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Nice one Peter! I'll be watching this, as I intend getting the Revell RAF version when it's released in April - at last!
Great choice Peter. I built this for the Heavy Hitters II GB #18 and Boats did one in a Start to Finish. I don't recall any drama other than someone posted on-line about the exhaust profile. I built mine OOB but your resin bits should spruce it up nicely.
Geo
Very cool Pete, I want to build this aircraft myself so look forward to the finished model. From my compilation of 13 squadron op's, A59-85 flew 34 operational sorties comprising -
29 Oct 44 – convoy patrol - W/O Anning
30 Oct 44 – search for two missing P-40's – pilots and planes found – S/L Dennis
9 Nov 44 – convoy patrol - S/L Dennis
11 Nov 44 – convoy patrol - F/O Clarkson
13 Nov 44 – convoy patrol - F/O Sinclair
16 Nov 44 – anti-shipping sweep – S/L Dennis
18 Nov 44 – anti-shipping sweep – P/O Dargie
20 Nov 44 – anti-shipping sweep – Kaitanimbar bombed and strafed – 1 hut destroyed – P/O Wilson – 3x300lb bombs dropped
22 Nov 44 – convoy patrol - S/L Dennis
23 Nov 44 – convoy patrol - P/O Dargie
25 Nov 44 – anti-shipping sweep – leaflets dropped – AA encountered – F/O Anderson
27 Nov 44 – anti-shipping sweep – Tafermaar village, Aroe Is bombed and strafed – F/O Goudie – 4x300lb bombs dropped
29 Nov 44 – anti-shipping sweep – Taberfane village bombed and strafed – 1 MG post silenced – AA encountered – F/O Davies – 4x300lb bombs dropped
3 Dec 44 – convoy patrol - F/O Davies
5 Dec 44 – convoy patrol - F/O Goudie
6 Dec 44 – convoy patrol - F/O Anderson
7 Dec 44 – convoy patrol - P/O Wilson
8 Dec 44 – convoy patrol - F/O McCahon
12 Dec 44 – anti-shipping sweep – F/O Clarkson
20 Dec 44 – convoy patrol – S/L Dennis
21 Dec 44 – convoy patrol – P/O Dargie
23 Dec 44 – anti-shipping sweep – F/L Branigan
25 Dec 44 – convoy patrol – F/O Anderson
28 Dec 44 – armed reconnaissance – Aroe Islands – F/O Goudie
1 Feb 45 – armed reconnaissance – Tanimbar Islands – S/L Dennis
2 Feb 45 – armed reconnaissance – Solor and Alor Islands – leaflets dropped – S/L Dennis
3 Feb 45 – convoy patrol – F/O Davies
4 Feb 45 – convoy patrol – F/O Davies
4 Feb 45 – night armed reconnaissance – Asutbun Is, Babar Is, Retan Is, Moa Is, Leti Is – F/L Branigan
8 Feb 45 - armed reconnaissance – Bima Harbour and Cartier Island – one 150ft barge destroyed – F/L Branigan
9 Feb 45 - armed reconnaissance – Sawoe, Soembawa and Flores – 1 barge destroyed, 1 damaged – F/O Dargie
10 Feb 45 - armed reconnaissance – Sawoe, Soembawa, Flores and Soemba – F/L Branigan
13 Feb 45 - armed reconnaissance – Flores, Soemba, Soembawa and Saweo – 1 barge destroyed – F/L Branigan
15 Feb 45 - armed reconnaissance – Flores, Soemba and Soembawa – 1 patrol boat attacked – F/L Branigan