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Let Let Let - Warplanes => Aircraft Modeling => Topic started by: Jicehem on January 18, 2009, 12:10:06 AM

Title: French Mosquito with a sharkmouth...
Post by: Jicehem on January 18, 2009, 12:10:06 AM

Hi everybody,  :-salut

This is the Airfix kit in 1/72 scale :

(http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j215/jicehem/th_DeHavillandMosquitoFB6_Gueulederequ.png) (http://s81.photobucket.com/albums/j215/jicehem/?action=view&current=DeHavillandMosquitoFB6_Gueulederequ.png)

(http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j215/jicehem/th_DeHavillandMosquitoFB6_Gueuleder-1.jpg) (http://s81.photobucket.com/albums/j215/jicehem/?action=view&current=DeHavillandMosquitoFB6_Gueuleder-1.jpg)

Jicehem  :-wave  :-wave

Title: Re: French Mosquito with a sharkmouth...
Post by: No.1 on January 18, 2009, 07:45:45 AM

Very interesting :) Is this of French origin?

Title: Re: French Mosquito with a sharkmouth...
Post by: Jicehem on January 18, 2009, 08:50:38 AM

Quote from: No.1 on January 18, 2009, 07:45:45 AM

Very interesting :) Is this of French origin?

Yes, it was and was the only French plane with a sharkmouth.
It served with Groupe Corse in Indo-China. The reason of the sharkmouth is in connexion with the landing of this plane on a beach and in... the water. So that it was called "the shark" and was adorned with this sharkmouth.

Cheers,
Jicehem  :-wave

Title: Re: French Mosquito with a sharkmouth...
Post by: No.1 on January 18, 2009, 11:32:45 AM

;) Thank you for info :)

Title: Re: French Mosquito with a sharkmouth...
Post by: samuraj77 on January 18, 2009, 11:59:45 AM

Interesting sample,and great built :-clap