March warbirds (1 Viewer)

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Alan Deere Spitfire

Hugh Dundas Spitfire




Grey Nurse Spitfire


Jack Charles Spitfire




Pierre Clostermann Spitfire

That's all for this month, we sincerely hope you enjoy the pictures and would love to hear from you if any of these magnificent models appeal to you. They are all now on our website www.tomgunn.co.uk and can be paid for upfront or over an extended monthly period. All Gunn Club members qualify for a 5% discount on the website listed price, joining is free so well worth registering.

Best wishes The Gunn Team

 

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Supermarine Spitfire

The Supermarine Spitfire was a British single-seat fighter aircraft used by the Royal Air Force and other Allied countries before, during and after World War II. Many variants of the Spitfire were built, using several wing configurations, it was produced in greater numbers than any other British aircraft. It was also the only British fighter produced continuously throughout the war.
The Spitfire was designed as a short-range, high-performance interceptor aircraft by R. J. Mitchell, chief designer at Supermarine Aviation Works, which operated as a subsidiary of Vickers-Armstrong from 1928. Mitchell pushed the Spitfire’s distinctive elliptical wing designed by Beverley Shenstone to have the thinnest possible cross-section, giving the aircraft a higher top speed than several contemporary fighters, including the Hawker Hurricane. Mitchell continued to refine the design until his death in 1937, whereupon his colleague Joseph Smith took over as chief designer, overseeing the Spitfire’s development through its multitude of variants.

During the Battle of Britain, from July to October 1940, the public perceived the Spitfire to be the main RAF fighter, though the more numerous Hurricane shouldered a greater proportion of the burden against Nazi Germany’s air force, the Luftwaffe.
However Spitfire units had a lower attrition rate and a higher victory-to-loss ratio than those flying Hurricanes because of the fighter’s higher performance. During the Battle, Spitfires were generally tasked with engaging Luftwaffe fighters-mainly Messerschmitt Bf 109E series aircraft-which were a close match for them, whereas the Hurricanes were used to engage the slower German bombers.

Our 1/30 scale Mahogany models are limited to 2 of each version worldwide. Please note the K&C figures shown in the photographs are for scale reference only and are not included with this model but we are happy to inform you that the Thomas Gunn WAAF figure is!

WOW502 Alan Deere NZ Ace
WOW503 Alain Clostermann French Ace
WOW504 Hugh Dundas British Ace
WOW505 Grey Nurse flown by Sqn Leader Bruce Watson RAAF
WOW506 Jack Charles Canadian Ace

All models are $650 plus postage and include a free WAAF figure of your choice from last months release.

 

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The DFW C.V

The Deutsche Flugzeug Werke company were responsible for manufacturing one of the most important 2 seat aircraft of its time the DFW
C.V, a highly maneuverable and versatile aircraft with approximately 3200 manufactured during the course of the war.

Utilised as an artillery spotter, it was also used in the ground attack role when fitted with bombs, as a fighter and also as a training aircraft.

The DFW's were conventionally configured biplanes with unequal-span unstaggered wings and seating for the pilot and observer in tandem, open cockpits. These aircraft seated the gunner to the rear and armed him with a machine gun on a ring mount.
The Benz BZ.1V straight six engine was fitted with a long, vertical, chimney-like exhaust pipe (LVG-produced planes had horizontal exhaust pipe) and was covered with an aerodynamic cover, but these were often left off. The engine drove a two-blade wooden propeller 2.8 metres (9.2 ft) in diameter. Engine cooling was initially provided by radiators on each side of the fuselage, later aircraft used a radiator at the front of the upper wing.

The C.V's main designer was Heinrich Oelerich, and it was produced in larger numbers than any other German aircraft during World War I. Around 2000 were manufactured by DFW and another 1,250 licence manufactured by Aviatik.

In the hands of a skilled pilot it could outmaneuver most allied fighters of the period. It remained in service until early 1918 though 600 were still in use by the Armistice of 11 November 1918. Most were thereafter scrapped according to the Treaty of Versailles in 1919.

We have 4 x 1/30 scale versions as follows with 2 of each available:

WOW516 'Black 7' Flown by Albert Hahnel and Eugen Mann
WOW517 'Grenade'
WOW518 'Red 6'
WOW519 'Butterfly'

All priced at $650 plus postage. The TG/JJD/K&C figures in the photos are shown for scale comparison purposes and are not included unfortunately.



Black 7



Grenade



Red 6



Butterfly

 

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Dear all welcome to our March 2024 Aircraft newsletter featuring some exciting new products. All our hand carved Mahogany aircraft take in the region of 250 days to manufacture plus many more hours of drying time. For this reason we only make small numbers of each model and every aircraft is a unique piece.
For those of you who wish to spread your budget when buying our aircraft, please note we do accept stage payments where you can spread the cost over several months. If you require further details of any of the aircraft in today's newsletter, please email welcome@gunnclub.co.uk and ask for a quote.


All our aircraft now come with their own stands and can be displayed in flying mode if required. A big thank you to Mark Dyer as per usual with all his research and help.

 

[MLH13]

Beautiful aircraft. I especially like the paint on the Alan Deere and Hugh Dundas Spits.

Mark

 

[paxtoysoldier]

We have WOW1, the original Rumpler w/Ottoman markings. So naturally we love these.
Dad would love more British seaplanes, but no expectations please.
Best Wishes Bruno Stachel:wink2:
Pat & Paddy