Username: Ozhawk40
First name: Peter
Category: Advanced
Scale: 1:48
Manufacturer: Classic Airframes
Model Type: Martin Baltimore Mk.V
Details: 454 (RAAF) Squadron
Aircraft Assignment: Various
Accessories:The CA kit comes with resin components. Some scratch building required to model version and add detail as required. Engine Cowls replaced with OZMODS resin correction.
Decals: Custom
You know what?
When looking for my entries for this group build I had selected a couple of great projects that I had in the stash, but when I saw this beauty in a catalogue and remembered that the RAAF operated these in the Med, I just had to do an example of this little known, unusual, but great aircraft.
I've spend the past few weeks doing some initial research and chasing up reference material to get this underway, so bear with me a little longer and I'll get moving.
I'll include a bit of history on 454 Squadron. A little about the aircraft FW793 and Baltimores in general, and I have some info on the crew for Greta's last flight on the 13th April 1945.
The CA kit is the 'Foreign Version' which includes decals for Turkey, Greece and Italy, but that's neither here nor there because the aircraft I have chosen is an RAAF one for which there are no commercially available decals. I hope I don't muck this one up!
CR - make way mate, I hope there's a bit of room, this one's maximum effort.
8)
Cheers
Peter
P.S. Photo Source: Australian War Memorial
www.awm.gov.au