Picture of the Day - Miscellaneous (4 Viewers)

MIflyer said:

Well, I understand that there were actual victories scored by Ansons that inspired this box art?

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At this point the Brits will chime in and assure us that Ansons scored 324 confirmed victories over Luftwaffe fighters and were the scourge of the skies until the jet age. I especially like how that single .303 machine guns is blowing the Wulf's gear right out of the wing.

Just like the deadly Boulton Paul Defiant.

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Glider said:

And the problem is what?

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tyrodtom said:

Even though that's just box art, I don't think that was intended to be a "wulf" the other EAs are Japanese.

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tyrodtom said:

Even though that's just box art, I don't think that was intended to be a "wulf" the other EAs are Japanese.

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Zippythehog said:

It also looks like EP has a C wing with 4 cannons and AR a C wing with 2?

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Zippythehog said:

Also, different propellers. AR525 has a de Havilland and EP965 has the Rotol.

It also looks like EP has a C wing with 4 cannons and AR a C wing with 2?

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Wurger said:

The AR 525 was the Westland built Spitfire while the EP 965 was the Vickers-Armstrong one. Both were built as a part of the Vb / Vc batches. For the Ar 525 it was the Contract no. B981687/39/C.23(C) and the B124305/40 for the EP965. The EP 965 was of Vb trop series and the AR 525 of the Vc/Vc trop one. And indeed the Westalnd factory mounted the De Havilland props for their Spitfire Mk.Vb/c.

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Zippythehog said:

BTW-where did you get that information on the contract number and manufacturer?

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