Thursday, June 29, 2017

1/144 de Havilland Vampire FB.5/FB.52 - Mark I




1/144 de Havilland Vampire FB.5/FB.52 - Mark I

de Havilland Vampire FB.5/FB.52 'Commonwealth Service' (2in1 = 2 kits in 1 box)
(RAF, RAuxAF, RCAF, SAAF)

The de Havilland Vampire was a British jet fighter developed during WWII. It was the second jet, after the Gloster Meteor, operated by the RAF. The Vampire Mk.5, which flew in June 1948, was a fighter-bomber modified from a Vampire F.3 fighter.

It was a single-seat monoplane aircraft, of a combined wood-and-metal construction, powered by a DH Goblin turbojet. It featured twin-boom tail configuration with two wing-root intakes, bubble canopy and was fitted with a non-ejection seat. Two external tanks or 500lb bombs could be carried under the wing, while eight 3" RPs could be attached inboard of the booms.

The Vampire replaced wartime piston-engine fighters and was in front-line service until 1953. The Vampire FB.5 equipped many RAF squadrons in Europe, the Middle East and the Far East, and was supplied to other Commonwealth air force units.

Almost 3,300 Vampires of all marks were manufactured (of which 930 were FB.5s for the RAF and another 88 for export), a quarter of them built under licence in other countries. It was also sold to many nations and operated in a wide range of environments around the world.

Colour schemes included in the kit:
1) de Havilland DH.100 Vampire FB Mk.5, VV217, de Havilland Aircraft Company trials a/c, Hatfield airfield, 1949

2) de Havilland DH.100 Vampire FB Mk.5, VZ267, Black L, No.613 (City of Manchester) Sq., Royal Auxiliary Air Force, Ringway airfield, 1951-57

3) de Havilland DH.100 Vampire FB Mk.5, VZ339, No.421 Sq., Royal Canadian Air Force, Odiham airfield, U.K., spring 1951

4) de Havilland DH.100 Vampire FB Mk.52, Black 238, Advanced Flying School, South African Air Force, Air Force Base Pietersburg, South Africa, 1968

Two injection-moulded kits are supplied in this box and each kit contains 31 parts and three clear parts (the cockpit canopy and position lights). A comprehensive decal sheet is included.

Source: https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/MKM14468

Additional Reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Havilland_Vampire

http://www.airvectors.net/avvamp.html



1/144 de Havilland Vampire FB.5/FB.51/FB.52A/Mk.6 - Mark I




1/144 de Havilland Vampire FB.5/FB.51/FB.52A/Mk.6 - Mark I 

de Havilland Vampire FB.5/FB.51/FB.52A/Mk.6 'In Europe & North Africa' (2in1 = 2 kits in 1 box)
(RAF, French Navy, Italian AF, Swiss AF)

The de Havilland Vampire was a British jet fighter developed during WWII. It was the second jet, after the Gloster Meteor, operated by the RAF. The Vampire Mk.5, which flew in June 1948, was a fighter-bomber modified from a Vampire F.3 fighter.

It was a single-seat monoplane aircraft, of a combined wood-and-metal construction, powered by a DH Goblin turbojet. It featured twin-boom tail configuration with two wing-root intakes, bubble canopy and was fitted with a non-ejection seat. Two external tanks or 500lb bombs could be carried under the wing, while eight 3" RPs could be attached inboard of the booms.

The Vampire replaced wartime piston-engine fighters and was in front-line service until 1953. The Vampire FB.5 equipped many RAF units in Europe, the Middle East and the Far East, while, by far, the largest number of Vampires were stationed in Germany.

Almost 3,300 Vampires of all marks were manufactured, a quarter of them built under licence in other countries, including France, Italy and Switzerland. It was also sold to many nations and operated in a wide range of environments around the world.

Colour schemes included in the kit:
1) de Havilland DH.100 Vampire FB Mk.5, WA144, Black A-U, No.112 Sq., RAF, Brüggen Air Base, Germany, autumn 1953

2) SNCASE (de Havilland DH.100) Vampire FB Mk.51, No.10080, White 57.S.15, Escadrille 57S (École de Chasse a Réaction), French Navy (Aéronautique navale), Khouribga Naval Base, Morocco, mid-1950s

3) de Havilland DH.100 Vampire FB Mk.52A, MM6024, Black S-3 171, 6th Sq. (Gruppo), 4th Fighter Wing (Stormo Caccia), Italian Air Force (Aeronautica Militare), Napoli-Capodichino Air Base, during 'Exercise Cirrus', Wiesbaden Air Base, Germany, August 1951

4) Federal Aircraft Works F+W (de Havilland DH.100) Vampire Mk.6, Black J-1107, Swiss Air Force (Schweizer Luftwaffe), Emmen Air Base, the 1950s Federal Aircraft Works F+W (de Havilland DH.100) Vampire Mk.6, Black J-1107, (experimental camouflage scheme for "Target Actor" a/c), Zielfliegerkorps 5 (Aerial Target Corps), Swiss Air Force, Samedan Airport, 1977

Two injection-moulded kits are supplied in this box and each kit contains 31 parts and three clear parts (the cockpit canopy and position lights). A comprehensive decal sheet is included.

https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/MKM14469

Additional Reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Havilland_Vampire

http://www.airvectors.net/avvamp.html

1/144 de Havilland Vampire FB.5/FB.52/J 28B - Mark I




1/144 de Havilland Vampire FB.5/FB.52/J 28B - Mark I 

de Havilland Vampire FB.5/FB.52/J 28B 'In the North' (2in1 = 2 kits in 1 box)
(RAuxAF, Swedish AF, Finnish AF, Norwegian AF)

The de Havilland Vampire was a British jet fighter developed during WWII. It was the second jet, after the Gloster Meteor, operated by the RAF. The Vampire Mk.5, which flew in June 1948, was a fighter-bomber modified from a Vampire F.3 fighter.

It was a single-seat monoplane aircraft, of a combined wood-and-metal construction, powered by a DH Goblin turbojet. It featured twin-boom tail configuration with two wing-root intakes, bubble canopy and was fitted with a non-ejection seat. Two external tanks or 500lb bombs could be carried under the wing, while eight 3" RPs could be attached inboard of the booms.

The Vampire replaced wartime piston-engine fighters and was in front-line service until 1953. The Vampire FB.5 equipped many RAF units in Europe, the Middle East and the Far East.

Almost 3,300 Vampires of all marks were manufactured, a quarter of them built under licence in other countries. It was also sold to many nations and operated in a wide range of environments around the world.

Colour schemes included in the kit:
1) de Havilland DH.100 Vampire FB Mk.5, WG833, No.603 (City of Edinburgh) Sq., Royal Auxiliary Air Force, Turnhouse airfield, 1954-57

2) DH 100 Vampire J 28B (FB Mk.50), 28317, 18-Red A, Flygflottilj 18 (Wing F 18), Royal Swedish Air Force (Flygvapnet), Tullinge Air Base, spring 1953

3) de Havilland DH.100 Vampire FB Mk.52, VA-3, Black 3, HavLv 11 (Fighter Sq.), Finnish Air Force (Ilmavoimat), Pori airfield, 1953

4) de Havilland DH.100 Vampire FB Mk.52, V0126, Black ZK-X, 337 skvadron (Sq.), Royal Norwegian Air Force (Luftforsvaret), V�rnes Air Station, 1953

Two injection-moulded kits are supplied in this box and each kit contains 31 parts and three clear parts (the cockpit canopy and position lights). A comprehensive decal sheet is included.

https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/MKM14470

Additional Reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Havilland_Vampire

http://www.airvectors.net/avvamp.html

1/144 Heinkel He-162A-2 captured Russian aircraft - by Brengun


1/144 Heinkel He-162A-2 captured Russian aircraft - by Brengun

I assume this is the recently released He-162A Brengun kit, with alternative decals.

https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/BRP144006