International Beagle

[comrade harps]

The Red International Air Divisions acquired the Beagle in 1951, their first action being during the July 1951 Big Red Offensive in Korea. This offensive ended the stalemate that had settled over the war torn peninsula for the past six months. With the North Koreans now aided by Chinese Maoist, Socialist Union and International forces, the United Nations was driven back to a dozen or so islands off the southern coast.



KHM-M "Beagle", Blue 08, 436th International Air Division, Sondok Air Base, 4th July, 1951
Target: Pusan Harbour
Crew: Sean McKillop (pilot, Irish), Dexter Harvey (navigator/borbardier, American), Brian Maher (tail gunner, Australian)

Using torpedoes and rockets in a daring night time attack on Pusan Harbor, this crew was credited with the sinking of the cruiser USS Juneau (CL 119).



Point of interest: The International's red star featured a black dot at its centre.

 

[Maverick]

Comrade Harps,

Let me be the first to extend my fraternal socialist greetings.  Your exemplary work is a tribute to the proletariat's capacity for industrial ingenuity.

Comrade Mavericksi

(Translation)

Your Beagle rocks, I was expecting an F-15E and got a pleasant Surprise.

Cool

Mav

[Rafael]

Excelent!! just.... Excelent!!

Rafa

[Sisko]

Nice One!!!!!!!

Love that camo job

[Brian da Basher]

Wow that's sweet, comrade harps! Welcome to the asylum!

Brian da Basher

[Eddie M.]

That is one sweet jet! Outstanding paint work as well. B)
   Eddie  

[philp]

Nice looking camo.

[BlackOps]

POP!  (eyeballs fully extended!)   Way Cool!     Very nice job.

[GTX]

Very nicely done - interesting backstory too (this has much potential).

Regards,

Greg

[Phnx28]

Great! Does a revived Comintern become a full-fledged Red alternative to the UN in this timeline as well?

[B777LR]

Looks great!

[Dork the kit slayer]

AS they say on "Jazz club"..............................niiiiiice B)  

[Archibald]

Very interesting!    

[Ian the Kiwi Herder]

Great use/combiantion of camouflage colours. Very, very nice.

Ian