Background
This is Tamiya's 1/48 Scale Mosquito FB Mk VI Fighter-Bomber representing the
LA-E with the serial number HR 130. It was used in 1944 by the 235
Squadron of the RAF Coastal Command. The 235 Squadron flew Bristol-Beaufighters
from 1940-1944 and converted to Mosquito VI's in June 1944.
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Its role continued
to be primarily anti-shipping strikes in the North Sea and strikes against
Norwegian coastal installations.
In September 1944 it
moved north to join the "Banff Strike Wing" in the Scottish village
Banff (Boyndie). It's shared toll of enemy ships sunk or seriously
damaged and include the sinking of of the German U-843 on 9th April
1945 and a part of destruction of four other U-boats in the same
month. On the 10th of July 1945 the Squadron was disbanded at Banff.
The Squadron motto
was: "Jaculamur Humi" ("We strike them to the ground") The
LA-E was armed with four .303 inch Browning machine guns mounted in nose and
four 20 mm Hispano cannons under the cockpit. The bomb load was two
250 lb. bombs (eventually increased to 500 lb.). It was powered with two
Rolls Royce Merlin Mk 25 with 1635 hp. LA-E was painted overall Ocean Grey
on upper surfaces, Sky under surfaces and Yellow spinners.
The Model
Tamiya Mosquito FB Mk VI 1/4
Detail Sets:
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AIRES Cockpit
Set
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AIRES Bomb
Bay/Gun Bay Set
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AIRES Rolls
Royce Merlin Engine
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MK Engine Set
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CMK Exterior Set
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VERLINDEN Front
Gun Bay Set
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MOSKIT Exhaust
Pipes
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PARAGON Wheel
Set
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AERO MASTER
Decals "Mosquito Raiders Part 3"
Colours from:
Humbrol, X-tra Color, Revell
Washing and Weathering:
Artist Oils, Pastel-Chalk
Scratch Built:
Fuselage Interior, Fuselage Access Door, Engine Nacelle and Engine Mounts,
Front and Tail Lights, CMK Engine Cooler modificated.
Airfield Accessories:
Parts from the ICM Ground Crew Set and Revell Ground Support Equipment
References:
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Britische
Luftwaffe, Daniel J. March Tosa Verlag ISBN
3-85492-474-7
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Kindly Support
from the Royal Air Force Museum Hendon
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......and lots
of information from the Internet.
More Pictures and
Information may be found on my website:
www.dargies.de
Frank
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