Tim’s 1/48 Tamiya Mosquito FB Mk VI
- Thread starter Tim Marlow
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Ha…..don’t build me up too high, I might fall off the pedestal Rick….very kind of you though.
The subject of my build, as I said at the start, is a 617 squadron FB Mk VI aircraft. It’s serial number is NT 202. I thought I should look for info and photographs of the aircraft. I can’t find any photographs, but I did find this.
It seems my aircraft was subject to a fatal crash in early August 1944, killing both the pilot, F/O Warren Duffy DFC, age 21, and the navigator F/O Phillip Ingleby age 23. Duffy had just finished his first tour.
The aircraft must have been in, or nearly in, the condition I’m depicting, so the build has taken on a poignancy I wasn’t expecting.
Interestingly, I read about a similar incident in an early (1950’s I think) history of the squadron, but can‘t remember the full details. What I remember is that the author said a pilot was killed after taking the mosquito up for a joyride after completing his tour, and before the aircraft was sent back to its owning squadron, because he wanted to try the mosquito out. It must have been this aircraft I think, because the incidents are so similar.
617 Squadron Mosquito VI NT202 AJ-N F/O. Duffy DFC, RAF Woodhall Spa, North Sea off Wainfleet, Lincs
Personal history of Allied forces aircrew and support services serving 1935 - 1945 including original research.
aircrewremembered.com
It seems my aircraft was subject to a fatal crash in early August 1944, killing both the pilot, F/O Warren Duffy DFC, age 21, and the navigator F/O Phillip Ingleby age 23. Duffy had just finished his first tour.
The aircraft must have been in, or nearly in, the condition I’m depicting, so the build has taken on a poignancy I wasn’t expecting.
Interestingly, I read about a similar incident in an early (1950’s I think) history of the squadron, but can‘t remember the full details. What I remember is that the author said a pilot was killed after taking the mosquito up for a joyride after completing his tour, and before the aircraft was sent back to its owning squadron, because he wanted to try the mosquito out. It must have been this aircraft I think, because the incidents are so similar.
Just for completeness, here they are….
Duffy on the left, Ingleby on the right.
Duffy on the left, Ingleby on the right.
Jim R
SMF Supporter
Reading about air crew during WWII, the thing that always shocks me was just how young they were. My own son, in his early 20s, was an immature university student - beer and girls in that order. He's now a very successful, happily married computer specialist in America. But I just can't imagine him doing what they did. I'm also glad he wasn't asked to.
I know exactly what you mean Jim. It’s summed up very well by the Eric Bogle song “Green fields of France”. Reading the text, Duffy enlisted about three months after his eighteenth birthday, and being Canadian, he didn’t have to! What a complete waste war really is!
Well, gradually working through the sub assemblies that will need painting before assembling the fuselage…..
Bomb bay isn’t quite finished, then it’s decorate the cockpit sidewalls and I can start throwing some paint at it. After that, it’s close up the fuselage.
Wings are all ready to go….
Nascelles needed a bit more filler than is usual with Tamiya. Done now though…..
Onward and upward.
Bomb bay isn’t quite finished, then it’s decorate the cockpit sidewalls and I can start throwing some paint at it. After that, it’s close up the fuselage.
Wings are all ready to go….
Nascelles needed a bit more filler than is usual with Tamiya. Done now though…..
Onward and upward.
Jim R
SMF Supporter
Glad you like it. Looking forward to the cockpit painting and detailing if I’m honest. I’ve had a dummy run on the wings and they seem fine Jim.
Just caught up with this, love a mossie, must get one for when I start my twin engined themed series.
Cheers Karl
Geoffers
SMF Supporter
You could always grab one now and join in the GB Karl.....
There's plenty of time to go yet !!
Andy
Cheers Geoff. Yep, nascelles we’re a bit strange. Needed filler on the bottom join, but fitted superbly to the wing. The wing top to nascelle fit also had a slight step. Not sure if it was me, but it did happen with both, so perhaps not. Everything else so far has fitted excellently..Good start Tim
Shame filler is needed on the nacelles, filler & Tamiya are generally two words you don’t see in the same sentence very often
Geoff.
Agreed Andy. The more the merrier.You could always grab one now and join in the GB Karl.....
There's plenty of time to go yet !!
Andy
With my build rate, how many GBs have I ever completed in my life?You could always grab one now and join in the GB Karl.....
There's plenty of time to go yet !!
Andy
One! And that's that Eagle I posted the other day. I have a week to finish that F-14 too, but it'll never happen.
Coming along nicely there Tim
,We`re at a very similar stage in our respective builds....... with me hoovering up all of the tips i can gleam from your thread,right behind you !!
Just caught up Tim, a cracking start, keep up the good work.
Cheers Andy. Not much to glean yet, just stick the right bits in the right places until you have enough to sling some paint about…..Coming along nicely there Tim
We`re at a very similar stage in our respective builds....... with me hoovering up all of the tips i can gleam from your thread,right behind you !!
Thanks Ian, I appreciate the support. Glad you are enjoying it.