Hoi Y'all,
Well here is Avenger II P1B from the 849 Squadron January 1945.
The build went fine. But i fought the rest of it all the way. Some panel lines are practically gone due to having to repaint most of the wings. I forgot to clean the wings, so upon removing the mask big flakes of paint came right off. Also my masking (both mine and Eduard's) was not the best. Still the fading of the paint and marking and the dirtying up of the plane and panel lines looks really nice to me. The camera does not quite pick up the extent of weathering that the kit has.
Anyways this is the plane that my late uncle, W.J.S. McRae was flying in when they were shot down during Operation Meridian II. He was the TAG. All three crewmen were captured (along with at least one other crew of the 849). They were all executed days after the armistice. The family does not like to talk about his loss, but i am hoping that this build will help with that. An aunt and uncle are coming over from Scotland soon and i hope they will like the build.
"PALEMBANG RAIDS, Sumatra, Operation Meridian.
All shot down in January, taken prisoner and later executed around July 1945. The exact dates are disputed
First Raid – 24 January 1945
FAA, 1830 Sqn, Illustrious, flying Corsair fighter-bomber
BAXTER, Evan, Ty/Sub Lieutenant (A), RNZNR, killed
FAA, 1833 Sqn, Illustrious, flying Corsair fighter-bomber
SHAW, Reginald J A, Ty/Sub Lieutenant (A), RNVR, killed
FAA, 1839 Sqn, Illustrious, flying Hellcat fighter
HABERFIELD, John K, Ty/Sub Lieutenant (A), RNZNR, killed
Second Raid – 29 January 1945
FAA, 849 Sqn, Victorious, flying two Avenger fighter-bombers
One crew
BARKER, Ivor, Ty/Act/Petty Officer Airman, FAA/FX 86731, killed
BURNS, John R, Ty/Sub Lieutenant (A), RNVR, killed
ROEBUCK, Donald V, Ty/Sub Lieutenant (A), RNVR, killed
Second crew
BURRENSTON, Kenneth M, Ty/Lieutenant (A), RNVR, killed
LINTERN, William E J, Ty/Lieutenant (A), RNVR, killed
MCRAE, William J S, Ty/Act/Petty Officer Airman, FAA/FX 96155, killed"
Royal Navy casualties, killed and died, July 1945
later
Ruud
Well here is Avenger II P1B from the 849 Squadron January 1945.
The build went fine. But i fought the rest of it all the way. Some panel lines are practically gone due to having to repaint most of the wings. I forgot to clean the wings, so upon removing the mask big flakes of paint came right off. Also my masking (both mine and Eduard's) was not the best. Still the fading of the paint and marking and the dirtying up of the plane and panel lines looks really nice to me. The camera does not quite pick up the extent of weathering that the kit has.
Anyways this is the plane that my late uncle, W.J.S. McRae was flying in when they were shot down during Operation Meridian II. He was the TAG. All three crewmen were captured (along with at least one other crew of the 849). They were all executed days after the armistice. The family does not like to talk about his loss, but i am hoping that this build will help with that. An aunt and uncle are coming over from Scotland soon and i hope they will like the build.
"PALEMBANG RAIDS, Sumatra, Operation Meridian.
All shot down in January, taken prisoner and later executed around July 1945. The exact dates are disputed
First Raid – 24 January 1945
FAA, 1830 Sqn, Illustrious, flying Corsair fighter-bomber
BAXTER, Evan, Ty/Sub Lieutenant (A), RNZNR, killed
FAA, 1833 Sqn, Illustrious, flying Corsair fighter-bomber
SHAW, Reginald J A, Ty/Sub Lieutenant (A), RNVR, killed
FAA, 1839 Sqn, Illustrious, flying Hellcat fighter
HABERFIELD, John K, Ty/Sub Lieutenant (A), RNZNR, killed
Second Raid – 29 January 1945
FAA, 849 Sqn, Victorious, flying two Avenger fighter-bombers
One crew
BARKER, Ivor, Ty/Act/Petty Officer Airman, FAA/FX 86731, killed
BURNS, John R, Ty/Sub Lieutenant (A), RNVR, killed
ROEBUCK, Donald V, Ty/Sub Lieutenant (A), RNVR, killed
Second crew
BURRENSTON, Kenneth M, Ty/Lieutenant (A), RNVR, killed
LINTERN, William E J, Ty/Lieutenant (A), RNVR, killed
MCRAE, William J S, Ty/Act/Petty Officer Airman, FAA/FX 96155, killed"
Royal Navy casualties, killed and died, July 1945
later
Ruud
