Italieri 1/48 Supermarine Spitfire MKIX

[Alan 45]

yeah I know I said I would probably never build another spit but this was a nice easy kit that could take me over to the weekend (it's telford you know )

Due to the very vague header on the instructions of where this spitfire was based I did a little bit of digging and found out this was squdron leader Eward John 'Jack' Charles plane who was based at biggin hill who was credited with the rafs 1,000 kill although there is a bit of controversy with this as another pilot in his squadron made a kill almost at the same time ,

The header in the instructions only mention that this plane was stationed at Tangmere in 1944 with no squadron number given or a pilot name but I can't find anything to back this up infact I found nothing on this plane after 43

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[Guest]

Awesome looking mate. Loving the figure aswell. Did he come with the kit?

[Guest]

Another great build Alan. Wow, this is like your 10th build in a week

[Alan 45]

Awesome looking mate. Loving the figure aswell. Did he come with the kit?

Thanks Wayne , no I just nabbed the base from another build to present it better , I will be doing a seperate base and figures for this build but don't have the time at the moment

Another great build Alan. Wow, this is like your 10th build in a week

Thank you Leo , it does seem like it doesn't it

[stona]

Good job Alan. The invasion stripes have come out very nicely indeed.

There's some stuff about your pilot here.

http://www.acesofww2.com/Canada/aces/charles.htm

He was quite some pilot and officer and was indeed Wing Commander (Flying) at Tangmere from May 26th 1944. He returned to Canada in November 1944 and continued flying with the RCAF. The code letters on the Spitfire, EJ-C, are his initials. Wing Commanders could do that

That Spitfire ended up with the post war Italian Air Force !

Cheers

Steve

[Alan 45]

Good job Alan. The invasion stripes have come out very nicely indeed.There's some stuff about your pilot here.

http://www.acesofww2.com/Canada/aces/charles.htm

He was quite some pilot and officer and was indeed Wing Commander (Flying) at Tangmere from May 26th 1944. He returned to Canada in November 1944 and continued flying with the RCAF. The code letters on the Spitfire, EJ-C, are his initials. Wing Commanders could do that

That Spitfire ended up with the post war Italian Air Force !

Cheers

Steve

Thanks for that Steve I appreciate it

Thanks for the link it's great and I found this photo , I think it's got to be one of the best propaganda photos I've ever seen [ATTACH]91812.IPB[/ATTACH]

[papa 695]

Great build Alan I must do another Spitfire one day

[stona]

That's a nice photograph.

I bet there aren't any 26 year old Wing Commanders in the RAF today!

Cheers

Steve

[Alan 45]

Thank you Ian I appreciate it

That's a nice photograph.I bet there aren't any 26 year old Wing Commanders in the RAF today!

Cheers

Steve

very true Steve he must have been a remarkable young man

I think I've found my photo for the copy a photo gb next year

[flyjoe180]

A bit more about that 1,000th Biggin Hill Wing kill here: http://www.scale-models.co.uk/community/threads/rene-mouchotte-french-raf-pilot.17913/#post-153603

[flyjoe180]

Nice build too Alan, very weathered and well used. Love the figure, a nice touch to the scene.

[dave]

Lovely Spitfire and I like the figure walking away really tells a tale.

[Alan 45]

Thanks joe and dave I'm glad you like it

Thanks for the link joe I did know the other pilot was French and also they shared the winnings but I couldn't find anything on the bloke so thanks for that it's very interesting

[Guest]

Lovely build and finish Alan, another top job mate

[Guest]

Beautiful spitfire and some nice history there too, lovely paint work on the figure.

scott