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Stories of the Battle of Britain 1940 – Desperate Hour

Editor — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 20:28:59 +0000

24 August – 6 September 1940 Phase two of Adlerangriff did not immediately follow the first because of additional concentration of German fighter forces into the Pas de Calais, in an effort to strengthen the fighter protection of the bombing raids. Fighter escort presented an compelling dilemma for the Germans. On the one hand, the [...]

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Stories of the Battle of Britain 1940 – The Math of Destruction

Editor — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 21:53:51 +0000

19 August 1940 Luftwaffe activities between the Adlertag and 18 August, which marked the end of the first phase of their assault, followed essentially the same pattern. While attacks were directed against Fighter Command sector airfields and supporting bases, usually only limited damage was inflicted with most facilities back in service within a few hours. [...]

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Supermarine S.6B

Editor — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 18:55:07 +0000

A beautiful photo of Supermarine S.6B, taken at Calshot prior to the the 1931 Schneider Trophy race. The S.6B was the famous predecessor of the Spitfire and the aircraft which won the permanent Schneider Trophy to Britain in 1931. The S.6B was a racing seaplane developed by Reginald Mitchell and the Supermarine specifically for the [...]

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Stories of the Battle of Britain 1940 – Parachute and Cable

Editor — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 17:36:28 +0000

18 August 1940 During the five days of the offensive which had started on the Eagle Day, the Germans were probing for gaps in the British defences – constantly experimenting with different modes of attack, altitude, times, strength and approaches to their targets. On 18 August, the German Valhalla surged back over England in great [...]

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“Sod Off!”

Editor — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 16:33:57 +0000

Aviation artist and writer Troy White from Uruguay has been a painter since the early 1970′s. The subjects in his paintings of aircraft are inspired by a life-long interest in the history of aviation spawned by his childhood fascination with tales of the feats of WWII fighter pilots. His latest project, entitled “Sod Off!” is [...]

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Bader’s D-B

Editor — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 15:52:48 +0000

Greetings to all from Emmental, Switzerland. Here is a model with I contribute as a homage to the pilots of the Battle of Britain 70 years ago. This Supermarine Spitfire Mk. II was an aircraft of Wing Comander Douglas Bader, 1940. The kit is Revell-Monogram offering in 1/48 scale. The characteristic letter codes of D-B were his [...]

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In Hellenic Markings

Editor — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 15:14:30 +0000

Hello again from Greece! This is my second Spitfire Mk. Vc in Hellenic markings. Once again, I used the Tamiya Mk. Vb kit 1/48 scale as a basis for this conversion. This time the conversion was easy because of the excellent C-type resin wing from Montex. I also used Aires resin cockpit,wheels from True Details,exhausts [...]

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Stories of the Battle of Britain 1940 – Burning Hurricanes

Editor — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 23:22:40 +0000

16 August 1940 Of the two main British fighter types participating in the Battle of Britain, the rugged Hawker Hurricane was notorious for its cockpit fires. The two main fuel tanks of this aircraft, positioned between the main spars in the wing roots, were completely unprotected by either armoured plate or self-sealing padding. Because of [...]

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