Kagemusha Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 I notice that the 00 option doesn't include the kill marking for the RAF Wellington; chain of command is one thing, walking away would have been another, shooting down an aircraft fighting against the occupiers of your country is yet another - he could have shot to miss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norbert Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 When you flew with Vichy air force, you did not realy fly with the germans, it was still for France. You just forget that british forces attacked french Navy short after french surrender, so they became ennemies to french forces. So, nothing strange in this british bomber kill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 Again, based on the information we have now, this is plain obvious. However, I cannot say for sure this was the case for the guy in his plane! We shall not forget that for centuries France and England were enemies without mercy. This looks totally odd now in western Europe but this friendship was far from obvious before WW1 and this was less than 25 years before... This explains why propaganda against the Brits was quite easy to resurrect. Think about the famous "Remember Mers-el-Kebir". Don't get me wrong, I am not defending this guy. I am just trying to look at the situation through the devil's advocate glasses ;-) Uncarina 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 Yep, I know all about Mers-el-Kebir - the French sailors were asked to surrender their ships for fear they would end up in German hands and refused, which led to them being boarded by British forces and deaths on both sides - but wasn't the German invasion of France worse? The invasion of North Africa was the opening up of a second front, which ultimately led to the liberation of France. With the greatest respect Norbert, Vichy was in bed with the Germans - how many French citizens died as a result of Vichy collaboration, whether at concentration camps or other? Or was there nothing strange in that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 Well, things were alas not so obvious. When France surrendered, it was not obvious for most French citizens that the Vichy government would collaborate so actively with the Germans. Vichy became a fascist-like government but the situation was not clear-cut in 1940. Re-read documents of the era, including French newspapers and you will see that the situation evolved progressively and I guess this is what explains the fact that more and more soldiers defected to join the Free French. For some it was obvious before the French stopped the battle and they tried to leave with the Brits at Dunkerke whereas, for others, this took more time. Retrospectively, it is easy to consider what should have been the best choice. Generally, historical events are only understood decades later... We are lucky to be so informed now. However, I am not so sure this would prevent people from 2016 to do similar terrible errors! Thierry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 Can't agree more Thierry, the history is never black or white . And it is there for us to learn and understand the facts in order to avoid making the same mistakes as our predecessors . M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdobrze Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 Due in August it is now the end of September. LSP_K2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Palimaka Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 (edited) It's been available in online shops like Hannants for a bit, and about to arrive in some shops in Canada. Edited September 22, 2016 by R Palimaka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Texan Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 Yeah, but it ain't here in the good ole USA yet. At least I haven't found it here, yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 (edited) Mine just arrived, Thank You Miloslav probably first in north america Edit: a majority or jumping smilies removed Edited September 23, 2016 by Martinnfb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 Geez, Martin, your post is making me dizzy! Congrats on getting a Yak; will definitely get me one. LSP_K2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 (edited) smiley correction applied , I also ordered a set of masks from mhmodels.cz http://www.modelforum.cz/download/file.php?id=1237107 Edited September 23, 2016 by Martinnfb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coogrfan Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 A quick fyi : Squadron is having a store wide 25% off Memorial Day sale thru Monday. As a result I was able to pick a SH Yak-3 for a mere $36.74 + s/h. http://www.squadron.com/Special-Hobby-1-32-Yakovlev-Yak-3-Normandie-Nieme-p/so32067.htm Troy Molitor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Molitor Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 $36 for this kit is a fabulous deal. Thanks for the tip Coogrfan. I have this lovel bird in my limited stash here in SIN. My wife will seriously going roll her eyes when she arrives and see what I've.......hmmmm, ah.....collected In my small apartment with no room to spare. Damn. Troy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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