Nadew,
thank you very much, when I complete my MB339 (in months, I’m slow!) I’ll give you the credits of the info!
Thanks to both of you for the post, very useful to me.
Cheers from Italy.
Davide
Well guys, I think that I have nearly enough modelling info to make an Eritrean bird.
The armament will be 2 cluster bombs whose colors can be seen from Nadew pictures (grey and green,very good info!).
No problems with dates, yesterday I read the article from ACIG (http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_189.shtml). By the way Nadew: I saw you in the sources of the article 😀
I have a last doubt that came reading what you last told me Nadew: in the SAMI model magazine with colors and scheme, flag doesn’t actually appear(maybe they had it when they were in Venegono-Italy as clearly seen on Flex’s pictures), but they put a national insignia on left wing upper surfaces and right wing bottom surfaces. This roundel doesn’t appear on Flex’s flying MB339.
Were there those wing roundels or not, as far as you know?
Thank you!
Davide
Flex and Nadew:
thanks to both of you, the info you gave me it’s all right as it’s enough for a plastic model.
1)two BL755 Cluster bombs should be a realistic load for the missions it flew(Two right?).
2)Is it known the serial of the aircraft that flew that missions (I have all the serials, I mean this particular serial)?
3)Another question: when delivered the 339 had the national flag on its fin, on one of the pictures shown by Flex (the one that looks flying over the desert), the flag disappeared. Now, is the flag present or only national roundel still remains as far as you know?
4)Did the mission aircraft wear any other special marking, besides the stencilling and National Insignia or was it a regular aircraft(kill markings or mission markings or whatever)?
I know maybe the info I’m asking for is too much, but I better ask to make sure..:cool:
Anyway, a big thank again!
Davide
PS:I have a model magazine (I don’t remember which one) page scan with all camo, so the regular camo and colors shouldn’t be an issue.
Thank you Flex but I already have these ones 😀
Do you hav esomething else in your huge database?
Do you know anything about the weapons used?
Anyway, thanks for your contribution!
Davide
Wow great pictures, any updates with the Iranian, Egyptian and Iraqi Tucanos?those pictures are very rare!!!