I am new to the forum and this is my first post….so tread lightly!
My uncle flew with 411 squadron and was killed in a mid air in Jan 1943. Over the years I have built several models of his Mk 5b and am starting anew with a 1:24 scale kit. I have conflicting information to this point regarding the camoflauge scheme of his craft in January of 1943. From perusing this forum I have quickly realized that there are many individuals out there with tremendous amounts of information that could aid me in completion of this project. I do have a few black and white photos of his ship, however the quality is poor. Based on the contrast in the photos it appears that the craft was in the brown/geeen scheme. Any and all help would be appreciated along with any specifics one might have regarding the collision itself between R6897and AB847 on Jan 28, 1943.
Thanks in advance for your assistance.
Chris
By: Mark V - 5th March 2009 at 20:21
Medium Grey (undersides).
Being pedantic, ‘Medium Sea grey’ 🙂
By: Steve T - 5th March 2009 at 19:34
Just noticed something…serendipitous timing on your part, Chris, in making a Spitfire-related post on 5 March…the anniversary of the Spit prototype’s first flight in 1936!
By: Steve T - 5th March 2009 at 19:16
Chris–
Very unlikely that the Spit would have been in green/brown that late…about the middle of 1941 the switch to grey/green topsides (and pale grey rather than “Sky” undersides) was made. Specifically, the colours were called Dark Green and Ocean Grey (topside camo) and (iirc) Medium Grey (undersides).
I too had a relative who perished in a midair collision between two fighters: F/O Richard F. Slee, a distant cousin from my paternal grandmother’s family, was killed in one of two 1OTU Canadair Sabre 5s that collided over New Brunswick in 1955. (I wasn’t born until ten years later, so never got to meet the fighter pilot in the family…)
Keep us posted on your research for the Spit model…
Cheers
Steve T
By: daveg4otu - 5th March 2009 at 19:09
along with any specifics one might have regarding the collision itself between R6897and AB847 on Jan 28, 1943.
As you are a relative there is a good chance that the MOD/RAF Air Historical branch will give you any info they have about the accident.
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March 5, 2009 at 6:59 pm