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Let Let Let - Warplanes => Aircraft Modeling => Topic started by: Jicehem on September 08, 2008, 09:50:51 PM

Title: French Spitfire Vc
Post by: Jicehem on September 08, 2008, 09:50:51 PM
Hi,

A Spitfire Mk Vc from GC 2/7.

(http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j215/jicehem/SupermarineSpitfireVB-T1.jpg)

(http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j215/jicehem/SupermarineSpitfireVB-T2.jpg)

(http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j215/jicehem/SupermarineSpitfireVB-T3.jpg)

(http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j215/jicehem/SupermarineSpitfireVB-T4.jpg)

(http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j215/jicehem/SupermerineSpitfireVB-T1.jpg)

Jicehem
Title: Re: French Spitfire Vc
Post by: No.1 on September 08, 2008, 10:24:03 PM
This black panther- I have seen it before on some French fighter unit before and during WW2. Am I wright?
Title: Re: French Spitfire Vc
Post by: samuraj77 on September 09, 2008, 12:03:06 AM
Great work...
Please tell me if this is an Airfix kit Spit mk Vc or is it a conversion from Tamiya or...
Title: Re: French Spitfire Vc
Post by: santynus on September 09, 2008, 08:43:42 AM
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This black panther- I have seen it before on some French fighter unit before and during WW2. Am I wright?

you see on the Dewoitine D520 I had post one on the forum  ;)

very interesting subject Jicehem :-clap
Title: Re: French Spitfire Vc
Post by: No.1 on September 09, 2008, 09:10:10 AM

Yes- this is it :) Thank you for remind me ;)
Title: Re: French Spitfire Vc
Post by: Jicehem on September 09, 2008, 05:14:54 PM
Quote from: No.1 on September 08, 2008, 10:24:03 PM
This black panther- I have seen it before on some French fighter unit before and during WW2. Am I wright?

Yes, you're right. This "black panther" (origin SPA 78) has been the emblem of the 3rd escadrille of GC 2/7 on  Morane Saulnier MS 406s and Dewoitine D 520s.
The RAF (French) 326 Squadron "Nice" (the name of a town of the French Riviera) was formed from GC 2/7 in North Africa and was equipped with Spitfire Vc.

Cheers,
Jicehem
Title: Re: French Spitfire Vc
Post by: Jicehem on September 09, 2008, 05:43:23 PM
Quote from: samuraj77 on September 09, 2008, 12:03:06 AM
Great work...
Please tell me if this is an Airfix kit Spit mk Vc or is it a conversion from Tamiya or...

It's the Airfix kit, from the box with great care to build it...
This kit, issued in 1977, stays the best base to obtain an accurate Spitfire V in shape and outline... direct from the box.
It's always possible to improve a kit...

Cheers,
Jicehem