Spitfire cockpit door

[Airframes]

Coincidence !

'DN-T' is one of the decal options for the relatively recent Revell Spitfire Mk.IX in 1/32nd scale, that I'm currently building as a Mk.VIII, although the kit decals are for MJ832, in May 1944, as shown on the extract from the Revell instruction sheet.

 

[Kingscoy]

That is very coincidental indeed...like the 1/32 scale...will display great along side the aircraft parts of Patterson's DN-T
Patterson sitting top left(photo Facebook)

 

[rochie]

Hi Karl, found it. Its DN-T

Brilliant will do my spare Mk IX kit as DN T then
will see if 1/48 decals are available.

 

[rochie]

Just wondering if ML 318 would of carried the same nose art and city of Oshawa markings that MJ 832 did ?

the Revell 1/32 kit is quite cheap might get one to do for you Sander, wont be as detailed inside as Terry's but should look good enough

 

[Airframes]

Great photo !

Karl, if you do it in 1/48th scale, then you'd just need code letter and serial number decals, available as sheets with all letters / numbers, from Hannants - code letters definitely on Xtradecal sheets X023-48, 24" and 30" Sky Code Letters, and serials from either Xtradecal (if they still have them), or Tally -Ho, and others as well. If stuck for serials, then Xtradecal sheet X72157 (72nd scale) has black numbers / letters that are usable in 1/48th scale.
For 1/32nd scale, you'd just need the serial number decals, with Ventura sheet V3270 being a good choice.
Not sure if MJ318 had the nose art and 'City of Oshawa' though - the name suggests a 'Presentation' aircraft, so if it was on another airframe as well, it would probably be 'City of Oshawa II'. for example.

 

[rochie]

Great photo !

Karl, if you do it in 1/48th scale, then you'd just need code letter and serial number decals, available as sheets with all letters / numbers, from Hannants - code letters definitely on Xtradecal sheets X023-48, 24" and 30" Sky Code Letters, and serials from either Xtradecal (if they still have them), or Tally -Ho, and others as well. If stuck for serials, then Xtradecal sheet X72157 (72nd scale) has black numbers / letters that are usable in 1/48th scale.
For 1/32nd scale, you'd just need the serial number decals, with Ventura sheet V3270 being a good choice.
Not sure if MJ318 had the nose art and 'City of Oshawa' though - the name suggests a 'Presentation' aircraft, so if it was on another airframe as well, it would probably be 'City of Oshawa II'. for example.

Sure i have codes and serial letters for a 1/48 kit, with the 1/32 kit being around £20 thinking of getting one to do for Sander.

 

[Airframes]

Yep, £20.95 and free shipping from Jadlam (on e-bay), or £26.98 at Model Hobbies, and £29.95 at Hannant's.

 

[Crimea_River]

Not sure if MJ318 had the nose art and 'City of Oshawa' though - the name suggests a 'Presentation' aircraft, so if it was on another airframe as well, it would probably be 'City of Oshawa II'. for example.

"City of Oshawa" was the squadron moniker, not the airframe so the "II" would be highly unlikely.

 

[rochie]

"City of Oshawa" was the squadron moniker, not the airframe so the "II" would be highly unlikely.

Andy do you think all of the sqn's Spitfires carried city of Oshawa ?

 

[Crimea_River]

I did check the few photos of 416 Squadron aircraft in Bracken's books and I didn't see any others. MJ832 was flown by F/L "Sten" Lundberg on May 21, 1944 when he was hit by flak and crash landed. becoming a POW.

Would be interested to hear from Sander how he came to find out that ML318 was coded "T".

 

[Airframes]

Thanks for the clarification Andy.

 

[Kingscoy]

Sure i have codes and serial letters for a 1/48 kit, with the 1/32 kit being around £20 thinking of getting one to do for Sander.

That would be very kind Karl!!

I did check the few photos of 416 Squadron aircraft in Bracken's books and I didn't see any others. MJ832 was flown by F/L "Sten" Lundberg on May 21, 1944 when he was hit by flak and crash landed. becoming a POW.

Would be interested to hear from Sander how he came to find out that ML318 was coded "T".

A friend did the archive research on this a/c...will ask him where he found it.

 

[Kingscoy]

Hi Andy
The letter code info comes directly from the daughter of Patterson. My friend had contact with her a few years ago.

 

[Crimea_River]

Thanks Sander.