MichaelDembinski

Thanks guys. An alternative for me is to see about back-converting the Airfix NF XIX to the NF XII or NF XIII, both of which were used by 307 Sqn in 1944. Michael

I have bought the 1/72 Airfix Mosquito NF XIX but need to build it up as a NF 30. According to http://www.mossie.org/Mosquito_var.htm , the NF.30 was ... "developed from the NF.XIX with high altitude Merlin 72, 76 and 113 engines." Looking at http://www.rafweb.org/SqnMark500-510.htm (scroll down to the Mossies), the two appear externally the same (or maybe the RAF web illustrator didn't bother to elaborate minor differences). Looking at various Google images, I can see a variety of exhausts across both types... What are the main, visible differences between the NF XIX and the NF 30? Many

The Defiant was phased out of day operations in August 1940, after it became clear it could not hold its own against German fighters. The one colour illustration I could find of a Defiant painted in the early war scheme of dk earth/dk green/sky was in the Alfred Price book "Battle of Britain", which clearly shows the entire turret, base and framing, painted black. 307 (Polish) Sqn, formed on 5 September 1940, and, according to the Fighter Command order of 30 August, it was meant to be a night fighter squadron, was equipped from the outset with Defiants in the night fighting role. 307 used th

Hi Murph, Does the 'droop' of the inner undercarriage doors have anything to do with flaps position or the position of the radiator flap under the mid-fuselage? Thanks, Michael

Greetings. I've been recommended this forum by users of the Airfix site (www.airfix.com) I'm nearing completion of my Mk III Mustang of 315 (Polish) Sqn. Looks a beaut with D-Day stripes, sky band at rear of fuselage, yellow wing leading edges, white nose and spinner). Am now adding undercarriage doors. The inner ones are the problem. I've looked at umpteen photos of Mustangs on the ground; the inner u/c doors are either completely closed (!) or open at a 35 degree angle from the horizontal, or at a 2-3 degree angle (ie ajar). Or hanging perpendicularly down, as per the instruction sheet (a