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Airfix 1:72 Spitfire Ia (A01071B) N3290 GR-U 92 Sqn RAF Hornchurch, Thursday 23 May 1940, Northern France patrol sweep

Airfix 1:72 Spitfire Ia (A01071B) N3290 GR-U 92 Sqn RAF Hornchurch, Thursday 23 May 1940, Northern France patrol sweep ” template=”/var/sites/o/octanescalemodels.com/public_html/wp-content/plugins/nextgen-gallery/products/photocrati_nextgen/modules/ngglegacy/view/gallery.php” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″]The aircraft and the 23 May 2nd sweep mission N3290 was delivered from the Eastleigh Supermarine factory on 16 Jan 1940 and after 5 weeks at the 27MU was delivered to […]

Airfix 1:72 Hawker Hurricane I – L1932 3 Sqn, September 1939, RAF Biggin Hill

Airfix 1:72 Hawker Hurricane Mk.I L1932, 3 Sqn Mid-August 1939 RAF Biggin Hil ” template=”/var/sites/o/octanescalemodels.com/public_html/wp-content/plugins/nextgen-gallery/products/photocrati_nextgen/modules/ngglegacy/view/gallery.php” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″]  The Aircraft Before WWII, during the “Munich Crisis”, the Air Ministry had ordered the bright roundels then featured on RAF aircraft to be toned down in preparation for a possible but hopefully to be avoided conflict […]

RAF WWII

The Royal Air Force in WWII. From the Phoney War and the Battle of France, through to the Battle of Britain, D-Day and VE Day and VJ Day.   1:72 Airfix hawker Hurricane I – L1932 – Royal Air Force 3 Sqn – RAF Biggin Hill mid-September 1939 Thursday 23 May 1940 Supermarine Spitfire Mk.Ia N3290 […]