February 2022 Warbirds (1 Viewer)

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WOW371: The North American B-25 Mitchell was an American twin-engine, medium bomber manufactured by North American Aviation (NAA) company. The design was named in honour of Major General William (Billy) Mitchell, a pioneer of U.S. military aviation. Used by many Allied air forces, the B-25 served in every theatre of World War II and after WW2 ended many remained in service, operating across four decades. Produced in numerous variants, nearly 10,000 Mitchells rolled from NAA factories. The majority of B-25s in American service were used in the war against Japan in Asia and the Pacific, however the Mitchell also fought on the European front and our model represents a B-25 from 320 (Dutch) Squadron RAF.


In 1943 the squadron was equipped with Mitchell's and participated in many 'Ramrod' and 'Noball' operations and also bombing attacks on construction works, railway yards, fuel dumps plus V-1 flying bomb sites in the North of France, in advance of the Normandy landings on 6 June 1944 (D-Day).
After D-Day the bombing of tactical targets continued and changed from France to the Dutch coast of Zeeland, and in September 1944 the squadron was involved in bombing German troops in the surroundings of Arnhem during the British airborne landings there at this time. In September the squadron started bombing targets in Germany along the Rhine for the advancing allied troops. In October 1944 the squadron was transferred to Belgium. From there the bombing of bridges and airfields in the east of the Netherlands and Germany continued. During 1943 and 1944 the squadron took heavy losses. On 30 April 1945 the squadron moved to Achmer, Lower Saxony in Germany. After the war the squadron was transferred to the Dutch Navy and was disbanded in 2005 due to defence cuts.


We have 3 models priced at $1300.00 plus shipping / UK £1100.00. Please note the mats and K&C figures are shown for display purposes only and are not included.











This is it for this month folks, we hope you enjoyed our offerings, more next month!
best wishes The Team @ Gunn

 

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WOW376: Our second 1/32 scale night fighter Defiant is one flown by Henry Hodien and then by James Hopewell, both RAF Aces by the end of their careers. The K&C/TG figures are shown for scale comparison purposes only and are not included.
Priced at $799 plus shipping with 2 available at present.









WOW369: The Heinkel He 111 was designed by Siegfried and Walter Gunter in 1934 ostensibly as a civilian passenger liner, but in reality the aircraft was intended to provide the Luftwaffe with a fast medium bomber. The mainly glazed Plexiglas nose of the He 111 gave it a very distinctive and easily recognisable look, almost akin to a giant wasp or bee. During the early stages of the war the He 111 performed well but like many German aircraft its weak defensive armament was exploited by the RAF during the battle of Britain. Casualties amongst bomber crews were particularly high but with no suitable replacement the He 111 soldiered on until the end of the war as a strategic bomber, transport aircraft, glider tug and was even used as an experimental variant to launch the V1 flying bomb whilst airborne.
Various airforces operated the He 111 including the Spanish, Romania, Turkey and China amongst others. The last ones were retired by the Spanish in the 1970’s who made a licence built variant, with some of these featuring in the 1969 film ‘The Battle of Britain’ directed by Guy Hamilton. The He 111 was over 59ft in length with a wingspan of 74ft, this makes for a very impressive looking model in 1/30 scale as the attached photos will testify.
Armament consisted of 7 x 7.92mm machine guns with a 2000 Kilo bomb load carried internally, further ordnance could be carried externally. Our model features markings of a Luftwaffe aircraft that took part in the battle of Britain.
Priced at $1200.00 plus shipping / UK £999.00 plus shipping

 

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WOW377: The Bolton Paul Defiant was a two seat interceptor that served with the RAF during WW2. It was unique for its time in that it had a rear turret containing the aircraft’s armament of 4 x .303 Browning machine guns. Unfortunately it had no forward firing armament which proved to be its Achilles heel, once the Luftwaffe found this flaw. However during its early career it scored notable successes against the Luftwaffe who often mistook it for a Hurricane and attacked it from the rear, with fatal consequences for themselves.


Withdrawn from front line day time duties, the Defiant found its forte employed as a night fighter, where in the right hands it was a formidable opponent as German bomber crews found out to their cost.


Our Defiant is one flown by Pilot Officer Eric Barwell an Ace with 5 victories to his name whilst flying this aircraft. The red/white/blue markings on the tail fin were unusual for this aircraft in that the blue was a lighter colour to the standard blue used on other RAF aircraft. We have 3 models available in these markings.
The K&C/TG figures are shown for scale comparison purposes only and are not included.
Priced at $799.00 plus shipping / UK £685.00 plus shipping.

 

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[MLH13]

Spectacular group of warbirds TG! I love the He111 but with the Me264 on the horizon, funds are a little short. Maybe a layaway is possible......

Mark

 

[Barkmann]

Spectacular group of warbirds TG! I love the He111 but with the Me264 on the horizon, funds are a little short. Maybe a layaway is possible......

Mark

That ME264 will have a huge wingspan.

 

[MLH13]

That ME264 will have a huge wingspan.

It definitely will. My guess is 4 feet or a little longer.

Mark

 

[Barkmann]

It definitely will. My guess is 4 feet or a little longer.

Mark

I have done a rough calculation and i think it will be 49 inches wingspan, well just over by 2/5 of an inch. I think a table of 38 inches square would be needed if the plane was at a right angle, which would fit just under 2 inches from each corners

Method
The ME264 wingspan was 141ft or 42 metres. Length just over 68 ft or just over 20 metres.
T Gunn did a Sunderland Flying Boat and is 112ft 9.5 inches and the T Gunn plane wingspan was 41 inches.

The TG Sunderland Flying Boat is the plane i want, but finances and space rule it out at the minute. The actual plane is what i call a "sweary' plane", as when i walk into the museum hall at either Hendon or Duxford and see it i always mutter "Oh F***" at the size of it.

 

[tmanthegreat]

I have done a rough calculation and i think it will be 49 inches wingspan, well just over by 2/5 of an inch. I think a table of 38 inches square would be needed if the plane was at a right angle, which would fit just under 2 inches from each corners

Method
The ME264 wingspan was 141ft or 42 metres. Length just over 68 ft or just over 20 metres.
T Gunn did a Sunderland Flying Boat and is 112ft 9.5 inches and the T Gunn plane wingspan was 41 inches.

The TG Sunderland Flying Boat is the plane i want, but finances and space rule it out at the minute. The actual plane is what i call a "sweary' plane", as when i walk into the museum hall at either Hendon or Duxford and see it i always mutter "Oh F***" at the size of it.

I’ve been through the Sunderland at the RAF Museum in Hendon many years ago and it’s truly a massive plane!

 

[cnq]

Very nice birds from TG.
I build the 1/32 He-111 "Battle of France" and it's huge.