"F for Freddie" DH Mosquito Mk.IX
A tragedy in Calgary, Canada; May 10, 1945
- Scale:
- 1:24
- Status:
- In progress
- Started:
- February 5, 2017
- Completed:
- September 5, 2017
- Time spent:
- 1 000 hours
1/24 Airfix Mosquito FB.VI, modified to Mk.IX, complete with 1.5v electric motors to faithfully reproduce the photograph below. As the cowlings are removed and on the tarmac, no modifications for the kit-supplied FB.VI cowlings are necessary (Mk.IX had enlarged nacelles to accommodate the Merlin 72 supercharger: intercooler and enlarged carburetor air intakes).
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Scratchbuilt No kits or aftermaket sets are attached.
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"F for Freddie" Airfix Mosquito FB.VI, modified to Mk.IX
1:24
Calgary (Alberta), May 10, 1945. I am commissioned by the Montreal Aviation Museum Chief of Operations to replicate the ...
Project: "F for Freddie" DH Mosquito Mk.IX
Scratchbuilt
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22 February 2017, 07:03