Buchon in RAF colours for BoB film

While back I sent a couple of pics of Buchons done up as Hurricanes to FlyPast and 1 was printed (Black + White).
Underside colour was kept as painted, no change there.

…plus three with RAF roundels and most of the upper surfaces oversprayed dark earth in camouflage pattern, pale blue undersides, black spinners and a red band on the leading edge of the wing inboard of the cannons. These 3 aircraft were coded MI-V,T and S.

Got even more than I bargained for, thanks! 🙂

[QUOTE=Mark12;1208104]The CC report is not 100%,
Mark

Surely not!!!! 😉

Quoting from “Control Column” December 1968, which I just happen to have to hand 🙂

“Bovingdon, visited on Oct 16th by roving reporter Bill Brookes, produced six Me109’s plus three with RAF roundels and most of the upper surfaces oversprayed dark earth in camouflage pattern, pale blue undersides, black spinners and a red band on the leading edge of the wing inboard of the cannons. These 3 aircraft were coded MI-V,T and S. They are identified respectively as G-AWHJ, L and O, c/ns 171, 186 and 199. The other Messerschmitts bore c/ns 166, 187, 190, 193, 208, 228, ‘WHI,M,D,N,P and S respectively, identified by the following marks -,7,9,>>,3 and ->> and the two seater 40/2 ‘WHC 11. Both “He111’s” ‘WHA and ‘WHB, B2-177 and B2-137 respectively were coded 6J PR and also present was one of the Stuka-Proctor conversions, still coded W8+AR, but unidentified. Shuttleworth’s Spitfire AR501-‘WII, N3311 and AI-B and Mahaddie’s ‘SJV, N3314 coded AI-E, ‘VDJ (MH415) N3321 coded AI-M and ‘WGB, Spitfire trainer coded DO-H, also the ex-Canadian Hurricane llc, G-ANLW, coded MI-A and serialled H3418. Also present was the photographic Mitchell.”

See those musty old aircraft magazines ARE useful !!! 😉

Well not too bad from memory, nearly 40 years on.

The CC report is not 100%, the Spitfire, as I remembered, is actually AR213 and not AR501.

Note here at Bovingdon in this Brian Stainer photo that little square unique inspection window on AR213, at the rear of the top fuel tank cover….and the four blade prop.

Mark

APN

Nice work, JDK 🙂

Right now I’m (still) working on a model kit of “MI-T” …
Question: Judging by the picture, only the upper sides were RAF-camouflaged but the undersides kept their Luftwaffe-blue-colour, didn’t they?

Hi Chris,
Here’s my 1/72 model with a friend’s resin-conversion Buchon kit as ‘MI-T’. IIRC, I painted the underside ‘blue’ (you choose) and added roundels (maybe wrong).

Roobarb’s post’s a good one, eh?

Right now I’m (still) working on a model kit of “MI-T” …
Question: Judging by the picture, only the upper sides were RAF-camouflaged but the undersides kept their Luftwaffe-blue-colour, didn’t they?

Quoting from “Control Column” December 1968, which I just happen to have to hand 🙂

“Bovingdon, visited on Oct 16th by roving reporter Bill Brookes, produced six Me109’s plus three with RAF roundels and most of the upper surfaces oversprayed dark earth in camouflage pattern, pale blue undersides, black spinners and a red band on the leading edge of the wing inboard of the cannons. These 3 aircraft were coded MI-V,T and S. They are identified respectively as G-AWHJ, L and O, c/ns 171, 186 and 199. The other Messerschmitts bore c/ns 166, 187, 190, 193, 208, 228, ‘WHI,M,D,N,P and S respectively, identified by the following marks -,7,9,>>,3 and ->> and the two seater 40/2 ‘WHC 11. Both “He111’s” ‘WHA and ‘WHB, B2-177 and B2-137 respectively were coded 6J PR and also present was one of the Stuka-Proctor conversions, still coded W8+AR, but unidentified. Shuttleworth’s Spitfire AR501-‘WII, N3311 and AI-B and Mahaddie’s ‘SJV, N3314 coded AI-E, ‘VDJ (MH415) N3321 coded AI-M and ‘WGB, Spitfire trainer coded DO-H, also the ex-Canadian Hurricane llc, G-ANLW, coded MI-A and serialled H3418. Also present was the photographic Mitchell.”

See those musty old aircraft magazines ARE useful !!! 😉

There are a few photos kicking about on the forum of the Proctuka somewhere – I’ve seen a very brief clip of it flying on one of the recent Battle of Britain DVDs, too.

[QUOTE=Hurrifan;1207797]Read about the Proctukas but have never seen one are there any photos ?

Now there’s a good diversion to the thread. What became of the Proctuka! I’ve probably got the answer somewhere but it’s too late to look. So I’ll simply see what others have to say!

[QUOTE=Hurrifan;1207797]Read about the Proctukas but have never seen one are there any photos ?

The proctuka was use in a Spike Milliagan film, i think it was called ” what i did in the war”. In a german aircraft crash seen. I have seen photos in magazines in the past.

Twas 26 Oct 68. There were more items – including a “Proctuka”.

Tim

Read about the Proctukas but have never seen one are there any photos ?

Good one on the Hurrismit !

Septic,

Yes, open to the public but no flying.

From memory circa October 1968, a Heinkel, the B-25, AR213, TE308, two or three Buchons in Luftwaffe livery, including the two seater.

The RAFwaffe was visible but not part of the static display.

Mark

Twas 26 Oct 68. There were more items – including a “Proctuka”.

Tim

Right now I’m (still) working on a model kit of “MI-T” …
Question: Judging by the picture, only the upper sides were RAF-camouflaged but the undersides kept their Luftwaffe-blue-colour, didn’t they?

Not sure. I think they were repainted all over – the undersides (to me) certainly look lighter by a shade or two…. 😮

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Was the Bovingdon event open to the public and was their a flying display of the film aircraft.

Septic.

Septic,

Yes, open to the public but no flying.

From memory circa October 1968, a Heinkel, the B-25, AR213, TE308, two or three Buchons in Luftwaffe livery, including the two seater.

The RAFwaffe was visible but not part of the static display.

Mark

ZOMBIE ALERT!

Right now I’m (still) working on a model kit of “MI-T” …
Question: Judging by the picture, only the upper sides were RAF-camouflaged but the undersides kept their Luftwaffe-blue-colour, didn’t they?

I always thought those hurricanes looked a bit strange in the movie. I’m glad to (finaly 😮 ) find out why.

Thanks for posting these pics.

Stieglitz

I think that it was a neat little idea………looks pretty effective as well….. 🙂

“Repeat please!”

TWO…. THREE… ZERO….!!!

Thanks for the pics. I was only asking about this a couple of weeks ago and I think the old threads on this subject must have been archived.

Resourceful use of the available airframes anyway.

“Repeat please!”

Great pic – always interesting to see these “Hurrischmitts”!