Bill Cross Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 (edited) Apologies if someone beat me to this, but a quick search didn't turn up anything: https://aeroscale.net/news/in-process-100-new-molds-hs-123a-1-wwii-german-attack-aircraft?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook Edited January 19 by Bill Cross RadBaron, LSP_K2, scvrobeson and 5 others 6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Hunter Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 Yep, they've been threatening to release this for a few months now. They only built about 40 of these. The Luftwaffe loved them but the RLM thought they were too old-fashioned for the upcoming war they were planning. They could place a bomb more accurately than the Ju 87 and were very maneuverable. They kept using the last twenty or so of them on the eastern front right up to the end. Anyhow, we'll just have to wait a few more months I'd say. scvrobeson, Rick Griewski, Grunticus and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Cross Posted January 19 Author Share Posted January 19 Was this Galland's first plane? The HS-123, not this particular model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Hunter Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 Nup, he flew a Heinkel He 51 in the Spanish Civil War. I think the first aircraft he flew was a glider! Bill Cross 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark P Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 Galland flew the HS 123 B variant. Mark Proulx Bill Cross 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Cross Posted January 19 Author Share Posted January 19 3 minutes ago, Will Hunter said: Nup, he flew a Heinkel He 51 in the Spanish Civil War. I think the first aircraft he flew was a glider! Heinkel, Henschel, if it's not Vietnam War, I'll pass. Fanes and CRAZY IVAN5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GusM Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 My type of biplane - virtually no rigging! Mark P, Christa, scvrobeson and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRAZY IVAN5 Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 24 minutes ago, GusM said: My type of biplane - virtually no rigging! Yeah, baby! It has a few flying wires but I can live with that. GusM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark_C Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 OMG this was flown in the Spanish Civil War! And by the Chinese! Phantom2, Dennis7423, Rick Griewski and 6 others 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Cross Posted January 20 Author Share Posted January 20 16 hours ago, Mark P said: Galland flew the HS 123 B variant. My information says the B variant was only a prototype. The A seems to be the only one that saw combat. And according to the ever-reliable Wikipedia, Galland only flew the Heinkel He-51. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark P Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 (edited) Well... Gaspatch sells an Hs 123 B in 48th scale that has Galland markings. At the time with 4(SG)/LG 2 in Poland. The B release does include markings for five operational aircraft. FWIW, they also market the A variant, w/o Galland markings. The B series is discussed in The Henschel Hs 123 published by Valiant, Henschel Hs 123 by Kagero and Henschel Hs 123 by MMP books. All state that the B did see production, albeit in limited numbers. The B varied from the A in having larger areas of the wing and ailerons in metal instead of fabric. Mark Proulx Edited January 20 by Mark P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 This is actually a confusing topic. Some sources state there were simply various batches of A airframes whereas others differentiate the production of A and B ones! Bill Cross and CRAZY IVAN5 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 I weirdly like the hump-backed version with the headrest a bit more, so hopefully that is included in a boxing with SCW markings. Love the early splinter scheme Matt Mark_C and CRAZY IVAN5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 Interestingly enough, this book refers to both the A and A-1 (via profile illustrations) with and without the headrest hump. scvrobeson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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