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Offline Greebo

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Banff Strike Wing Mosquito
« on: April 29, 2015, 07:15:24 AM »
The Banff Strike Wing was based in Eastern Scotland and from mid 1943 struck at enemy convoys and ports across the North Sea as far as Norway. Their Beaufighters and Mosquitoes often attacked in groups of 40 or more with cannons, rockets and torpedoes while the Wing's Mustangs provided fighter cover. This Banff Mosquito was part of 248 Squadron and was flown by Flt. Lt. S. G. Nunn and Flg. Off. J. M. Carlin on operations on June 10th 1944.



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Offline Someguy63

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Re: Banff Strike Wing Mosquito
« Reply #1 on: April 29, 2015, 08:43:02 AM »
Awesome!
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Re: Banff Strike Wing Mosquito
« Reply #2 on: April 29, 2015, 09:12:41 AM »
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Re: Banff Strike Wing Mosquito
« Reply #3 on: April 29, 2015, 10:57:53 AM »
Greebo its gorgeous.  I really admire your scratches, chips and shading.

Very purposeful looking aircraft also.  That would be one swarm of 40 Mosquitos that would have this ex-Minnesotan running for cover.
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Offline Devil 505

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Re: Banff Strike Wing Mosquito
« Reply #4 on: April 29, 2015, 11:00:36 AM »
Now that is a nice looking mosquito!
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Re: Banff Strike Wing Mosquito
« Reply #5 on: April 29, 2015, 02:11:00 PM »
We ever get the Tse Tse, I finally found a description of the reticle specifically modified for shooting that gun.
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Re: Banff Strike Wing Mosquito
« Reply #6 on: April 29, 2015, 03:41:06 PM »
We getting this skin next month?
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Re: Banff Strike Wing Mosquito
« Reply #7 on: April 29, 2015, 04:09:46 PM »
Quote from: Muzzy on April 29, 2015, 03:41:06 PM
We getting this skin next month?

I usually wait a few days after posting here before I submit a skin in case anyone here spots a problem it. However as Skuzzy's looking at skins tomorrow I decided to submit this one tonight. So if it is accepted we could see it next tour.
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Re: Banff Strike Wing Mosquito
« Reply #8 on: April 29, 2015, 04:14:46 PM »
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Offline Scherf

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Re: Banff Strike Wing Mosquito
« Reply #9 on: April 30, 2015, 02:16:59 AM »
Good lord, that is ridiculously gorgeous!
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... missions were to be met by the commitment of alerted swarms of fighters, composed of Me 109's and Fw 190's, that were strategically based to protect industrial installations. The inferior capabilities of these fighters against the Mosquitoes made this a hopeless and uneconomical effort. 1.JD KTB

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Re: Banff Strike Wing Mosquito
« Reply #10 on: April 30, 2015, 10:40:59 AM »
Is that Banff Alberta, Canada?  Didn't know there was such a squadron.  :rock
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Re: Banff Strike Wing Mosquito
« Reply #11 on: April 30, 2015, 12:52:13 PM »
Banff is a coastal town in Aberdeenshire in NE Scotland. The Canadian Banff is named after it.
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Offline DubiousKB

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Re: Banff Strike Wing Mosquito
« Reply #12 on: April 30, 2015, 04:05:42 PM »
ok, was wondering about that...  :headscratch:
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Re: Banff Strike Wing Mosquito
« Reply #13 on: May 05, 2015, 03:42:15 AM »
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Re: Banff Strike Wing Mosquito
« Reply #14 on: May 07, 2015, 01:08:04 PM »
Bozon must have a Boner after seeing this LMAO....
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