684 Squadron Mosquito Mk 16

[Greebo]

Lyric1 found me some photos and a profile of this Mosquito Mk 16 scheme. It is a photo reconnaisance aircraft of 684 Squadron based in Dum Dum in India in late 1944. Mosquitos in the SEAC area were painted silver in an attempt to reduce internal temperatures caused by solar heating. This was believed to be causing glue joints in the aircraft to fail with disastrous results. In fact it was due to poor quality control in some De Havilland factories as much as anything.

[JOACH1M]

Looks awsome!!

[Fencer51]

How disappointing..  the tail flash and bar extend too far to the rudder... 

Nice work as always Greebo!

Seriously though, doesn't it appear to have bigger upper wing roundels in the last picture?

[TwinBoom]

 

[Greebo]

Thanks guys.

I think you are right Fencer, the wing roundels should be a bit bigger. I'll amend that and move the fin flashes forward a bit. Thank you for the feedback.

[lyric1]

Nice Agree with Fencer points as well.

[Plazus]

She's a beauty!

[StokesAk]

Looks really nice, got any other in the works?

[Slash27]

 

[Greebo]

Next skin will be this 140 Sqn PRU blue Mk 16 that Lyric posted in the Mossie skins thread. Its ID markings are a bit different to the 680 Sqn skin that FTJR is doing. Also, I intend to do a Mk 16 bomber with black undersides, probably 105 Sqn but I haven't researched it properly yet.

[lyric1]

Also, I intend to do a Mk 16 bomber with black undersides, probably 105 Sqn but I haven't researched it properly yet.

Not easy finding pictures of the XVI with the partial black schemes here is what I have.



The American aircraft are interesting the only problem is I can't find a complete picture of one or I can only find a profile as in the examples below. These are all 492ND bomb group.

[DrBone1]

  Great work!

[Greebo]

Thanks Lyric, I'll do a skin that's similar to the 692 Sqn one. Not that specific one however, as is the same squadron as the default skin.  I may do the 105 Sqn Mk IX profile from the same book if I don't find something better

The 25th BG night scheme wasn't something I'd considered, but I may well give that a go too.

[lyric1]

Thanks Lyric, I'll do a skin that's similar to the 692 Sqn one. Not that specific one however, as is the same squadron as the default skin.  I may do the 105 Sqn Mk IX profile from the same book if I don't find something better

The 25th BG night scheme wasn't something I'd considered, but I may well give that a go too.

I believe the last profile is listed incorrectly it is not part of the 25TH bomb group. It belongs to the 492ND Bomb group the Carpetbaggers.

http://www.harringtonmuseum.org.uk/CarpetbaggerMuseumHomePage.htm

Also some RAF partial black aircraft profiles I forgot I had,& a link to a model of one of the aircraft below.



http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/Gal5/4801-4900/gal4813_Mosquito_Milne/00.shtm

Also found two pictures of the same aircraft,some sites list it as a Canadian bird others say it was with the USAAF?





Backing up to one of my earlier pictures of Greex I found this model that might tie it to the 492ND profile NS725? I think it is wishful thinking though as I cant find anything else on it. May be some one else has some more info about it?

http://airfixtributeforum.myfastforum.org/index.php?component=content&topicid=9802

This aircraft is very interesting it is a 25TH bomb group aircraft that was shot down by mistake by B17 gunners. The only issue is I cant make out the letter code on the tail? Playing around with it on Kodak's easy share it looks as if it could be a K or a R,my personal opinion it is a strange shaped letter X? Can't tell for sure. If any one has a better picture I think this would make a good addition only because of the nose art.







http://forum.armyairforces.com/25th-bg-mosquitos-m78041.aspx

[lyric1]

Some more pictures I found of 492ND Bomb group mosquito's.















This plane seems to have a lot going on a red tail I believe gloss black on the main fuselage & it looks to be all over the plane except the sides of the engine nacelles & on top towards the front of the plane. What colour ? not sure blue maybe. Red spinners?