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Up to 25,000 died in Dresden's WWII bombing - report
I recommend "Dresden," by Frederick Taylor, which, as a paperback, has over 550 pages. The main reason for the falsified figures is Josef Goebbels (no surprise, there,) who simply added a "0" to all of the figures. Post-war, the Communist East Germans continued to use them, so as to denigrate...- Edgar Brooks
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Spitfire prototype - Any experts here?
Just in case you thought that I'd let this one lie fallow, I've come across another fascinating piece of information. With all this talk of K5054 being painted in one of Rolls-Royce's car colours, it would appear that no-one has ever asked Rolls-Royce, themselves. Apparently, in 1936, R-R did...- Edgar Brooks
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- Forum: WWII
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Spitfire prototype - Any experts here?
I've just been reading "Schneider Trophy to Spitfire," a biography of Mitchell, by John Shelton, and he confirms that K5054 didn't emerge in the Rolls-Royce paint scheme until May 9th., 1936, over two months after the first flight; it had the new rudder fitted, by then, too. Edgar- Edgar Brooks
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- Forum: WWII
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Spitfire prototype - Any experts here?
Back in the 1960s, a company sold packs of photographs, for modellers interested in scale r/c models. I couldn't afford many, but I did get the set, for the Spitfire, of AB910, which, at that time, was exactly as built. According to my heading, I can't post attachments, on here, but, believe...- Edgar Brooks
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- Forum: WWII
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Spitfire prototype - Any experts here?
I have to admit that I thought this was the case, too, but, when Humbrol introduced "The Colour System," a few years back, they advocated a mix, for Sky Type S, of 34 (160 parts) + 101 (5) + 99 (4) + 60 (1) 90 never got a mention, except as "beige-green." I have a suspicion that Humbrol...- Edgar Brooks
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- Forum: WWII
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Spitfire prototype - Any experts here?
Actually, I didn't say that AR213 was painted in 34226, in fact Humbrol 90 is nowhere near the "normal" cockpit grey-green (which was in use, by Hawker, as early as the Hart family;) Humbrol supply 78 as their match for that shade. Although AR213 was not built until 1941, it was only the second...- Edgar Brooks
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- Forum: WWII
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Spitfire prototype - Any experts here?
Good morning, Flieger (well, it is here.) One other little snippet, that I forgot to add, yesterday; in the Patrick Stephens book, written to compliment the Airfix 1/24th kit, mention is made of the "sickly" green colour, in the cockpit of the Imperial War Museum's Mk.I, which was down for...- Edgar Brooks
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- Forum: WWII
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Spitfire prototype - Any experts here?
As well as "The Spitfire Story," by Alfred Price, I recommend that you get hold of a copy of "Schooldays to Spitfire," by RJ's son Gordon Mitchell. He relates how he was taken to see the prototype, a few days after the first flight, and was struck by how much better it would have looked with a...- Edgar Brooks
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- Forum: WWII
