Narses2's Blog - or what I'm slowly making progress on

[zenrat]

Looking to tackle a FAA Corsair next as a real world build. I'm trying to build a model of all the aircraft my dad may have seen, or fired at, during his service in the BPF.

So which is this?

[NARSES2]

Looking to tackle a FAA Corsair next as a real world build. I'm trying to build a model of all the aircraft my dad may have seen, or fired at, during his service in the BPF.

So which is this?

Well interestingly he may have done both. Apparently FAA fighter pilots in the Pacific were told that when they were trying to intercept a Kamikaze they should pull out of the attack at a certain altitude because at that point it became the AAA's problem. Many accounts recall that a lot of pilots ignored these instructions and continued their attack, especially if it was on "their" ship. Dad, who was a 20mm Oerlikon gunner, told me that on numerous occasions a friendly fighter would cross his sights whilst he and his loaders were trying to put up as much fire as possible. He said that by the time of the Kamikaze attacks it was more a case of putting up as much fire as possible rather than deliberate aimed fire at a specific target, although they would be trying to track a specific aircraft. 

[Rheged]

Mr Barnes my English master at Carlisle Grammar School did tell of occasions when he ended up with "Friendly fire" damage when(in his own words) he pursued a Kamikaze aircraft  "rather too assiduously"  over the BPF.  It is quite possible that your dad might have been one of those puncturing Adrian Barnes' airframe. During his time in BPF, he flew both Seafires and Corsairs

[NARSES2]

Mr Barnes my English master did tell of occasions when he ended up with "Friendly fire" damage when(in his own words) he pursued a Kamikaze aircraft  "rather too assiduously"  over the BPF.

Any idea which carrier he was based on ?

[Rheged]

Mr Barnes my English master did tell of occasions when he ended up with "Friendly fire" damage when(in his own words) he pursued a Kamikaze aircraft  "rather too assiduously"  over the BPF.

Any idea which carrier he was based on ?

I believe that he started out on HMS Indefatigable , but was temporarily detached to fly Corsairs from Formidable.

[NARSES2]

Mr Barnes my English master did tell of occasions when he ended up with "Friendly fire" damage when(in his own words) he pursued a Kamikaze aircraft  "rather too assiduously"  over the BPF.

Any idea which carrier he was based on ?

I believe that he started out on HMS Indefatigable , but was temporarily detached to fly Corsairs from Formidable.

Well they may well have bumped into each other then. Dad was on Indefatigable, joined her in S Africa (I think) after he'd done his AAA training and she was on her way to the BPF.

[NARSES2]

I seem to have a surfeit of Napier Sabre cowlings, props, spinners etc from my current builds of the KP Tempest Mk II as you get all the bits for a Mk VI in the box as well. Anyway doubt if I'll do anything with them, so could anyone use a couple ? Perhaps for a Sabre engine'd Mosquito ? 

[PR19_Kit]

I could do with one set please Chris, to re-enliven a well ancient build that's been on the Doom Shelf for a while now.

[NARSES2]

I could do with one set please Chris, to re-enliven a well ancient build that's been on the Doom Shelf for a while now.

No prob's Kit. Are you happy to wait until I hand over the Swift ?

[PR19_Kit]

Absolutely, I'm thinking long term. Thanks very much. 

[NARSES2]

No problems 

Probably Telford then which rather surprisingly is less that 4 months away ? 

[Nick]

No problems 

Probably Telford then which rather surprisingly is less that 4 months away ? 

Good grief man, don't panic us like that! 

Put yourself in that little black book 

[NARSES2]

Put yourself in that little black book 

I've simply carried over the ones I collected at school Nick  I plan on leaving them to some library specialising in Social History so future historians will have a record of how times have changed 

[NARSES2]

My August copy of SAM dropped through the letter box this morning, I could have heard it a mile away, and their IPMS page is a report on the Scottish Nationals features a neat photo of the Rotodyne type military transport on the Project Cancelled stand 

There's also an article  on how to convert the Matchbox 1/32 Sea Venom into a single seat RAF Venom FB 4. One of the reasons why SAM is my favourite Mag, it's not all the latest super duper high tech kits 

[kitbasher]

I know SAM has had its ups and downs over the years but it's the true aircraft modelling magazine survivor.  45 years not out?