Don, I am not making last second up-dates - note that I have already requested clarification of the GB, as I didn't create this one, it's title, or anything else to do with this GB.
Any 'last minute up-dates' so far have been very pertinent suggestions either from fellow judges, or other members who also feel that clarification is needed before the GB proceeds much further.
However, the part of the title "Defence of Britain / Atlantic", to me at least, hangs on the operative words 'defence' and 'of Britain', which would suggest aircraft of the allied Air Forces directly involved in defence, either of the British mainland and geographically close islands, or British interests in the Atlantic, where the secondary operative word 'Atlantic' is included in the title, and the latter could include, for example, offensive aircraft types in a defensive role, such as the Sunderland, Liberator, Fortress, Halifax, Wellington, Blenheim, Anson, Hudson etc etc when operating in, for example, convoy protection/escort, or strikes on enemy maritime operations against Britain itself, or British/Allied interests at sea - E-Boats against shipping in the Channel, enemy maritime strikes against British coastal waters, ports and so on.
Also, in the early years of WW2, even the Lysander and Tiger Moth were, or were prepared to be, used in a defensive role on or from the British mainland.
The GB is far from being limited to Spitfires and Hurricanes as, in the 'fighter' area alone, there is a fairly wide choice of British aircraft, as well as American- built aircraft, either operated by the RAF and Commonwealth Air Forces, or by the USAAF or USN, and could include Typhoon, Mustang, Tempest, Blenheim, Beaufighter, Mosquito etc.
With the inclusion of "... including D-Day stripes", aircraft carrying these stripes, based in the UK as part of ADGB ,including some seconded from 2TAF, were exclusively assigned to 'anti Diver' duties, in defence against the V-1 attacks after June 13th, although the confusion here revolves around the 'up to D-Day' limitation.
Then there is the other area of the GB not yet mentioned - ".. and axis.", which, I presume, would include aircraft operating against Britain, and her interests in the Atlantic, and therefore the cause of the 'Defence' in the title. These could be German or Italian bombers, fighters, fighter bombers, intruders, recce aircraft, sea-planes etc etc etc.
So, even as it stands, the GB is definitely not limited to fighters, and is possibly the first GB so far to offer such a wide ranging and diverse choice, across an equally wide time span.
Although I can appreciate some of the suggestions put forward concerning bombers, and understand and possibly agree - to a point - there is no way that, for example, a Lancaster engaged in strikes on V-1 sites, or on ops against transport, troop movements, or enemy installations in France prior to D-Day, can be considered to be in a defensive role - it (and similar aircraft) were in either a strategic or tactical offensive role.
Given the admittedly somewhat vague title of the GB, I'm quite surprised that there were no questions, before the commencement of this GB, from members needing clarification concerning what is, and what isn't eligible, if the intended chosen subject perhaps didn't fit neatly into an obviously defensive role, regardless of how it could be construed that, ultimately, the operations concerned could be defending British interests, or safeguarding, in the long term, Britain itself.
When looking at a choice of subject - for any GB - one of the first things which should be considered is "Does this type fit the requirements and, if so, is the specific subject to be modelled relevant to the unit, time frame etc etc ?".
This can be answered by fairly simple initial research, which is the specific reason for the first, overlapping month of every GB, as mentioned in the Rules and Guidelines, when first posted before the very first GB.
The GB's are intended to run for three months, plus the first month for research, assembly of kit(s), materials, information and so on, with the ability to commence the build if an individual so desires, and this was designed to avoid, or at least drastically minimise, situations like the very one which has now arisen, and to prevent the possibility of individuals trying to make a GB 'fit the kit', rather than the other way around.
I'll be honest, when I decided to enter the Spitfire MkVb, I had doubts, at first, as to its validity under the terms as mentioned above, as I was aware that the Squadron, and the specific aircraft and pilot, were engaged on offensive sweeps to the Continent, as well as escort to a range of offensive operations from the UK to the Continent, during the period depicted by the subject aircraft when flown by this specific pilot.
However, just a few minutes preliminary research revealed that the Squadron, and this pilot and aircraft, were also engaged in defensive operations, either against enemy aircraft, or on such duties as coastal or convoy patrols, during the same time period.
Had this not been the case, then I would have either chosen a different subject, and possibly/probably time period, for the same kit, or selected one of many relevant subjects for either kits in my 'stash' or, if needs be, obtained a kit specifically for this GB.
The entry went ahead due to taking advantage of this, the first month of the GB set aside for research.
Using an old military habit - " The Seven P's" (Perfect Planning and Preparation Prevents P*ss Poor Performance) - tends to work most of the time !!