Looking excellent now colin, nearly there, cheers tony
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Colin, just read through this excellent thread/build.
Great stuff and a little bit of history from yourself and lads. Makes it all the more enjoyable to follow.
Thanks,
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Nearly there,
Thank you all for taking the time to have a look. Ron, you're quite right, it's good to hear a bit extra about the planes we build. I bought a book about V bombers, which covers all three and then a bit more. It's been a great lunch time read although I do get some odd looks from the 'red top' readers.
Isn't amazing when connections can be made like that Steve. I trust your dad had more success landing his commandos than the Valiant crews did hitting their targets. To be fair to the Valiant, it wasn't prepared for a mission of the Muskeeter type. The sighting heads for the bomb aimer had actually been borrowed from ex WW2 bombsights ! About 942 ton of bombs were dropped with not much success.
William, as enamel paint is a bit more 'harsh' it's best to paint that first, and when totally dry, acrylic can go over the top.
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He made six flights between 0810 and 1010,each time taking seven Marines. Soberingly at 1245 he made another round trip from Theseus to Port Said and back,this time a casevac flight. He made a similar casevac the next day before returning from HMS Theseus to RAF Ta Kali.Originally posted by \
Cheers
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Well Steve, a busy man with a very interesting past. Your dad sounds like the sort of bloke I could sit in a pub with all afternoon, just listening.
So, big Val is completed. The photos are in the aircraft section.
Regards
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