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Post by popeye on Oct 11, 2009 15:56:06 GMT
. thought I'll leave room for our truck builders and not disturb them  For those interested in winged recce: have started a WIP about DH 98 Mosquito PR. IV, DK310 of Nr. 1 PRU - interned in Switzerland on August 24th 1942 if interested see: www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=38061Rolf PS: critique and comments welcome nevertheless .... |
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Post by brianthemodeller on Oct 12, 2009 6:57:39 GMT
Still had to have a look - even if its not a thread on here!
Brian
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Post by COLIN SHIPTON-KNIGHT on Oct 12, 2009 19:14:59 GMT
Rolf,
Glad to see you have started DK310, assuming as LY-G, should be nice to see them alongside each other...?
Hoping to bring it to Telford...?
I'm bringing my little Swiss Trio...
See you soon.
Colin
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Post by popeye on Oct 12, 2009 19:42:09 GMT
Colin,
you're assuming correctly -
cannot guarantee yet - see e-mail
thks for asking
Rolf
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Post by vonshagmeister on Oct 12, 2009 20:52:38 GMT
Thought you might like some detail on the sortie (C/269).
F/L G.R. Wooll (pilot and 'L' Flt Cdr); F/S J. Fielden (nav).
Take off from Benson: ~09:25
Objective: Venice, Trieste, Pola & Fiume;
Aircrew Report (after return from internment): When estimated position 60 mls from Venice starboard engine developed a glycol leak and we were forced to feather airscrew (23.5K, 12:00). Set course base. To maintain height over the Alps we had to flog the port engine at 2800 revs and +9 boost. Over estimated position Zurich we were sinking into cloud tops at 15K and good engine giving trouble with radiator temps and oil pressure. We decided we wouldn't make England so at 12:30 we S/C for unoccupied France or Spain. At 12:45 we had to feather port engine. We glided down through 10/10 cloud, estimated to be over Switzerland. We destroyed the IFF, logs & W/T data. Crashlanded in a large field and tried to destroy aircraft but charges failed. Captured by Swiss Army. After a period of 4 months internment we were returned.
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Post by popeye on Oct 13, 2009 7:42:58 GMT
vonshagmeisteryes indeed I do - and honoured this being the reason for your first post - thanks ! That is a detail I did not know until now. Shall elaborate on details known and received at the end of the WIP - on BM and here. Regards, Rolf
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Post by vonshagmeister on Oct 14, 2009 7:45:51 GMT
Hi Rolf,
Glad the info was of some help.
Best Regards
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Post by popeye on Oct 29, 2009 17:46:15 GMT
vonshagmeister - thanks again, WIP on Britmodeller completed  popeye 10/09
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Post by COLIN SHIPTON-KNIGHT on Oct 29, 2009 20:02:10 GMT
Rolf,
That does look nice.........!
Almost like the photo from all those years ago.
Well done.
Colin
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Post by vonshagmeister on Oct 30, 2009 9:44:43 GMT
Very nice Rolf
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