Spitfire XIV makieta latajaca

[Laxwendrof]

Czesc co sadzicie o tyj makiecie? To jest mk XIV z numerem bocznym DW-D RB159 cos wiecej wiadomo kto latal takim spitem?

[Trooper85]

A beautiful photo of Spitfire Mk. XIV in flight, anno 1944. RB159 DW-D belonged to No. 610 Sqn “County of Chester” RAuxAF, the first unit operating this mark of the Spitfire. Delivered to the squadron on 1 January 1944, RB159 was part of the first batch of 50 Mk. XIV’s built.

On 18 June 1944, shortly ofter D-Day, the Squadron was posted to West Malling, Kent, to operate against German V-1 flying bombs. It was about that thime that RB159 became a personal aircraft of unit’s CO Sqn/Ldr Richard Newbery. During subsequent operations Newbery downed eight V-1s and shared the destruction of two others.

Later, RB195 served with Nos. 350, 41 and 416 Squadrons, finally being scrapped in 1949."



In January 1944, No. 610 "County of Chester Squadron became one of the first units to re-equip with the Rolls Royce Griffon engined Spitfire XIV and from June 1944 the squadron was heavily involved in countering the increasing number of V-1 attacks.

Squadron Leader Richard Newbury DFC was the Commanding officer of 610 Squadron and he recorded a personal tally of 9 V-1s while flying Spitfire XIV, DWD/RB159. By September of 1944 his squadron had claimed a total of 50 V-1 rocket kills."


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[Laxwendrof]

Tu tez interesujacy kit gotowy do lotu. Na spita mam za male experience :)