1/48 Hasegawa Typhoon

by Pete Morgan

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The kit is built virtually straight from the box; with the exception of an Airwaves Normandy filter and Aires 20mm cannons all other details are scratch built using plasticard and bits from the spares box. The aircraft belongs to 164 Sqn RAF and it has been left for repair as the Sqn has moved forward to support ground troops, re-arrange the French rail net work and take on Hitler’s Panzers. With Sqn's moving to keep up with the Allied advance, damaged aircraft were left for the RSU's (Repair and salvage Units) to patch up, sometimes many wrecks making one aircraft to be returned to Sqn use.

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The kit is for my friend's Dad’s birthday. My friend’s grandfather (in the pictures on the base) was a member of 413 RSU RAF during WWII and arrived in France just after D-Day. I was lucky enough to look at his grandfather’s picture albums; this was a treat in itself. Basically a photographic tour from Baghdad in the 30's via Europe to the Far East in the early 50's. A real treat to see.

Pete

Photos and text © by Pete Morgan