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AIRFRAME & MINIATURE No.12 The Supermarine Spitfire Part 1 (Merlin-powered) including the Seafire Downloadable Content v1.0 August 2018 II Airframe & Miniature No.12 Spitfire – Foreign Service Foreign Service Depot, where it was scrapped around 1968. One other Spitfire went to Argentina, that being PR Mk XI PL972, which was sold back to Vickers Argentina in March 1947, fitted with three F.24 cameras with The only official interest in the Spitfire from the 8in focal length lens, a 170Imp. Gal ventral tank Argentine Air Force (Fuerca Aerea Argentina) was and two wing tanks. In this form it was bought by an attempt to buy two-seat T Mk 9s in the 1950s, James and Jack Storey Aerial Photography Com- PR Mk XI, LV-NMZ with but in the end they went ahead and bought Fiat pany and taken by James Storey (an ex-RAF Flt Lt) a 170Imp. Gal. slipper G.55Bs instead. F Mk IXc BS116 was allocated to on the 15th April 1947. After being issued with tank installed, it also had the Fuerca Aerea Argentina, but this allocation was the CofA it was flown to Argentina via London, additional fuel in the cancelled and the airframe scrapped by the RAF Gibraltar, Dakar, Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Montevi- wings and fuselage before it was ever sent. deo and finally Buenos Aires, arriving at Morón airport on the 7th May 1947 (the exhausts had burnt out en route and were replaced with those taken from JF275). Storey hoped to gain an aerial mapping contract from the Argentine Government but on arrival was told that his ‘contract’ was not recognised and that his services were not required. -
Fac Newsletter Index 1
FAC NEWSLETTER INDEX compiled by Lincoln Ross currently, issues 149 (Jan/Feb 1993) thru 278 (Jul/Aug. 2014), also 36 and 132 thru 135 I've tried to get all the major articles, all the three views, and all the plans. However, this is a work in progress and I find that sometimes I miss things, or I may be inconsistent about what makes the cut and what doesn’t. If you found it somewhere else, you may find a more up to date version of this document in the Exotic and Special Interest/ Free Flight section in RCGroups.com. http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1877075 Send corrections to [email protected]. Also, if you contributed something, and I've got you listed as "anonymous", please let me know and I'll add your name. Loans or scans of the missing issues would be very much appreciated! issue issu date first e of two model name/article author/ span no. months title/etc. designer in. type comment German flyers with shattered prop surrender 36 cover to British flyer with one kill to his credit no date Surrender in the Air Jim Hyka na illustration already, drawing Shows old find the balloons drawing and contest from Flying Aces Magazine with revised prizes and threats if you can find the 36 hidden balloons. Used Pirelli for first prize, Hidden Balloons contest, etc. third prize only useful for snapping at no date Contest GHQ na humor, lies flies S.16, S.20, short history of the types. As always, if only they had a better engine! 36 article, three Some color info, three view with atrocious no date Early Sikorsky Scouts GHQ? na view printing With Model Builders - Apparently, this model aerodrome has a 36 Randy Wilson's truce in effect, as aircraft from both sides of no date Aerodrome GHQ na article WW1 appear. -
Chaucer Auctions Internet Only
Chaucer Auctions Internet Only . Autograph Auction Entertainment, Military, Sport & Aviation . Started Mar 06, 2015 10am GMT United Kingdom Lot Description Air Cdre Alan Deere DSO DFC WW2 fighter ace signed Mosquito Aircraft Museum cover MAM8 Tiger Moth. Flown and signed by the 1 pilot and owner. Good condition Grp Capt John Cunningham DSO DFC the top nightfighter ace of WW2 and later Comet test pilot signed Mosquito Aircraft Museum 2 DeHaviland DH110 cover flown by Sea Vixen and also signed by the two pilots. Good condition Richard Attenborough signed 463 467 Australian RAF squadrons cover flown by QANTUS 747 Also signed by Sqn Ldr Sneller AFC. 3 Scarce variety. Good condition Sir Bernard Lovell signed RAF Medmenham 25th ann Inspectorate of Radio Service cover, flown by RAF Argosy, only 253 were issued. 4 Good condition AVM Sir Harold Mick Martin DFC the famous 617 Sqn Dambuster Raid pilot signed 1981 Leonard Cheshire homes cover flown by 5 Lancaster. Good condition Rear Admiral Sandy Woodward signed RAF The Task Force to the Falkland Islands cover RAF(AC)4, flown by Hercules. He was the 6 Task Force commander in the War. Good condition 7 Ricky Wilson signed 10 x 8 colour photo, lead singer of Kaiser Chiefs and one of the judges on the TV show The Voice. Good condition 8 Vin Diesel signed 10 x 8 colour action photo from Fast & Furious. Good condition 9 Jayne Torvil1 & Christopher Dean signed white card. Good condition 10 Felix Baumgartner signed stunning 10 x 8 colour photo of his recent World record parachute jump from space. -
A Question of Honor: the Kościuszko Squadron: Forgotten Heroes of World War II by Lynne Olson and Stanley Cloud, 20003, Knopf, 495 Pages
A Question of Honor: The Kościuszko Squadron: Forgotten Heroes of World War II by Lynne Olson and Stanley Cloud, 20003, Knopf, 495 pages. The book, written by veteran American journalists and authors Olson and Cloud, is the engrossing account of Polish fighter pilots who helped save England during the Battle of Britain in 1940. The story of the Kościuszko Squadron is also the centerpiece for a broader history of Poland in World War II. The Prologue sets the theme of the book: Poland's betrayal by the United States and Britain. It describes the Victory Parade in London in 1946. Polish pilots and all other Poles who had fought under British command were excluded. They were barred from the celebration by the British government for fear of offending Stalin. The Kościuszko Squadron of the Polish Air Force had a unique history it had its origins in 1919 when a group of American pilots came to Poland to help Poles in the SovietPolish War. In 1939 The Kościuszko Squadron (or Squadron 303) was formed from experienced Polish Air Force pilots who had fled Poland by way of Romania and France to England. It was the first allPolish squadron in the British Royal Air Force. The first part of the book centers on five pilots from the squadron: Mirosław Feric, Jan Zumbach, Witold Lokuciewski, Zdzisław Krasnodębski and Witold Urbanowicz. The authors had access to the squadron's unofficial diary and to letters, interviews, memoirs, histories and photographs. The personal experiences of these "hell raisers" illuminate the momentous events of the war. -
We Shall Remember Them…
We Shall Remember Them… The Polish Institute and Sikorski Museum – PISM (Instytut Polski i Muzeum imienia generała Sikorskiego – IPMS) houses thousands of documents and photographs, as well as museum artifacts, films and audio recordings, which reflect the history of Poland. Materials that relate to the Polish Air Force in Great Britain form part of the collection. This presentation was prepared in May/June 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic when the Polish Institute and Sikorski Museum was closed due to lockdown. The materials shown are those that were available to the authors, remotely. • The Battle of Britain lasted from the 10th July until the 31st October 1940. • This site reflects on the contribution and sacrifice made by Polish airmen during those three months and three weeks as they and pilots from many other nationalities, helped the RAF in their defence of the United Kingdom. The first exhibit that one sees on entering the Polish Institute and Sikorski Museum is this sculpture. It commemorates the contribution of the Polish Air Force during the second world war and incorporates all the Polish squadrons’ emblems and the aircraft types in which they fought.. In the Beginning….. • The Polish Air Force was created in 1918 and almost immediately saw action against the invading Soviet Army during the Polish-Russian war of 1920. • In 1919 eight American volunteers, including Major Cedric Fauntleroy and Captain Merian Cooper, arrived in Poland and joined the 7th Fighter Squadron which was renamed the “Kosciuszko Squadron” after the 18th century Polish and American patriot. When the 1920-21 war ended, the squadron’s name and traditions were maintained and it was the 111th “Kościuszko” Fighter Escadrille that fought in September 1939 over the skies of Poland. -
Warbirds Over the Beach Air Show Prepares for Takeoff Flying Proms Preview a Note from the Director
The Membership Newsletter for The Military Aviation Museum Spring 2018 INSIDE THIS IssUE: Warbirds Over the Beach Air Show Prepares for Takeoff Hurricane & One-Armed Man 2 History of the Hurricane 2 Zeppelin Ladder 3 Margaret Horton Story 3 Summer of Flight Schedule 4 Summer Camp Preview 5 Flying Proms Preview 5 RAF Centennial Celebration 6 Youth Unplugged 6 Military Aviation Museum www.MilitaryAviationMuseum.org Virginia Beach Airport An impressive line-up of fighter www.VBairport.com and bomber aircraft headlines the upcoming annual Warbirds Over Fighter Factory the Beach Air Show, May 18 -20th at www.FighterFactory.com the Virginia Beach Airport. Hosted Warbirds Over the Beach by Military Aviation Museum, the www.VBairshow.com air show highlights World War II aircraft. The museum is home to one of the largest private collections of World War II military aircraft, each perfectly restored and in pristine flying condition. These planes will be in the air throughout the weekend, especially on Saturday and Flying Proms Preview A Note from the Director: Sunday afternoons. In addition, many exhibitors will display their craft from personal collections around America. A live swing band and many other period performers will provide musical entertainment while guests get an up-close look at these vintage aircraft. Visitors will also meet distinguished World War II veterans and talk with them about their personal The Military Aviation Museum is more than wartime experiences. Re-enactors portraying World just airplanes and hangars. We strive to tell the War II troops from Allied and friendly Axis countries stories that surround these planes. -
Royal Air Force Historical Society
ROYAL AIR FORCE HISTORICAL SOCIETY JOURNAL 49 2 The opinions expressed in this publication are those of the contributors concerned and are not necessarily those held by the Royal Air Force Historical Society. First published in the UK in 2010 by the Royal Air Force Historical Society All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical including photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission from the Publisher in writing. ISSN 1361 4231 Printed by Windrush Group Windrush House Avenue Two Station Lane Witney OX28 4XW 3 ROYAL AIR FORCE HISTORICAL SOCIETY President Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Michael Beetham GCB CBE DFC AFC Vice8President Air 2arshal Sir Frederick Sowrey KC3 C3E AFC Committee Chairman Air 7ice82arshal N 3 3aldwin C3 C3E 7ice8Chairman -roup Captain 9 D Heron O3E Secretary -roup Captain K 9 Dearman FRAeS 2embership Secretary Dr 9ack Dunham PhD CPsychol A2RAeS Treasurer 9 3oyes TD CA 2embers Air Commodore - R Pitchfork 23E 3A FRAes ,in Commander C Cummin s :9 S Cox Esq 3A 2A :A72 P Dye O3E 3Sc(En ) CEn AC-I 2RAeS :-roup Captain 2 I Hart 2A 2A 2Phil RAF :,in Commander C Hunter 22DS RAF Editor & Publications ,in Commander C - 9efford 23E 3A 2ana er :Ex Officio 4 CONTENTS THE PRE8,AR DE7E.OP2ENT OF DO2INION AIR 7 FORCES by Sebastian Cox ANS,ERIN- THE @O.D COUNTRABSB CA.. by , Cdr 11 Colin Cummin s ‘REPEAT, PLEASE!’ PO.ES AND CCECHOS.O7AKS IN 35 THE 3ATT.E OF 3RITAIN by Peter Devitt A..IES AT ,ARE THE RAF AND THE ,ESTERN 51 EUROPEAN AIR FORCES, 1940845 by Stuart Hadaway 2ORNIN- G&A 76 INTERNATIONA. -
Euroavia Newsletter #225 1 from Newsletter PWG
#225 - March 28, 2015 Contents From Newsletter PWG... 2 IB report 2 Happening around Europe 3 Berlin .................................................. 3 The Flying-V (not the guitar!) ................................. 3 Deblin .................................................. 3 Delft ................................................... 4 Naples .................................................. 6 IVX A mini shuttle speaking Italian .............................. 6 Pisa ................................................... 7 Seville .................................................. 9 Valencia ................................................. 9 EAFlyInVlc 2015 ......................................... 9 Future Deadlines 10 Euroavia Newsletter #225 1 From Newsletter PWG... Hi EUROAVIAns! Spring has come with an amazing solar eclipse.. Have you seen it? Here, under the leaning tower of Pisa, it was partial (about 60%), but it was a wonderful sunny day so we could see it very well! :) However, there are good news from all around Europe: innovative aircraft design, past and future international event, and more again. Go and find out more.. You won't regret it! All my love, Valentina Luchetti NL PWG Apprentice [email protected] http://newsletter.euroavia.eu IB report Patrick Lorrig (EYE WG Coordinator) represented EUROAVIA. The conference was very interesting Dear fellow EUROAVIAns, and was dedicated to space technologies where many important and well known scientists and pro- It is my pleasure to write an article again after fessionals -
Compiled by Lincoln Ross Model Name/Article Title/Etc. Author
compiled by Lincoln Ross currently, issues 82 (Jan 1983) thru 293 (Jan 2017), 296 (Jul, 2017) thru 300 (Mar/April 2018), also 1 (Nov. 1967), 2, 3, 36, 71 (Jan. 1980) and 82 (Jan 1982) I've tried to get all the major articles, all the three views, and all the plans. However, this is a work in progress and I find that sometimes I miss things, or I may be inconsistent about what makes the cut and what doesn’t. If you found it somewhere else, you may find a more up to date version of this document in the Exotic and Special Interest/ Free Flight section in RCGroups.com. http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1877075 Send corrections to lincolnr "at" rcn "dot" com. Also, if you contributed something, and I've got you listed as "anonymous", please let me know and I'll add your name. Loans or scans of the missing issues would be very much appreciated, although not strictly necessary. Before issue 71, I only have pdf files. Many thanks to Jim Zolbe for a number of scans and index entries. His contributions are shaded pale blue. In some cases, there are duplications that I've kept due to more information or what I thinkissue is a better entry date, issu usually e first of model name/article author/designe span no. two title/etc. r in. type comment 1 Lt. Phineas Nov 67 Club News Pinkham na note "c/o Dave Stott", introduces the newsletter 1 The first peanut scale contest, also 13 inch Nov 67 Peanut Scale GHQ na note rule announcement. -
A World War 2 Polish Fighter Pilot Jan Zumbach
A World War 2 Polish Fighter Pilot Jan Zumbach Jan Zumbach joined the Polish Air Force in 1936 and became a pilot. He flew old planes like the Polish P7 fighter. During the summer of 1939 he broke his leg in a flying accident and so he did not fly in the battle against the Germans who invaded Poland in September 1939. When his leg was better, Zumbach escaped from Poland to France and flew a Morane 406 plane as a fighter pilot for the French Air Force. But on the 10th June 1940 during the German invasion of France, Zumbach was shot down by a German ME 109 fighter. Luckily, he escaped from his plane by parachuting down and was not hurt. The next week he escaped to England in a boat and flew for the British Royal Air Force as a fighter pilot in the Battle of Britain in 1940. He was a pilot in number 303 Polish Fighter Squadron. He flew a Hurricane fighter during the Battle of Britain and shot down 8 German planes, mostly ME 109s. In 1942 he became the leader of 303 Polish Fighter Squadron. By 1942 he was flying a Spitfire fighter plane with a Donald Duck painted on it. World War 2 Polish Fighter pilot Jan Zumbach Jan Zumbach joined the Polish Air Force in 1936 and became ________. He flew old planes like the _________________. During the summer of 1939 he broke his leg in a ____________ and so he did not fly in the ___________________ who invaded Poland in September 1939. -
'First to Fight'
THE INSTITUTE OF NATIONAL ‘FIRST TO FIGHT’ REMEMBRANCE – COMMISSION FOR THE POLES THE PROSECUTION OF CRIMES AGAINST ON THE FRONT LINES THE POLISH NATION OF WORLD WAR II. ŁÓDŹ 2017 r. Curator: This exhibition consists of archival materials Artur Ossowski and photographs from the collections of: Australian War Memorial (AWM) Script: Imperial War Museum (IWM) Paweł Kowalski Artur Ossowski Institute of National Remembrance Instytut Pamięci Narodowej, IPN) Paweł Spodenkiewicz ( Prof. Janusz Wróbel Polish Institute and Sikorski Museum in London Magdalena Zapolska-Downar (Instytut Polski i Muzeum im. gen. Sikorskiego, IPMS) Museum of Polish Arms in Kołobrzeg Review of the script: (Muzeum Oręża Polskiego, MOP) Maciej Korkuć PhD Museum of Pro-Independence Traditions in Łódź (Muzeum Tradycji Niepodległościowych, MTN) Art design: Regional Museum in Piotrków Trybunalski dr Milena Romanowska Polish Army Museum in Warsaw (Muzeum Wojska Polskiego, MWP) Illustrations: Jacek Wróblewski National Digital Archive in Warsaw (Narodowe Archiwum Cyfrowe) Maps: KARTA Centre (Ośrodek Karta, OK) Sebastian Kokoszewski Polish Press Agency (Polska Agencja Prasowa, PAP) Typesetting: Master, Łódź Front cover: No. 303 Squadron pilots in front of Hawker Hurricane, 24 October 1940. From left to right: Second Lieutenant Mirosław Ferić (died on 14 February 1942), Canadian Captain John A. Kent, Second Lieutenant Bogdan Grzeszczak (died on 28 Au- gust 1941), Second Lieutenant Jerzy Radomski, Second Lieutenant Jan Zumbach, Second Lieutenant Witold Łokuciewski, Second Lieutenant Bogusław Mierzwa (died on 16 April 1941), Lieutenant Zdzisław Henneberg (died on 12 April 1941), Sergeant Jan Rogowski, and Sergeant Eugeniusz Szaposznikow. (Photo by Stanley Devon/IWM) 3 A member oF the AntI-German CoalitIon World War II ended 70 years ago, but the memory of the conflict is still alive and stirs extreme emotions. -
W 80. Rocznicę Bitwy O Anglię
Wczoraj dwóch kolegów nie wróciło. Cebrzyński i Stefan Wójtowicz, dziś dostaliśmy telegram, żeby przyjechać po ciało. Zaczyna się kruszyć. Co prawda narobiliśmy szkody szwabom, bo już jest ponad 50 maszyn szwabskich, pomimo że nasz dyon urzęduje od paru dni. Co dzień przy- chodzą telegramy gratulacyjne od Króla, od Sikorskiego, to od dowódz- twa, co dzień rekordy są. Np. wczorajszy dzień dał nam 16 szwabskich maszyn, czego Anglicy nie mogli sobie wyobrazić przedtem. Teraz gdzie się ruszyć, w mieście czy na wsi, słychać „Polish Squadron brave, hero”. A być gdzieś w lokalu to wszyscy by nas wykąpali w piwie, czy w innych napojach, żeby mogli. Ale to wszystko nic, żeby tylko najszybciej wrócić. Sgt Marian Bełc Northolt, 12 września 1940 r. ISBN 978-83-64424-67-0 Dofinansowano ze środków Ministra Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego pochodzących z Funduszu Promocji Kultury W 80. rocznicę Bitwy o Anglię www.lotniczyantykwariat.pl ROBERT GRETZYNGIER • WOJTEK MATUSIAK • JACEK STęPOWSKI Uroczysty moment dekoracji sierż. pil. Mariana Bełca, asa myśliwskiego z Dywizjonu 303, Krzyżem Srebrnym Orderu Wojennego Virtuti Militari przez gen. Władysława Sikorskiego 28 października 1941 r. Tekst: Robert Gretzyngier, Wojtek Matusiak, Jacek Stępowski Współpraca: Zbigniew Charytoniuk, Piotr Hodyra, Sławomir Hordejuk Grzegorz Korcz, Remigiusz Gadacz. Spis treści Korekta: Dorota Hałatiuk II wojna światowa zaczęła się w Polsce 1 września 1939 r. 6 DTP: Robert Gretzyngier Droga do lotnictwa polskiego we Francji . .7 Udział lotników polskich w kampanii francuskiej . 8 Rys. na okładce: Jarosław Wróbel Ewakuacja na Wyspę Ostatniej Nadziei. .9 Bitwa o Anglię – bitwa, która odmieniła losy wojny. 10 Zdjęcia zamieszczone w publikacji pochodzą ze zbiorów autorów oraz osób i instytucji wspierających działalność Fundacji Historycznej Lotnictwa Polskiego Ilu Polaków wzięło udział w Bitwie o Anglię? .