Author Topic: 402 Sqn RCAF D-Day Spit Vb (Read 776 times)

Kev367th · « **on:** April 11, 2006, 07:56:49 AM »

Still a few things to clear up, just waiting on new skin viewer.
"City of Winnipeg"

Pooface · « **Reply #1 on:** April 11, 2006, 08:41:28 AM »

Nice!

Target2 · « **Reply #2 on:** April 11, 2006, 11:30:51 AM »

I like, I like, I liiikkke

Guppy35 · « **Reply #3 on:** April 11, 2006, 11:41:31 AM »

Kev, do you have photos showing the wing D-Day stripes covering part of the wing top roundel? That looks off to me.

Images from Peter Arnold of D-Day Spit Vs. First shot from the cockpit. Note where the D-Day stripes end. The second black stripe extends over the cannon shroud in the photo. Your skin has the first black stripe in that spot.

Second is a shot of one of the 501 Squadron Spit Vbs. Again, note where the invasion stripes end on the Aileron. They also started the D-Day stripes further in towards the wing root then you did on the skin.

I know AB910 was flown in those markings as part of the Battle of Britain Flight as obviously she still exists but I haven't seen any images of that Spit with D-Day stripes.

I sure like the idea of the D-Day skinned Vb though

Kev367th · « **Reply #4 on:** April 11, 2006, 03:59:21 PM »

Yup Guppy I realise normal was inboard from the roundels.
For some reason thats the way they are shown on the profile. Write-ups on it also mention that this is correct for this particualr aircraft.

D-Day OOB confirms 402 used Vb's on D-Day as part of 11 Group.

From RAF official website -
402(RCAF) Sqns Horne, Surrey Spitfire VB

http://www.raf.mod.uk/dday/rafu.html

Guppy35 · « **Reply #5 on:** April 12, 2006, 01:10:22 AM »

Where'd you find the profile and that info on AB910? It would be interesting to see

Kazaa · « **Reply #6 on:** April 12, 2006, 02:10:19 AM »

Some of your best work yet Kev.

Kev367th · « **Reply #7 on:** April 13, 2006, 11:40:02 PM »

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Originally posted by Guppy35
Where'd you find the profile and that info on AB910? It would be interesting to see

It's from eaglestrikeproductions decal makers.
Usually fairly accurate.

http://www.eaglestrikeproductions.com/cgi-bin/amddecals.pl?scale=48&setid=681&dbs=aeromaster&pgs=2&currpg=1&dclimg=ad48681

Click the '2' tab to see where it shows stripes placement.

Does list some references you may have.

Guppy35 · « **Reply #8 on:** April 13, 2006, 11:52:22 PM »

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Originally posted by Kev367th
It's from eaglestrikeproductions decal makers.
Usually fairly accurate.

http://www.eaglestrikeproductions.com/cgi-bin/amddecals.pl?scale=48&setid=681&dbs=aeromaster&pgs=2&currpg=1&dclimg=ad48681

Click the '2' tab to see where it shows stripes placement.

Does list some references you may have.

Thanks Kev. Interesting stuff. I'm going to have to try and find a photo of it. Gotta be one out there

Great work on the Spits as always, and much appreciated by us Spit fans

Guppy35 · « **Reply #9 on:** April 14, 2006, 12:01:36 AM »

Interesting paragraph in "Spitfire-The Canadians" by Robert Bracken, regarding AB910.

Quoting the pilot who flew it on D-Day, George Lawson "I recieved a new AE-H, AB910. This was the aircraft I flew on June 6, 1944. It became the one I flew regularly. It was painted up with black and white stripes and it had clipped wings."

No photos however. Interesting that the decal guys have it full span.

Kev367th · « **Reply #10 on:** April 14, 2006, 09:47:03 AM »

Found an interesting pic of 402sqn in 1945, doesn't show AE-H but a few 'interesting' ones: JEFF, and the one with white tail/spinner-

Looks like they had been re-equipped with LF IX's.

Plus this shows how slap-dash some of the D-Day stripe painting was -

[Edit] AB910 could be the Spit that Margaret Horton (acting as a tailweight) clung onto during a complete flight test circuit.

Guppy35 · « **Reply #11 on:** April 14, 2006, 12:59:42 PM »

Another version of "JEFF". 402 got their IXs in July 44 and later transitioned to XIVs in October 44 I believe.

AB910 was the one that Margaret Horton took her ride on btw.