The Indian Air Force
received a handful of Defiant TT Mk III ac in mid 1944 to augment such motley
types as the Tiger Moths, Lysanders and Wapitis at the Anti
Aircraft
School
at
Karachi
and the No 22 AA Flight. The AA School had evolved out of the Anti Aircraft and
Coastal Defence Wing of the school of artillery also at Karachi. The Defiants served alongside
Fairey Battles and Wapitis in the target towing roles.
Although pictures of that period indicate only the temperate scheme and
ACSEA markings of blue and sky, I have
used the more striking yellow/black target tug markings typical on all ac so
employed.
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images below to see larger images
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I’ve seen very few
attempts at modifying the MkI into the TT Mk III (the TT Mk III has now become
available in 1/48 scale) and I now understand why.
The effort required requires a very strong motivation and will power to
stay the course, but as I had decided to do all of the Indian Air Force’s 112
types that it has operated since 1932, in 1/72 scale, I had no choice..
So here it is, lots
of plasti card, putty and acrylic sheet for the operators position plus some
spare bits for the air driven winch and then some more putty for the under belly
drogue and its housing. The ac was
hand painted in house hold enamels and decals are from the spares box.
Polly
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