Looking for - 1/72 Spitfire decals

Started by dadlamassu, January 15, 2020, 02:27:34 PM

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dadlamassu

I have been asked to assist my local Primary School to assist with their WW2 Home Front and Battle of Britain project.  As part f it we are going to build some Airfix Spitfires.  I would like to make at least one from our local Royal Auxiliary Air Force unit - 603 (City of Edinburgh) Squadron Coded XT
1939 – Equipped with the Spitfire and credited with shooting down the first enemy aircraft over the UK in World War Two, shooting down a Heinkel He111 bomber into the Firth of Forth.
1940 - Deployed to RAF Hornchurch to take part in the Battle of Britain, becoming one of the leading scoring squadrons.

I would most grateful if anyone has at least the fuselage roundels and codes from Airfix set 10999 Battle Of Britain Memorial Flight Lancaster Spitfire Hurricane that they are willing to part with - I am happy to pay for them and postage.  PM me if you are able to help. Many thanks.


The Wooksta!

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I might have a spare set somewhere...

Edit:  Good news and bad news.  I've found some Airfix decals for the Spitfire but there's no serial code.  However, that was for a mk IIa, and they didn't see service with 603 until October 1940, thus after the battle.  So I've dug out the sheet for the Airfix mk Ia, which will give you a mk Ia serial, albeit for an aircraft with a different squadron.  I doubt anyone looking will know the difference and if they do, they'd be a bit churlish to piss on the kiddies bonfire.
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dadlamassu

Many thanks.  The different codes will be useful as not everyone will want the same DW-K markings! I will PM my address.

Did 603 not fly Spitfire Mk1a in the Battle?  I have a print showing what I thought was a 1a coded XT-A over the Forth Bridge in 1939 commemorating the shooting down of the first German bomber.

dadlamassu

Quote from: The Wooksta! on January 15, 2020, 04:10:53 PM
I might have a spare set somewhere...

Edit:  Good news and bad news.  I've found some Airfix decals for the Spitfire but there's no serial code.  However, that was for a mk IIa, and they didn't see service with 603 until October 1940, thus after the battle.  So I've dug out the sheet for the Airfix mk Ia, which will give you a mk Ia serial, albeit for an aircraft with a different squadron.  I doubt anyone looking will know the difference and if they do, they'd be a bit churlish to piss on the kiddies bonfire.

Many thanks for the offer and interest.  I doubt that the kids (except one "the expert") will appreciate the difference between a Mk1a and a Mk IIa so the squadron codes will be more important than the serial numbers.

A pilot from just outside our village Claud Eric Hamilton (no relation) was with the squadron before the war and served during the battle. http://www.bbm.org.uk/airmen/HamiltonCE.htm Oddly enough we are twinned with a village in Malta and last year I did a short memorial service at his grave in Malta. 

My address - Alan Hamilton. 7 Corston Park, Livingston, West Lothian, EH54 5NT

Thanks again