Lakenheath and Upper Heyford F-111's

[Lucky13]

Well, as self ordered prescription to better health , I'm keeping and eye on a couple of Italeri F-111E/F's.
Also keeping an eye on a set of 1/48 Afterburner Decals for Upper Heyford F-111's, already have their Lakenheath set, SUPERB!
Also found that Flightpath have the correct Pave Tack pod plus a few bits and bobs in 1/48...

 

[Wayne Little]

get 'em, and do it Jan!

 

[Lucky13]

Aye, Aye Sir!

Do the Karma 51, AF 70-413 and the Upper Heyford AF 68-013......13's, you know! 8)

 

[evangilder]

Being a veteran of Lakenheath and El Dorado Canyon, I really look forward to seeing these.

 

[Lucky13]

Cool! 8)
Post the decals for the 70-2413.
Which are the appropiate ones at the time of El Dorado Canyon, is it the correct crew, the camouflage the same, what's the meaning of the blue animal thingys? Thinking of '413' just around the operation, a day or so before or maybe just before takeoff....

 

[Lucky13]

The Upper Heyford ones.....

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

I'd like to see this when it's done Jan!

 

[vikingBerserker]

Sweet!

 

[evangilder]

I think the blue camels were put on after the raid, but cannot be sure. I do know the campaign ribbon on the tail was put on after the raid, since that was the ribbon for the raid itself. I have more info on Karma 51 and the targets it was to hit somewhere in my stuff. Let me see what I can dig out. I know Dwight posted some stuff on the El Dorado Canyon F-111s a while back.

 

[Lucky13]

Anything and everything is most welcome and, of course, most appreciated E!

Found that Verlinden does this F-111F update set......

 

[evangilder]

That cockpit detail is phenomenal!

 

[razor1uk]

It takes me back to the airshow they had in 91'or 92' to celebrate them being pulled out of there - the XB-556 or 558? even did a farewaell flyover and some runway burnups before it was grounded at the end of that seasons of shows. I myself with about 13 other members of my schools flight club was there. I might still ave a autographed book from some of the pilots somewhere in storage...

 

[Airframes]

Great stuff Jan. I fancy doing a F-111 as it might have looked in RAF service, when we were supposed to get them in the late 1960s.

 

[vikingBerserker]

WOW!

 

[Lucky13]

Great stuff Jan. I fancy doing a F-111 as it might have looked in RAF service, when we were supposed to get them in the late 1960s.

I say old boy, fancy getting a crack on what! One would very much like to see that one don't you know!

 

[Airframes]

When the 'hole in the wall' says yes, maybe. At the moment, there is too much month left at the end of the money !

 

[Lucky13]

Found this: General Dynamics F-111E/F and EF-111A

.....and a pic of 'my' Lakenheath '13'. Unfortunately, there were no pic of the Upper Heyford '13'...

 

[Lucky13]

Found this on Flickr, posted by ian-scc, 'my' Upper Heyford '13', 68-013....

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Great kit to build Jan, did one a few years ago for a dear (now departed) friend who worked on them in the RAAF.

 

[Lucky13]

Cheers Vic! That's good to know....