Boeing B-17, captured Luftwaffe, KG-200

[nönöbär]

Boeing B-17

The Plane:

This is a B-17, I guess there is not so much to tell about this one.... 

The Story

During WW2, several B-17 bombers made emergeny landings in Germany. Some of them were repaired by the Germans and used for evaluation purposes. After this, most of them were assigned to the Kampfgeschader 200 (KG 200), which was used for special operations behing enemy lines. This could be cargo or personal drops in areas recaptured by the allied forces in France or in parts of Russia which was held by soviet forces. KG 200 used a number of different kind of aircraft. Besides "normal" Luftwaffe bombers, it also operated some of the less common ones, like the Ju 290 transports (because of their huge range).
While operating behind eneemy lines, using allied aircraft would give an advantage if those planes were detectd. Therefore, several of the captured B-17s were operated by the KG200.







Together with a DeAgostini 1:144 metal model of a B17.


The Model:

The model is a quite simple Minicraft 1:144 B-17. I used the typical camo painting which was used on captured aircraft during evaluation by the Luftwaffe - yellow lower part and the drest in dark green. For the first time, I tried the hairspray techniq to make the model look as if some color is peeling away. This means: Paint the modl in aluminium colors, glossy finish on it, then hairspray. Paint it in the real colors. Use warm water and a hard brush to remove some of the color again. Finally use glossy finish before adding the decals.

[NARSES2]

That's come out well 

[Go4fun]

Interesting model of a different subject. Well done.

[tigercat]

Always intrigued by KG200 very nice