Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2013 4:30 amI'll be the first to admit that this was real easy to do after the Wandering Witch, but I thought you'd like it anyway...
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Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2013 4:30 amPosted: Fri Jan 11, 2013 8:19 amCOOL ! have a photo here from Charles Darby's book 'RNZAF the first decade 1937-46' basking in the sun at Lauthala Bay Fiji in 1943 obviously just changed hands - still has some old Royal Navy markings on it . Best i add this to the fleet .. thanks JK
Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2013 9:57 amI may do the paint from the other squadrons as well later, but first another paint, but now for a US Navy bird:
which in real life was used to pick up survivors off the Greenland icecap, setting down on the snow...
a bit like this
which in real life was used to pick up survivors off the Greenland icecap, setting down on the snow...
a bit like this
Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2013 10:32 amThe Cat book i have here is the peacetime record , did you have the Bu No. be interest to find out if the hulls were strengthened for this operation , another great paint to add . 
Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2013 6:55 pmNo, I don't think it was strengthened, but it was BuNo 7277 that they landed on the ice with.
Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2013 8:41 pmjankees wrote:QUOTE (jankees @ Jan 12 2013,7:55 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>No, I don't think it was strengthened, but it was BuNo 7277 that they landed on the ice with.
Cheers JK .. ill check listings ... a Book that would really suit you , be great to find if the aircraft had a career after WWII .
Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2013 10:04 pmI goofed with the registration on the Naughty Nine, it should be XX-N, so that is now corrected.
Both paints are now on Ozx, for you Cat lovers.
Both paints are now on Ozx, for you Cat lovers.
Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2013 8:23 amCheers thanks JK for that I scan the photo here , maybe of interest of to you if you already have it of 'M' NZ4011 which still had the RAF serial on the fin XJ235 .
On search of the previous Cat .. the now plow .. still have not found the aircraft , find most Bu.No. are 5 digits .
I scan the photo here , maybe of interest of to you if you already have it of 'M' NZ4011 which still had the RAF serial on the fin XJ235 .On search of the previous Cat .. the now plow .. still have not found the aircraft , find most Bu.No. are 5 digits .