Subject for Next WW2 Wave?

**David Manley** · 05-21-2015 11:25

**Diamondback** · 05-21-2015 12:27

In YOUR dreams, and Jerry's nightmares.

I'm calling "FOUL!" unless I get one of the Desert Storm-era "retro-painted" B-52s with it.

**BlackSpy** · 05-21-2015 12:30

You'd have difficulty keeping it on the playmat long enough to win i think!

**Marechallannes** · 05-21-2015 12:50

No match for our "Reichsflugscheibe".

**Dom S** · 05-21-2015 13:02

That is rather magnificent....

**Tonx** · 05-21-2015 14:02

Authentic 'GN-A' Ident too which was once carried by a Hawker Typhoon Mk 1B ... But wrong camouflage style to match the WW2 Typhoon aircraft which carried green / grey with mid-grey underside in service.

Back in 2005 they did something similar with one of 74(R) Sq RAF's BAe Hawk T Mk 1A aircraft but never painted any Ident lettering on it. Corgi Aviation Archive did a 1/72 Rendition of this Hawk which I have got somewhere: The paint-job also did not use ARTF so survived in operational service for some time. Only problem with ARTF (Acrylic Removable Temporary Finish) when used in a paint job ... is that it wears out darn quickly and in doing so looks a mess rather quickly too!

**OldGuy59** · 05-21-2015 19:35

Originally Posted by David Manley

So, a bunch of copycats?

This year's CF-18 Air Demo Plane, in it's Battle of Britain Commemoration paint scheme:

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These are my No. 1 Squadron RCAF Hurricanes, including F/L McGregor's YO-H plane, that I did up for Battle of Britain scenarios:

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**Tonx** · 05-21-2015 20:27

All I can say Mike is that this CF-18 looks really neat in that colour scheme ...

But it's outsmarted by your three No 1 Sq RCAF Hawker Hurricanes - what smart repaints. They are excellent

**David Manley** · 05-21-2015 22:33

Hmm, journos need to report for identification lessons

**flash** · 05-21-2015 23:58

He's probably German... "Achtung Spitfire!" covered everything !

**Tonx** · 05-22-2015 01:38

Originally Posted by David Manley

Hmm, journos need to report for identification lessons

Why didn't they just write 'Hawker Humdrum' - they would have at least gained 50% in terms of marks rather than making the front page with this embarrassing stinker!!!

**Dom S** · 05-22-2015 02:50

Originally Posted by Aussietonka

Authentic 'GN-A' Ident too which was once carried by a Hawker Typhoon Mk 1B ... But wrong camouflage style to match the WW2 Typhoon aircraft which carried green / grey with mid-grey underside in service. !

They're good this time - GN-A was a Hurricane in 1940.

**Tonx** · 05-22-2015 03:07

Originally Posted by Dom S

They're good this time - GN-A was a Hurricane in 1940.

Thanks for that - I can now come to think of it remember a few Idents which were passed down from Hawker Hurricane Mk 1s to either Hawker Typhoons and later Tempests too. My bad there ...

**Dom S** · 05-22-2015 03:27

No worries - the two-letter bit was a squadron identifier, so while they were occasionally changed around, most codes in use at the start of the war were likely to keep being "inherited" by successor types. GN was retained by 249 squadron throughout the war, so appeared on Hurricanes, Spitfires and Mustangs as it was re-equipped during the war, and then on its post war successor squadron's Baltimores, Mossies and Tempests, so there was almost certainly at least one GN-A for each of those types.

**Flying Officer Kyte** · 05-22-2015 06:37

Where's me Sea Harrier then.

Kyte.

**Tonx** · 05-22-2015 06:54

Originally Posted by Flying Officer Kyte

Where's me Sea Harrier then.

Kyte.

Parked at Newark Air Museum, Sir. I quite miss Harriers and the thought of them (both SHAR F/A2s and the GR9s) being around too so you are not alone.

At least Newark Air Museum does not sound all that far away from you and it is also one of the indoor exhibits in the Museum's newest and largest hangar. The next nearest Harriers (though not SHARs) are at Doncaster - GR3 and East Midlands Aeropark - GR3 again with a sole GR9 in preservation at Cosford.

**Naharaht** · 05-22-2015 14:42

There is a Harrier GR1 at the Muckleburgh Collection in North Norfolk.
http://www.muckleburgh.co.uk/index.htm

**gully_raker** · 05-22-2015 16:31

Originally Posted by David Manley

Hmm, journos need to report for identification lessons

Aircraft identification is obviously not their strong point!
But then a lot of people seem to think the Spit was the only British fighter in the BoB!

**Diamondback** · 05-22-2015 17:12

Originally Posted by gully_raker

Aircraft identification is obviously not their strong point!
But then a lot of people seem to think the Spit was the only British fighter in the BoB!

Hardware ID period ain't their strong point. You should see the ballsups when they pontificate about ships, AFVs or firearms...

**BobP** · 05-23-2015 13:30

Great paint jobs to commemorate the Battle of Britain.

**Flying Officer Kyte** · 05-26-2015 00:54

Thanks for the replies Barney and Dave.
That will give me a good choice of venue to look out for depending upon where I am. Newark sounds the most likely at present.
Rob.