gaddied Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 Looking for some decals That have markings of Aces that flew the Mosquitos. Been looking but haven't found any. Anyone know of any? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRAZY IVAN5 Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 The only decals that I can find and have used is Xtradecal x32-058, nice decals but not what you're wanting. there seems to be a real lacking for this aircraft in this scale. odd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark P Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 Well, I can say that Eagle Editions is soon to release a new decal sheet for the Mk VI Mosquito in 32nd scale. There will be two aircraft from 418 Sqn, one from 305 Sqn and one from 23 Sqn. They are at the printers. HTH Mark Proulx esarmstrong, Bill M., Juggernut and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaddied Posted February 3, 2023 Author Share Posted February 3, 2023 Great news , can't wait ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctayfor Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 I'm hoping for something from the Amiens Prison Raid (Operation Jericho), preferably 487 Sqn RNZAF although I would probably accept 21 Sqn RAF or 464 Sqn RAAF participants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctayfor Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 Incidentally, the 80th anniversary of Operation Jericho is in 12 months. Also, the Kiwis of 487 Sqn are the guys who successfully precision bombed the Aarhus Gestapo HQ and later the Copenhagen Gestapo HQ. In both cases they managed to avoid damaging surrounding buildings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wurgermeister64 Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 While I am no expert on RAF missions targeting the Gestapo & the SS, and this is just my 2-penny bit with no offense intended toward your post, please note that while the Aarhus mission may have yielded low collateral damage to civilians, Operations Jericho and Carthage were markedly different. Also, if you are specifically referring to Operation Carthage targeting the Gestapo HQ at the Shellhouse in Copenhagen (1945), the destruction wrought at the neighboring girls' school is something that is still well remembered by those old enough to recount the mission to their descendants. Hence, it was NOT one of the RAF's more glorified undertakings yielding low amount of battle damage, where "they managed to avoid damaging surrounding buildings.". The cost to civilians was enormous during both Operations Jericho (an operation which was arguably unnecessary if French accounts are to be believed) and Carthage, as evidenced by post mission reports filed by SOE and French and Danish civilian authorities, respectively. R Palimaka 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dpgsbody55 Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 Saw a few decal sets for this kit at Hannants last week. But it will be good to see some more options too. Cheers, Michael CRAZY IVAN5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Palimaka Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 (edited) 22 hours ago, ctayfor said: Incidentally, the 80th anniversary of Operation Jericho is in 12 months. Also, the Kiwis of 487 Sqn are the guys who successfully precision bombed the Aarhus Gestapo HQ and later the Copenhagen Gestapo HQ. In both cases they managed to avoid damaging surrounding buildings. Following up on Wurgermeister64's comment, you might want to reconsider. This is not to disparage the courage and skill of the Mosquito crews in any way, and highlights the horrible accidents that sometimes occur in wartime. The attack on the Shellhus in Copenhagen was particularly tragic as 86 schoolchildren and 18 staff members at the Jeanne D'Arc School were killed. One of the Mosquitoes in the first wave hit a lamppost (!) and crashed into the school which started a fire about a mile away. Some of the subsequent waves bombed the burning ruins of the school. There is a Danish film called "The Bombardment" ( the English title ) which is currently showing on Netflix in North America which covers the raid. Operation Carthage Aarhus Raid The RAF were understandably horrified by the accidental bombing. I remember reading in Johnny Johnson's book "Wing Leader" that the RAF held a large airshow in Denmark after the war, and the proceeds went to the families of the survivors of the Copenhagen raid. Sorry for sidetracking the thread. Richard Edited February 6, 2023 by R Palimaka LSP_K2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctayfor Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 (edited) On 2/6/2023 at 10:30 AM, R Palimaka said: Following up on Wurgermeister64's comment, you might want to reconsider. This is not to disparage the courage and skill of the Mosquito crews in any way, and highlights the horrible accidents that sometimes occur in wartime. The attack on the Shellhus in Copenhagen was particularly tragic as 86 schoolchildren and 18 staff members at the Jeanne D'Arc School were killed. One of the Mosquitoes in the first wave hit a lamppost (!) and crashed into the school which started a fire about a mile away. Some of the subsequent waves bombed the burning ruins of the school. There is a Danish film called "The Bombardment" ( the English title ) which is currently showing on Netflix in North America which covers the raid. Operation Carthage Aarhus Raid The RAF were understandably horrified by the accidental bombing. I remember reading in Johnny Johnson's book "Wing Leader" that the RAF held a large airshow in Denmark after the war, and the proceeds went to the families of the survivors of the Copenhagen raid. Sorry for sidetracking the thread. Richard You are quite right. Now that you brought it up, I read about that several decades ago and I apologise for the misrepresentation. I can only plead advancing age and incipient Alzheimers to have forgotten such a tragedy. Edited March 12, 2023 by ctayfor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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