80th anniversary of Airlift for the Warsaw Uprising.

Started by capt. R · 83 · 4 months ago
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    capt. R said 5 months, 1 week ago:

    After all night painting correction I found that vertical stabilizer are not in line with wings. I’m so confused. I don’t know where I made mistake. I’m a little sleepy too😴

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    John vd Biggelaar said 5 months, 1 week ago:

    I don think you made a mistake, Bernard @lis
    Maybe an issue with molds.

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    capt. R said 5 months, 1 week ago:

    @johnb I hope It will be less visible... Time to choose painting. I bought special Kits-world letters and numbers decals to make my own painting. Roundels I have from from my spare box.

    @gblair

    @fiveten

    I choose three Liberators:

    Two from 31 SAAF squadron

    EW105 "G" damaged by FlaK over Warsaw after dropping supply (two engines was destroyed) but safety belly landed in German occupied Warsaw Airfield Crew: "8 - POW, 1 MIA". Plane of aimer/navigator faimoust (later pastor) Bryan Dave Jones.

    KG939 "A". Damaged by FlaK (two gunners KIA on board. One of members of crew destroyed by waist MG fire anti-aircraft searchlights) and made Air Drop with engines partly on fire. After that they turned to East to Red Army positions. After fact that three from four engines was stopped skipper give order to bail out. 2 pilot Robert G. Hamilton unfortunetly has bailed out too low and hit the ground (he bailed out as last). rest of crew bailed out safetly, and RTD via Odessa, with help of British Consul in Moscow.

    EW 266 L. crew W/Cdr. Steele, Sgt. Holmes, F/O Edwards, F/S Richardson, Sgt. Perryer, Sgt. Heizby, F/S Davies. Very less informations. I suspect that they survived flights over Warsaw. Plane was withdrawn from service for reasons I could not find on August 30 or November 30, 1944. Plane was from flight A, from Australian 178 squadron.

    What one will be best choose? Both of 31 squadron Liberators has own a commemorative plaque at the site of the crash.

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 5 months, 1 week ago:

    The (mis)alignment is not really obvious, my friend @lis. As for which scheme to choose, that's a tough choice!

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    John vd Biggelaar said 5 months, 1 week ago:

    That's a good question which is difficult to answer, Bernard @lis
    All three aircraft and crew do have something special.

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    capt. R said 5 months, 1 week ago:

    @gblair
    @fiveten
    Yea. I’m always thinking about if is good choose plane that crashed.

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    capt. R said 5 months, 1 week ago:

    All paintjob complete. Clearly visible in sun is new shade of OD FS34087

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 5 months, 1 week ago:

    Great results so far, my friend @lis! Nice OD shade!

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    John vd Biggelaar said 5 months, 1 week ago:

    The OD shade looks impressive, Bernard @lis
    Progressing nicely.

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    capt. R said 5 months, 1 week ago:

    Thank You @fiveten @johnb. Now time for decaling. Decals as letters, emblems etc was home printed because of be very rare on the market. I have small mistake with mission markings. My bombs from my spare box was a little bit to big I think.

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 5 months, 1 week ago:

    Decals lok excellent, my friend @lis! Size difference on the mission markings is acceptable.

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    capt. R said 5 months, 1 week ago:

    @fiveten thank You!
    Now I set serial number by single letters. Always I’m worried about make it perfect in line.

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 5 months, 1 week ago:

    Code numbers look great, my friend @lis!

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    capt. R said 5 months, 1 week ago:

    Decaling complete.

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    John vd Biggelaar said 5 months, 1 week ago:

    The decalling came out really nice, Bernard @lis