New Releases for October 2017 - The Second World War (1 Viewer)

[jjDesigns]

THE SECOND WORLD WAR

ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE





No. 457 Squadron was a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) fighter squadron of World War II. Equipped with Supermarine Spitfire fighters, it was formed in England during June 1941 under Article XV of the Empire Air Training Scheme. The squadron was transferred to Australia in June 1942 and saw combat in the South West Pacific Area before being disbanded in November 1945.
These new WW2 planes have been designed with interchangeable “plug-in” undercarriages.
This will enable those collectors who wish to display their Second World War models on display stands, to display them with the undercarriage correctly closed.
The models will also have opening and closing canopies.
The side door will open only on specific models, marked with the code “D”.
Since the hinge is oversize, if the model is displayed with the door closed this may not be acceptable.




RAAF-01
THE SECOND WORLD WAR,
THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE,
SUPERMARINE SPITFIRE MK VIII,
No.457 Sqn, MOROTAI ISLAND, APRIL 1945,
“GREY NURSE”, WING COMMANDER “BOBBY” GIBBES, No.80 Wing.
(8pcs)



**Please note that RAAF-01 includes a seated pilot figure in the cockpit, but the side door does not open. The pilot figure cannot be removed.

The pilots canopy can be opened.
The Propeller plugs into position, and can turn.
The front and rear undercarriages are removable and can be switched**












**Please note the undercarriage can be switched and the model placed on any of the jjDesigns Stands**


More to follow............................

 

[jjDesigns]

The squadron saw combat against both Nazi Germany and the Empire of Japan during the war. From March to May 1942 it was based in southern England and flew missions over German-occupied France during which it shot down at least five Luftwaffe aircraft. After being deployed to Australia, No. 457 Squadron was based near Darwin as part of No. 1 Wing RAAF and intercepted several Japanese raids on Allied bases in northern Australia between March and November 1943. The squadron remained at Darwin and saw almost no combat during 1944, but moved to Morotai and later Labuan in 1945 from where it attacked Japanese positions in the Netherlands East Indies and Borneo as part of Allied offensives in these areas.



**Please note that RAAF-01D includes a hinged door, which opens and closes. This model does not include a seated pilot figure in the cockpit.**





RAAF-01D
THE SECOND WORLD WAR,
THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE,
SUPERMARINE SPITFIRE MK VIII,
No.457 Sqn, MOROTAI ISLAND, APRIL 1945,
“GREY NURSE”, WING COMMANDER “BOBBY” GIBBES, No.80 Wing.
SIDE DOOR OPENS
(8pcs)








No. 457 Squadron flew its first operations from Morotai on 10 February. The squadron's main roles in this period were to conduct ground attack missions against Japanese camps and shipping as well as escorting other aircraft engaged in attacking these targets. This involved a heavy workload, and the squadron flew over 293 operational sorties between February and the end of April. From May No. 457 Squadron's Spitfires began using dive bombing tactics as well as strafing targets with their guns.
No. 457 Squadron participated in the Borneo Campaign during the final months of the war. On 27 May it was ordered to prepare for deployment, and on 5 June its personnel and equipment sailed for Labuan island off the north-west coast of Borneo


**Please note that the second model will only be available with the hinged door, and will not include a seated pilot figure.**




RAAF-02D
THE SECOND WORLD WAR,
THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE,
SUPERMARINE SPITFIRE MK VIII,
No.80 Wing, 457 Sqn, MOROTAI ISLAND, APRIL 1945,
“GREY NURSE”, FRED J. INGER.
(8pcs)







Please note that one more Spitfire MK VIII for the RAAF at Moratai, will be available later next year, as well as more ground crew and pilots.



More to follow.....................................

 

[jjDesigns]

RAAF-01P
THE SECOND WORLD WAR,
THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE,
No.457 Sqn, MOROTAI ISLAND, APRIL 1945,
WING COMMANDER “BOBBY” GIBBES, No.80 Wing.
(1pc)



Robert Henry Maxwell (Bobby) Gibbes, DSO, DFC & Bar, OAM (6 May 1916 – 11 April 2007) was a leading Australian fighter ace of World War II, and the longest-serving wartime commanding officer of No. 3 Squadron RAAF. He was officially credited with 10¼ aerial victories, although his score is often reported as 12, including two shared. Gibbes was also credited with five aircraft probably destroyed, and a further 16 damaged. He commanded No. 3 Squadron in North Africa from February 1942 to April 1943, apart from a brief period when he was injured.
Born in rural New South Wales, Gibbes worked as a jackaroo and salesman before joining the Royal Australian Air Force in February 1940. Posted to the Middle East in April 1941, he flew with No. 3 Squadron in the Syria–Lebanon Campaign, and became commanding officer during the Western Desert Campaign, where his leadership and fighting skills earned him the Distinguished Service Order and the Distinguished Flying Cross and Bar. Subsequently posted to the South West Pacific, he served with No. 80 Wing of the Australian First Tactical Air Force, and took part in the "Morotai Mutiny" of April 1945. After the war he spent many years in New Guinea developing local industry, for which he was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in 2004. He continued to fly until the age of 85, and died five years later in 2007.




RAAF-02P
THE SECOND WORLD WAR,
THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE,
No.457 Sqn, MOROTAI ISLAND, APRIL 1945,
Pilot FRED J. INGER.
(1pc)




RAAF-04
THE SECOND WORLD WAR,
THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE,
No.457 Sqn, MOROTAI ISLAND, APRIL 1945,
Pilot.
(1pc)

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[ivanmoe]

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I’ve got a diecast Grey Nurse, but this is much more sophisticated. Really like the landing gear options, as I can’t display models without stands any longer.:redface2:

-Moe

 

[ChrisTay]

How I wished it was released last week.

 

[TomNT]

These Spits are fantastic and I didn't expect to see two birds with different markings! I think I might have to order both!!!!

Tom

 

[Mark IV]

Tom,

I'm reading it as two being released this month and a third next year.

Being RAAF no other option but to get them all.

Mark

 

[TomNT]

Tom,

I'm reading it as two being released this month and a third next year.

Being RAAF no other option but to get them all.

Mark

Yeah Mark and being that these Spits were based in Darwin for a period, my bank balance just went south! {eek3}^&grin

Tom

 

[Manila soldier]

fantastic release. a must buy for me.

i have a small dio of the US Flying Tiger AVG group using the K&C P40 Curtiss Tomahawk and pilots that was released several years ago ,
and was hoping over the years for a hurricane with the blue roundels , as both RAF and AVG shared the airfield at RAF Mingaladon outside Rangoon
(modern day Rangoon airport). I have the K&C US marines with 1930s helmets patrolling the perimeter .
As a spitfire this release doesn't fit into the same dio , appearing in the far east theatre earliest mid 42, by which time the AVG
had been absorbed into the US 23rd fighter group patrolling the hump....... but I note from john's commentary that this RAAF unit was ranging over
Indonesia by '45, at which time the 23rd was also ranging over Indochina.......could i stretch a last remaining AVG Tomahawk into a joint airfield
and **** the historical accuracy? They both have shark's teeth painted on the front.......very cool.

Andrew

:salute::