - Small series screen-printed production - Available in 1/72 (AOD72019), 1/48 (AOD48019) , 1/32 (AOD32019 stock availability TBA) , & 1/24 (AOD24019 stock availability TBA) scale versions - The 1/72 and 1/48 scale editions include decals to model at least 2 (if subjects featuring each variant of national markings are chosen) of 10 photo-documented subjects, based on carefully interpreted graphic reconstructions. - The larger 1/32 and 1/24 scale coverage is split into two independent part-sets each, divvied up according to the type of national markings used" AOD32019.1 and '24019.1 features aircraft with early war 'type A' fuselage, underwing, and tail national markings while AOD32019.2 and '24019.2 features aircraft with 'type C' fuselage, underwing, and tail markings. The (pt.1) and (pt.2) labels in the subject list below indicate the subject aircraft featured in each of these larger sets. - Six 8.5 x 11 in. pages of illustrated documentation* *Black and white laser prints are supplied in the package, and a high resolution, home/office-printable, colour PDF version is made available via email after purchase (automatically sent for direct-purchase customers). Documentation includes subject specific (i.e. not generic) decal placement and comprehensive painting instructions compete with multi-view colour depictions clarifying propeller, exhaust, and canopy variations for all subject aircraft. Aircraft covered in this set: 71 Squadron - AB875 / XR-X, Martlesham Heath, February 1942 aircraft nicknamed 'Little Joe' with Eagle Squadron motif nose art, P/O Joe Kelly. (pt.1) - AB908 / XR-Y, Kirton-in-Lindsey, November 1941 P/O Carrol 'Red' McCoplin. (pt.1) - AD196 / XR-Q, Martlesham Heath, February 1942 aircraft nicknamed 'Miss North Dallas' with Victor France originated nose art, various pilots. (pt.1) - BL287 / XR-C, Martlesham Heath, March 1942 'Sioux Chief' nose art, P/O Leo Nomis. Choice of three (white as printed, or Sky or light blue as overlays) background colour interpretations are provided for. (pt.1) 121 Squadron - W3711 / AV-H, Kirton-in-Lindsey, December 1941 P/O Richard Patterson (features neat dice gambler-themed 'tail art' adjacent to serial number on port side). (pt.1) - BM405 / AV-J, Southend, June 1942 aircraft nicknamed 'Barry', P/O 'Barry' Mahon. (pt.2) - BM581 / AV-P, Southend, July 1942 Uncle Sam's Hat + 13 stars nose art, P/O Bill Kelly. (pt.2) - BM590 / AV-R, Southend, July 1942 aircraft nicknamed 'Olga', P/O Gilbert Halsey. (pt.2) 133 Squadron - BM263 / MD-A, Kirton-in-Lindsey, April 1942 'Mine's a Bitter' nose art with Squadron Leader's rank pennant, S/L Eric Thomas. (pt.2) - EN951 / MD-U, Biggin Hill, late summer 1942 P/O DonBlakeslee. (pt.2)

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Supermarine Spitfire Early Mk Airframe Stencils This decal set consists of one complete set of external stencils in the early style serifed font. This includes alternate wing walk markings, gun port patches, Dunlop wheel logos, bomb markings, door stencils and white underwing stencils for black winged Mk.I Spitfires. Printed by Cartograf, these decals are thin and beautifully sharp. Early style stencils were applied to Mk.I, Mk.II, Mk.V, Mk.VI and even early M. IX aircraft, as well as Merlin Seafires. For all applicable kits. Artwork by Chris Busbridge.

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Supermarine Spitfire Mk.I/Mk.1 and Supermarine Spitfire Mk.Vb Free French Pilots (4) W3122 DL-J 91 Sqn F/L Jean Demozay Hawkinge 1941; R6975 SH-G Maurice Choron; N3122 SH-M Xavier de Montbron, both 64 Sqn 1940. All Dk Green/Dk Earth/Sky; BL469 FL-V 81 Sqn Marcel Lefevre Hornchurch 1942 Dk Green/Ocean Grey/Med Sea Grey;

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Turkish Supermarine Spitfires PR Mk.XIX 53 Turkish Air Force Merzifon 1948 Mk.I 3 Turkish Air Force 1940 Mk.Vb Trop OK.14 Hava Okulu Turkish Air Force Eskisehir 1946

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Supermarine Spitfire Mk.Vc (5) All with 352 Yugoslav Partisan Sqn. Some with Tropical filter, Desert and Eutopean camouflage schemes and different styles of national insignia

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International Supermarine Spitfire Part 7. (5) Mk.Vb AA853 WX-C 302 Sqn 2nd Polish Fighter Wing Dieppe 1943; Mk.VIII CM-M OC 31st FG 12th Air Force USAAC Italy 1944; HL-X 308FS 31FG 12th Air Force USAAC Italy 1944; Mk.XIVb RB167 DW-E 610 Sqn 1944; PRXIX Yellow 60 1st Div 11 Flottilj, Swedish Air Force 1948;

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Supermarine Spitfire Mk.V in Polish service part II

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Supermarine Spitfire Mk.VI/Mk.VII/Mk.IX High-Altitude Fighter (17 camouflage schemes) 1. Spitfire Mk.VI, BR579, No.124 Sq. RAF 2. Spitfire Mk.VI, BS460, No.616 Sq. RAF, F/L F.A.O.Gaze 3. Spitfire Mk.V, BR114, No.103 MU RAF 4. Spitfire Mk.VI, BS124, No.103 MU RAF 5. Spitfire Mk.V (fitted with Merlin M61), BR234, No.103 MU RAF 6. Spitfire Mk.IX early, BF273, F/O P.E.Galitzine, Spec. Service (HA) Flt. 7. Spitfire Mk.IX, MH946, No.103 MU RAF 8. Spitfire Mk.IX, MA504, No.103 MU RAF 9. Spitfire Mk.IX early, JK980, No.103 MU RAF, F/L J.G.West 10. Spitfire Mk.IX, BS342, No.238 Sq. RAF 11. Spitfire Mk.VII, MD120, No.131 Sq. RAF, S/L J.O'Meara 12. Spitfire Mk.VII, MD119, No.131 Sq. RAF 13. Spitfire Mk.VII, MD114, Station Fl. Skeabrae 14. Spitfire Mk.VII, MD188, Culmhead Wing, W/Cdr. P.M.Brothers 15. Spitfire Mk.VII, MB820, No.124 Sq. RAF, F/L G.L.Nowell 16. Spitfire Mk.VII, 11. Group HQ, W/Cdr R.W.F.Sampson 17. Spitfire Mk.VII, MD106, No.616 Sq. RAF, F/L J. Cleland [Mk.IXc Mk.IXe]

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SEAC Supermarine Spitfires 1/ Spitfire Mk.VC, MA654, No.615 Sq., F/L K. Gannon (RAAF), India 1944 2/ Spitfire Mk.VC, MA292, F/O L. Weggery (RNZAF), India 1944 3/ Spitfire Mk.VIII, JF630, No.81 Sq., F/O L. Cronin, India 1944 4/ Spitfire Mk.VIII, JG560, AFTU, W/C F. Carey, India 1944 5/ Spitfire Mk.VIII, JF668, No.81 Sq., S/L W. Whitamore, Burma 1944 6/ Spitfire Mk.VIII, MT507, No.152 Sq., F/O L. Smith, Burma 1945 7/ Spitfire Mk.VIII, LV678, No.155 Sq., F/O Witteridge, India 1944 8/ Spitfire Mk.VIII, MT904, No.607 Sq., S/L C. Pegge, Burma 1945 9/ Spitfire Mk.VIII, MD324, No.615 Sq., F/O Costain, Burma 1944 10/ Spitfire Mk.VIII, JG500, No.607 Sq., S/L D. Davies, India 1944 11/ Spitfire Mk.VIII, JG567, No.67 Sq., S/L R. Day, Burma 1945 12/ Spitfire Mk.VIII, MV328, No.607 Sq., India 1944 13/ Spitfire Mk.XIVE, RM972, No.17 Sq., Singapore 1945

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No.313 (Czechoslovak) Sq. Supermarine Spitfires, Pt.2 1. Spitfire Mk.IIA, P7834, F/O F. Fajtl 2. Spitfire Mk.VB, BL581, F/L K. Vykoukal 3. Spitfire Mk.VB, AB276, F/Lt V. Hajek 4. Spitfire Mk.VB, s/n unknown, P/O J. Kucera 5. Spitfire Mk.VB, AA757, F/L S. Fejfar 6. Spitfire Mk.VB, BM242, S/L K. Mrazek 7. Spitfire Mk.VB, BM306, F/O V. Jicha 8. Spitfire Mk.VB, EP110, F/L O. Kucera 9. Spitfire Mk.VC, AR549, F/O J. Kucera 10. Spitfire Mk.VII, MB763, P/O R.E. Doods 11. Spitfire LF Mk.IXC, MJ900, F/Sgt. C.J. Stojan 12. Spitfire Mk.IXC, MK694, F/Sgt. K. Stryk

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Supermarine Spitfire Mk.V in RAAF Squadrons 1. Spitfire Mk.VC, EE797, No.451 Sq. RAAF, Egypt 1943 2. Spitfire Mk.VB, AR390, No. 452 Sq. RAAF, S/L R.E. Thorold-Smith, GB 1942 3. Spitfire Mk.VB, AB972, No.452 Sq. RAAF, F/L B.E.F. Finucane, GB 1941 4. Spitfire Mk.VC, BS231, No.452 Sq. RAAF, S/L R.E. Thorold-Smith, Australia 1943 5. Spitfire Mk.VC, A58-254, No.452 Sq. RAAF, S/L L. Spence, Australia 1944 6. Spitfire Mk.VB, EN824, No.453 Sq. RAAF, F/L J.W. Yarra, GB 1942 7. Spitfire Mk.VB, BL516, No.453 Sq. RAAF, F/L J.R. Ratten, GB 1942 8. Spitfire Mk.VB, BL 593, No.453 Sq. RAAF, S/L F.V. Morello, GB 1942 9. Spitfire Mk.VB, BL384, No.457 Sq. RAAF, F/L J. Gibson, GB 1942 10. Spitfire Mk.VB, BM143, No.457 Sq. RAAF, S/L P. Brothers, GB 1942 11. Spitfire Mk.VC, BS219, No.457 Sq. RAAF, F/O F. Hamilton, Australia 1943 12. Spitfire Mk.VC, BS178, No.457 Sq. RAAF, F/O I. Mackenzie, Australia 1943

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Supermarine Spitfire Mk.V of Wing Commanders 1. Spitfire Mk.VB, W3312, W/C J. Rankin, Biggin Hill Wing 2. Spitfire Mk.VC, EE626, W/C K. Mrazek, Exeter Wing 3. Spitfire Mk.VB, EP548, W/C L.V. Chadburn, Digby Wing 4. Spitfire Mk.VB, W3649, G/C F.V. Beamish, North Weald Wing 5. Spitfire Mk.VB, EP461, W/C F. Dolezal, Exeter Wing 6. Spitfire Mk.VB, AB380, W/C I.R. Gleed, Ibsley Wing 7. Spitfire Mk.VC, AB509, W/C J.M. Checketts, No.142 Wing 8. Spitfire Mk.VC, AB509, W/C J.M. Checketts, No.142 Wing (after D-Day) 9. Spitfire Mk.VB, BL336, W/C R.R.S. Tuck, Biggin Hill Wing 10. Spitfire Mk.VB, AB790, W/C J.A. Kent, Kenley Wing 11. Spitfire Mk.VC, JL122, W/C H. Dundas, No.324 Wing, Italy 12. Spitfire Mk.VC, AR560, W/C J.M. Thompson, Luqa Wing, Malta 13. Spitfire Mk.VC, BR498, W/C P.P. Hanks, Luqa Wing, Malta

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Supermarine Spitfire Mk.V Aces 1. Spitfire Mk.VB, W3774, P/O W.V. Crawford-Compton 2. Spitfire Mk.VB, W3320, P/O D.E. Kingaby 3. Spitfire Mk.VB, R7300, F/O F.D.S. Scott-Malden 4. Spitfire Mk.VB, AB184, Sgt O. Bonne 5. Spitfire Mk.VB, EN794, F/L Y. du Monceau de Bergendal 6. Spitfire Mk.VB, BM252, P/O O. Smik 7. Spitfire Mk.VB, W8707, P/O J.H. Whalen 8. Spitfire Mk.VB, W3257, F/L E.S. Lock 9. Spitfire Mk.VB, BL540, F/L Y. du Monceau de Bergendal 10. Spitfire Mk.VB, AR296, P/O M.Y. Gran 11. Spitfire Mk.VB, BL734, F/L J. Plagis 12. Spitfire Mk.VB, W3848, P/O P.E.G. Durnford

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Supermarine Spitfire Mk.VIII over Europe (designed to be used with Eduard kits)

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Supermarine Spitfire Mk.V stencils (designed to be used with Eduard kits)

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' Sexy Spitfires' and includes markings for three aircraft: - Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk.Vb (EN921), coded YO-A of No. 401 Sqn RCAF, flown by F/O Jack Sheppard, Redhill / Staplehurst / Biggin Hill, UK, July-October 1943. - Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk.VIII (MT841), coded U of No. 2 Sqn RIAF, Kohat, British India, spring 1946. - Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk.IXe (TA864), coded LW-L of No. 318 (Gdanski) Sqn RAF, flown by P/O Zdzislaw Uchwat, Risano near Udine, Italy, May-June 1945.

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Re-released! Supermarine Spitfire Mk.VIII Stencils

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Supermarine Spitfire HF Mk.VIII - Stencils

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Silver Supermarine Spitfire (4) Mk.Vc Tropical version A58-137 SH-W 85Sqn RAAF 1945; Mk.IXc EP-A Lt Col E.P.Allen XIX Tac Air Com 1945; LF Mk.IXc MJ250 UF-Q 601 Sqn Italy 1943; LF Mk.16e TE395 HT-D 601 Sqn 1950

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Supermarine Spitfires over India. Mk.VIII 607 Sqn, Imphal, India May 1944; Mk.VIII Wg Cdr Frank Carye, AFTU, Amarda Road, India 1944; Mk.VIIIC No 3 Indian Group Communications Flight 1946; Mk.XIVe SFTS, RIAF Ambala, India; Mk.XIVe NH861, 8 Sqn Royal Indoan Air Force 1947; Mk.XVIII AFS (India)

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Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IXc MK210 Lt.Col Gustav Lundquist USAAF Test Section Boscombe Down, 'Tolly Hello' - Supermarine Spitfire Mk.VIII 'Pauline' Pat Callaghan No2 Squadron India 1946

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Supermarine Spitfire Mk.Vb, Mk.VII, Mk.VIII and Mk.IXe (7) Mk.Vb RY-R BM301 323 (Czech) Sqn Hornchurch 1942; RS-T Wg/Cdr Stanford Tuck Biggin Hill 1942; HF.VII MB935 NX-Z 131 Sqn RAF Harrowbeer 1944; MD114 DU-G 312(Czech) Sqn Orkney 1944; Mk.VIII JF747 ZX-T 145 Sqn; JF447 UF-7 601 County of London Sqn 1943, both in Desert camouflage; Mk.IX MK329 JE-J 144(RCAF) SqnWg/Cdr Johnie Johnson 1944

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Military Illustrated Modeller (issue 87) July '18 (Aircraft Edition). On A Wing and a Prayer. 4 NEWS What's happening in modelling and aviation 6 MERSU Two Eduard 1:48 Finnish Bf-109s by James Hatch 18 PREVIEW Eduard 1:48 Heinkel He 280 20 MAX FALCON Skunkmodel Workshop 1:48 F-16XL by Mick Evans COVER STORY 24 ON A WING AND A PRAYER Bronco 1:35 DFS 230 B-1 by Brett Green 34 UNDER ENTIRELY NEW MANAGEMENT Part One Hasegawa 1:48 Junkers Ju 87 D Stuka by Kamil Feliks Sztarbala 44 HIGH SOARING SPIT Eduard 1:48 Spitfire HF Mk.VIII by James Hatch 56 TECH GUIDE Recovering From Disaster by Brett Green 65 NEXT ISSUES What's coming up in the next issues of Military Illustrated Modeller 66 TAILPIECE Jim Hatch examines a useful new cutting tool from DSPIAE

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On Target Supermarine Spitfire (8) Mk.I K9797 19 (East India) Sqn 1938; N3290 GR-U 92 Sqn 1940; Mk.IIa P8088 NK-K 118 Sqn 'Borough of Lambeth'; P8388 UM-R 151 Sqn 1941; Mk.Va W3185 D-B Tangmeer Wing W/Co Douglas Bader; Mk.Vb AB790 AK-J Polish Wing 1941; W3970 JH-Y 317 (Wilno) Sqn; EN931 YO-A 401 Sqn 1943

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Supermarine Spitfire Mk.VB/Mk.VC Aces Part-1

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Turkish Spitfires. The Spitfires designed and produced by the British firm Vickers Supermarine participated the Battle of Britain and most probably they are the most popular fighters of WWII. Different models arrived Turkey at different times. A batch of 15 Supermarine Spitfire MK.Is were ordered together with the Hawker 'Hurricanes' but only 3 of them were delivered. One of them which was an ex-Polish order arrived in Sept.1938. The other two arrived in 1940. Eventhough serials 4501 to 4515 were allocated by the TuAF they were never used. The planes were deployed at the 42nd Hunter Company. Two of them were returned to RAFME in 1942. The Mk.1s were equipped with a Rolls Royce Merlin-2 engine with an output of 1030HP. Their armament consisted of 8 pieces 0.303 caliper MGs. They were distinctive with their 3-blade propeller. No other Supermarine Spitfire was supplied until mid-1944. In July 1944 39 pcs Mk.Vb was sent from RAF stocks. This was followed by 71 pcs Mk.Vc's and 3 recce version Mk.V/R came in February 1945. Mk.Vb's were deployed at the 1st and 2nd Co.s of the 5th Regiment, 1st, 2nd and 3rd Co.s of the 6th Regiment. The Mk.V/Rs were used with the 'High Altitude Photo-Recce Unit'. These models were distinguished with their four-blade propellers. According to the TuAF sources they were equipped with Rolls Royce Merlin-20 engines with an output of 1500 HP. But the British sources state that the Mk.Vb's were equipped with a 1585HP Rolls Royce Merlin 45M engine and the Mk.Vc's with a 1470HP Rolls Royce Merlin 45 engine. The standart armament of the Mk.Vb's were 4 pcs 0.303 caliper MG and 2 pcs 20mm cannon whereas the Mk.Vc's had 4 pcs 20mm cannons and they were capable of carrying a bombload of 500lbs. They were replaced by the P-47 'Thunderbolts' in 1948. After the WWII, the TuAF was inclined to make the 'Spitfire's her standart interceptor-fighter. An aggreement was signed with the Britsih firm Vickers for the overhaul and maintenance of the 'Spitfire's. In between Jan.1947 and Feb.1948 170 pcs Mk.IX were received. These planes were deployed at the 1st, 2nd, 3rd Co.s of the 4th Regiment, 3rd & 4th Co.s of the 5th Regiment 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th Co.s of the 7th Regiment and 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th Co.s of the 8th Regiment. Some of the planes were then transferred to the 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th Co.s of the 6th Regiment in 1949. After the reorganization of the TuAF they were deployed at the 4th & 6th Air Bases in 1951. They were written off in 1954. The Mk.IXs were equipped with a Rolls Royce Merlin 61 with an output of 1475HP. Their armament varied (some were equipped with 8 pcs 0.303 Caliper MGs whereas some were equipped with 4 pcs 0.303 caliper MG plus 2 pcs 20mm cannons. Some even had 4 pcs 20mm cannons and they were capable of carrying a bombload of 500lbs. Only one Supermarine Spitfire M.XI arrived. The exact date of arrival and deployment is not known. It was assigned to 'High Altitude Photo-Recce Unit'. 4 pcs Mk.XIX were sold to Vickers by the RAF to make the overhaul. These planes were brought to Turkey in March 1947 and they were also deployed at the 'High Altitude Photo-Recce Unit'. These planes were equipped 2 cameras underneath the fuselage an done each on the port and starboard sides of the fuselage. They were the most powerful Spitfires equipped with a 2035HP Rolls Royce Griffon engine. They are distinctive with their five-blade propeller.

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Supermarine Spitfires in Soviet Service Along with British Hurricanes, the Soviet Air Force (voyenno-vozdushnyye sily-VVS) also managed to fly another aircraft of the Royal Air Force as a front-line fighter-the Supermarine Spitfire Mk. Vb. In the West this airplane is feted as the winner of the Battle of Britain, and is also a national symbol of World War II. In the skies of Russia these fighters became participants in 1943 of the bloodiest battles over the Kuban. Two front-line fighter aviation regiments of the Soviet VVS-57th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment (GIAP) and 821st Fighter Aviation Regiment (IAP)-were re-equipped with the Supermarine Spitfire Mk. Vb. It was the 57th GIAP that first entered combat with the enemy in these fighters, in May 1943. Earlier the regiment was known as the 36th IAP, and was formed in Baku in 1938. Pilots flew the regiment's first combat sortie under the command of Major Aleksandr Alekseevich Osipov on 27 November 1941 as part of the 72d Fighter Aviation Division (IAD) (later the regiment was subordinated to the 237th IAD). The regiment fought in the Southern, Crimean, and North Caucasus fronts until 15 November 1942. It is possible to make 3 full profiles. - Supermarine Spitfire Mk.Vb 57 GIAP Kuban 1943 - Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IXe 26 GIAP Leningrad 1944-1945 - Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IXc MJ858

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Re-printed! Supermarine Spitfire Mk.Vb (4) BM144 RF-D 303 Polish Sqn three versions 3/1942, 5/1942, late 1942; W3207 JH-M 317 Sqn

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Supermarine Spitfire (4) Mk.Vc BS186/L 452 Sqn Fl Lt E.Hal; Mk.IX l EN522 (2) FU-F 453 Sqn S/Ldr John Ratten; White JR Wg Co Ratten Hornchurch June 43; MA408/CG Wg Co Colin Gray; MK285 FU-T F/O Fred Cowpe;

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Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IV/Mk.V (3) USAAF Mk.IV AA848 ZM-P 12RS Soviet White 01; Mk.V ER219 USAAF

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Re-printed! RAF 74 (Tiger) Sqn 1918 to 1992 (10) Royal_Aircraft_Factory S.E.5a F8990/R France 1918; Supermarine Spitfire Mk.I/Mk.1 K9871 JH-O RAF Hornchurch 4/1939 or ZP-O 8/1940; Supermarine Spitfire Mk.II P8388 ZP-W `Black Vanities' 1941; Supermarine Spitfire Mk.VC Tropical version EP814/L Cyprus/Egypt 1943; Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IXe PV144 4D-A Belgium 1944; Supermarine Spitfire Mk.XVIe TB675 4D-V Germany 1945; BAC/EE Lightning F.6 XR768/B RAF Tengah 1970; McDonnell-Douglas Phantom FGR.2 and McDonnell F-4J McDonnell Phantom (UK) All serials for TIGER SQN with large or small Tiger head. Double sheet [F.2A/F.6]

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Re-printed! Supermarine Spitfire Mk.Vb / Vc (9) AB790 AK-J Wg/Cdr John A. Kent Wing Leader Polish Wing Nos 303, 308 and 315 Sqns Northolt 1941; BR392 UF-P 601 Sqn 1942; W3345 DU-W 'Cape Town' 312 (Czechoslovak) Sqn RAF Fairwood Common 1942; AA853 WX-C 302 Sqn 4 July 1942 with ID markings for Dieppe raid; AB174 RF-Q 'QWCA' 303 (Kosciusko) Sqn flown by Plt.Off Antoni Glowacki RAF Kirton-in-Lindsey 1942; JK815 DB-R 2 Sqn 7 Wing SAAF Italy 1943; BL734 SH-B 64 Sqn RAF Harrowbeer flown by Flt.Lt John Agorastos Plagis A Flt CO for his 11th and 12th kills; MA292 KW-D 615 Sqn Dohazari India Jan 1944 flown by New Zealander Lawrance Weggery; AB509 J-MC Wg.Cdr Johnny Cheketts OC 142 Wing Home Advance Landing Ground immediately prior to D-Day or after 6th June 1944 with Day stripes.

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Fighters over North Africa and the Mediterranean Pt.2 (6) Hawker Hurricane Mk.IIc Trop HV560 FT-Z 43 Sqn S/Ldr M.Rook Algeria 1942; Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IXc MJ730 GZ-? 32 Sqn S/Ldr George Silvester DFC Kolomaki, Greece 1944; Mk.Vc Tropical version JG959 AX-N 'Cirecoooks VI'1 Sqn SAAF Lt M.E.S.Robinson Tunisia 1943; Mk.Vc Trop JK345 336 Royal Hellenic Air Force Greece 1944; Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk Mk.II FS490 CV-V W/Co Brian Eaton Italy 1943; Kittyhawk Mk.III OK-o 450 Sqn RAAF Tunisia 1942;

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