N4521U
Colonel
Wurger,
Once again you save the day! I can finish my XIV now and know its right.
Bravo.
Once again you save the day! I can finish my XIV now and know its right.
Bravo.
RAF Markings and Camouflage
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N4521U
Colonel
Okay! Again thanks for these, had not found them in 8 years????? of searching off and on.
Now GB55!!!!!!!! is on the Horizon and I have another chance to build a G.G.Davidson 126 Sqn Spitfire.
He was posted to 412 Sqn at Digby in Autumn 1941 through to approx. September, 1942.
During this period he made several claims on the following dates.
18-5-42 1/2 -Ju88 damaged shared with P/O RA Ellis on a 'Jim Crow' shipping recce.
26-7-42 1 - Fw190 probable on Rodeo 81.
19-8-42 - Flew in Spitfire Vb, BL589 on the Dieppe Raid..
1-8-42 1 -Fw190 destroyed & 1 - Fw190 damaged on an Interception patrol.
Transferring he was only in 126 Sqn from 6th Sept, 1942 until his untimely death over Sicily 15 Nov, 1942........ 2 months!
I think his regular mount was EP310 and it was mfd Lot#038, Ser's EP275 thru EP316, Qty 42, Contract# B981687/39, at CB
So I am needing to find camo scheme for Mk.VbT EP310, 126 Sqn, Malta, 1942
or even JK611/MK-M and JK522/MK-O as in Lucky13's reply.
I am seeing conflicting combinations of Ocean Gray / Dark Green over Med Sea Gray .......or..... standard Dark Earth/Mid Stone over Azure Blue.
Can anyone enlighten me??????? Pullease!
Now GB55!!!!!!!! is on the Horizon and I have another chance to build a G.G.Davidson 126 Sqn Spitfire.
He was posted to 412 Sqn at Digby in Autumn 1941 through to approx. September, 1942.
During this period he made several claims on the following dates.
18-5-42 1/2 -Ju88 damaged shared with P/O RA Ellis on a 'Jim Crow' shipping recce.
26-7-42 1 - Fw190 probable on Rodeo 81.
19-8-42 - Flew in Spitfire Vb, BL589 on the Dieppe Raid..
1-8-42 1 -Fw190 destroyed & 1 - Fw190 damaged on an Interception patrol.
Transferring he was only in 126 Sqn from 6th Sept, 1942 until his untimely death over Sicily 15 Nov, 1942........ 2 months!
I think his regular mount was EP310 and it was mfd Lot#038, Ser's EP275 thru EP316, Qty 42, Contract# B981687/39, at CB
So I am needing to find camo scheme for Mk.VbT EP310, 126 Sqn, Malta, 1942
or even JK611/MK-M and JK522/MK-O as in Lucky13's reply.
I am seeing conflicting combinations of Ocean Gray / Dark Green over Med Sea Gray .......or..... standard Dark Earth/Mid Stone over Azure Blue.
Can anyone enlighten me??????? Pullease!
Zippythehog
Staff Sergeant
- 761
- Jan 7, 2017
A few years ago there was a book, Malta Spitfire Vs 1942. I found one on ebay. It's estimated to arrive April 7. I will check it then. BoB, Malta and ADGB were the Beautiful Bird's forte.
Is it a copyright infringement to post a single color plate if the book is out of print and I make no money on it?
Is it a copyright infringement to post a single color plate if the book is out of print and I make no money on it?
N4521U
Colonel
Just give the credit as you did?
Crimea_River
Marshal
Zippythehog
posting photos from books has been addressed many times. Suggest you read Copyright Infringement
N4521U
Colonel
Don't know if this helps decide?
The book is on Youtube with page turning the whole lot.
Just difficult to read. The link:
Pages;
p49 Sqn Ops 126 Sqn,
p52 a rendition of P-MK as MK seems to be 126 Sqn,
p167 I have.
Pages 136 to p145 could have pertinent info on 126 Sqn or any of these A/C
Mk.VbT EP310, or even JK611/MK-M and JK522/MK-O of 126 Sqn
Tan or Gray camo confirmation is what I am looking for.
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fubar57
General
According to Spitfire pilots and aircraft database - JK611 was a Mk.IX. Here's a list of 126 Squadron Spitfires
EP310 VbT CBAF M46 8MU 23-6-42 76MU 28-7-42 RAF Abbotsinch 30-7-42 HMS Furious 4-8-42 flown off Furious to Malta 11-8-42 126Sq Shot down by fighters off Sicily 14-11-42 FLt GG Davidson (RCAF)+
I agree. The Spit IX.
JK611 IX CBAF M63 9MU 23-3-43 47MU 31-3-43 R680 11-4-43 Casablanca 25-4-43 NWAfrica 31-5-43 126Sq 'MK-M' Malta 1-10-43 Sicily SOC 30-6-44
Additionally :
JK522 Vc CBAF M45 9MU 16-2-43 82MU 9-3-43 R682 12-4-43 Casablanca 25-4-43 NAfrica 31-5-43 1435Sq 126Sq Sicily 1-10-43 NWAfrica Hit by flak and force-landed in Albania 26-11-43 P/O R Wallace
I agree. The Spit IX.
JK611 IX CBAF M63 9MU 23-3-43 47MU 31-3-43 R680 11-4-43 Casablanca 25-4-43 NWAfrica 31-5-43 126Sq 'MK-M' Malta 1-10-43 Sicily SOC 30-6-44
Additionally :
JK522 Vc CBAF M45 9MU 16-2-43 82MU 9-3-43 R682 12-4-43 Casablanca 25-4-43 NAfrica 31-5-43 1435Sq 126Sq Sicily 1-10-43 NWAfrica Hit by flak and force-landed in Albania 26-11-43 P/O R Wallace
Crimea_River
Marshal
Probably started life as a Mk.V and converted to an early IX which was common. All the JK serials around this one were V's.
N4521U
Colonel
God God Almighty......................
It'll be a week going thru all that.
Sure helps tho!!!!!!!
A wealth of information!
Bacon all around!
It'll be a week going thru all that.
Sure helps tho!!!!!!!
A wealth of information!
Bacon all around!
A couple of screenshots showing the Azure Blue on a P-40 undersides ...
the source: he source: Desert War Kittyhawk Unveiled in Egypt
The first shot with the light/brightness correction ..
the source: he source: Desert War Kittyhawk Unveiled in Egypt
The first shot with the light/brightness correction ..
PlasticHero
Senior Airman
Found this site with a very extensive history of the RAF and Canadian roundel history.
www.vintagewings.ca
ROUNDEL ROUND-UP — Vintage Wings of Canada
If I had a dollar for every time someone asked me, during a tour of Vintage Wings of Canada or at an air show: “Whaddya call that bullseye thingamajig there?” or “How come the bullseye on the wing …
www.vintagewings.ca
Crimea_River
Marshal
VWOC has a lot of excellent articles. It's worth getting on their email list
