Author Topic: Czech spit 9 (Read 1088 times)

Kev367th · « **on:** October 27, 2004, 06:52:22 PM »

312 Sqn (Czech)

Waffle · « **Reply #1 on:** October 27, 2004, 07:22:38 PM »

Don't look too Czech to me....

Czech use roundels? or is this one they haven't repainted yet?

United · « **Reply #2 on:** October 27, 2004, 07:24:17 PM »

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Originally posted by Waffle BAS
Don't look too Czech to me....

Czech use roundels? or is this one they haven't repainted yet?

Look beside the kill markings. It has the Czech symbol there.

Guppy35 · « **Reply #3 on:** October 27, 2004, 07:44:45 PM »

312 Czech Squadron Spit IX of F/L Otto Smik, Lympne, September 1944

Gotta love those Osprey books

Dan/Slack

Kev367th · « **Reply #4 on:** October 27, 2004, 09:33:56 PM »

Lol I should have known Dan!
You dont happen to have a clearer image of the noseart?

Czech roundels - I have seen profiles of Spits with Czech roundels but they have always been late 1945, 1946. I can only assume that this was post war so they wouldn't have seen action.
Maybe Dan can shed some light on it.

Guppy35 · « **Reply #5 on:** October 27, 2004, 10:01:36 PM »

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Originally posted by Kev367th
Lol I should have known Dan!
You dont happen to have a clearer image of the noseart?

Czech roundels - I have seen profiles of Spits with Czech roundels but they have always been late 1945, 1946. I can only assume that this was post war so they wouldn't have seen action.
Maybe Dan can shed some light on it.

Yep the Czech markings were postwar when the Czechs obtained a number of Spits. Out side of USAAF and RAAF markings on Spits, as well as the RAF SEAC markings, the only other national markings you'll find wartime are French Roundels unless you do Soviet Spits.

The nose art is a modification of the squadron badge art.

Go here:

http://www.raf.mod.uk/bob1940/266to312.html

Go to the 312 Squadron badge and you can see the stork and the light blue circle. Apparently the original 312 guys flew first with the French Escadrille des Cygelines Squadron and the stork is reminder of those days.

Dan/Slack

Kev367th · « **Reply #6 on:** October 28, 2004, 12:07:40 AM »

Thanks Dan.
Updated screeny, although you cant really see it for the dirt lol.
you actually have any pics of this aircraft you could post here, that way I can just send the BB link in the email as reference.

Guppy35 · « **Reply #7 on:** October 28, 2004, 12:44:06 AM »

I can't find a specific photo of this particular bird. Would the profile from the Osprey book do the trick?

Dan/Slack

Kev367th · « **Reply #8 on:** October 28, 2004, 12:57:30 AM »

Probably, thanks.

Flyboy · « **Reply #9 on:** October 28, 2004, 07:31:05 PM »

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Originally posted by Guppy35
312 Czech Squadron Spit IX of F/L Otto Smik, Lympne, September 1944

Gotta love those Osprey books

Dan/Slack

hey guppy im looking at "late marque spitfire aces"
page 36 num. 8 is a RAAF spit VIII with shark teeth on it.

where there any spit9\5s with shark teeth on?
i would kill for 1 of those

Kev367th · « **Reply #10 on:** October 28, 2004, 08:56:00 PM »

Yes there was, I even believe there was a single Seafire with a sharksmouth.

Guppy35 · « **Reply #11 on:** October 28, 2004, 09:23:51 PM »

This is the one that came to mind immediatly. Dixie Alexander's Spit Vb Trop of the 52nd FG in the Med.

It has the large Vokes filter with the shark mouth on it. It would be the Dark Earth, Desert Tan, Azure blue camo with a red nose and 52nd FG markings which would be VF, WD or QP with the individual letter. Not sure which ones were on this bird however.

Ugly isn't it

All the Aussie shark mouths were from the same 457 RAAF "Grey Nurse" Squadron.

Dan/Slack