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Post by Paul Senter on Oct 24, 2008 15:07:26 GMT
All
Have done a little research and discovered that an Arado AR 234 V7 carried out the very first jet powered photo recce mission in Aug 44, over the south coust of Britain. Its an exciting project and cant wait to start it. I have identified a suitable kit (using a 234B) to tamper with ie remove the wheels and scratchbuild a skid etc but I need a little help.
These aircraft were placed on a tri-cycle trolley which was jettisoned after take off, now my scratchbuilding skills are pretty non existant so I was wondering if anyone has seen a resin kit of one of these trolley's?
Otherwise I may have to model the aircraft in flight!! Or bite the bullet and come up with some scratch building magic.
Paul
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Post by The Hooded Claw on Oct 24, 2008 15:46:35 GMT
Question: How accurate are you planning on being?
The Ar234 V Series aircraft that flew with skid u/c and to that matter the limited no of A series airframes similarly equipped had a much different fuselage to that of the fully U/C'd B serie types. The fuselage retracting undercarriage necessitated a wider deeper fuselage.
H
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Post by COLIN SHIPTON-KNIGHT on Oct 24, 2008 18:59:58 GMT
Paul,
Just a thought, have you thought about emailing Rolf/Popeye?
He may know some thing about this subject and be able to help.
If you don't have his email, email me...
Colin
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Post by Paul Senter on Nov 3, 2008 13:06:17 GMT
H/Colin
That is a good point and very valid. Currently there are no V or early A kits available (as far as I can see) so was hoping to get away with messing around with a B. May mean that I have to bite the accuracy bullet and compromise the fuselage width.
Would be an interesting subject so I will have to wait and see. Ill approach Rolf once I have firmed up my plan.
Paul
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Post by tango98 on Nov 5, 2008 23:30:52 GMT
Hi Paul,
Just read your post and it's possible that I may have some drawings of the trolley laying around here in my files.
I'll have a look tonight and get back to you tomorrow.
BTW, Sommer's flight on 2 August 44, the first ever operational jet recce sortie, wasn't over the UK but over the Cherbourg Peninsula to obtain visual iintelligence on the scale of the Allied landings.
However, by the end of that August, both Sommer and Horst Götz had flown an additional 13 sorties of which at least two, covered southern England.
Cheers from the Great White North,
Dave Wadman
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Post by tango98 on Nov 6, 2008 17:44:19 GMT
Paul,
I've got the scans of the trolley here now if you want 'em.
Cheers
Dave
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Post by Paul Senter on Nov 11, 2008 13:01:21 GMT
David
Thank you so much - e mailed you earlier with a different e mail address (work). Stand corrected on the mission ;D
Paul
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Post by COLIN SHIPTON-KNIGHT on Nov 11, 2008 19:36:32 GMT
Paul,
Just in case you look here first...
Check emails! regarding decals for Me110....
sorry to 'hijack' this thread....
I'll keep quiet now.
Colin
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Post by Paul Senter on Nov 11, 2008 22:49:10 GMT
Colin
Seen - thanks - replied.
Paul
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Post by Paul Senter on May 11, 2009 11:16:52 GMT
Kit
As promised the detail on Erich Sommers Ar 234 was as follows:
Code T9 + MH (T9 was normally 1/5 the size if the rest of the code and in white. The MH was normal size and in black)
Generally 234's carried 81/82/76 camouflage scheme and I have no reason to assume that Sommers was any different. The a/c did not carry any other specific unit badge other than the code.
If you are interested, a few months later Kommando Sperling took delievery of a few 234B-2/p's all with T9 codes. The most interesting being T9+KH which carried the 'Jet powered Starling' badge on the nose Wk Nr 140151
Paul
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