The
Albatross replaced Catalinas in the Norwegian Air Force in the submarine hunter
and reconnaissance roles. 18 aircraft were acquired in 1961. The aircraft served
with 330 and 333 squadrons, each getting 9 aircraft.
Albatross served until 1969 when 333 took on five P-3B Orions. 330 was
disbanded, being reestablished in 1972 in the SAR role with Westland Sea King
helicopters.
The
model is built from Monogram?s 1/72 scale kit, detailed and converted to the
anti-submarine version. The markings are those of 333 squadron.
Consolidated
Catalina Mk.I built by Nils Mathisrud
No.
333 (Norwegian) Squadron was established at Woodhaven in Scotland (near Dundee)
10 May 1943, equipped with Catalina flying boats. The unit had for some time
operated under other names though, from 8 February 1942 as No. 210 Squadron
Norwegian Detachment and later as No. 1477 (Norwegian Flight).
The
model is Academy 1/72 scale, built straight from the box. Most decals are from
various Modeldecal sheets, while the ?Vingtor? name and flag on the nose are
home made.
Spitfire
built by Kyrre Ingebrethsen
AH * M
belonged to 332(N) Sqn in 1942 though it did not have a long career with the
squadron. The Castle Bromwich-built Spitfire was shot down over Dieppe by a FW
190. The Norwegian pilot, Sgt Olav Djønne, bailed out over the Channel and was
rescued.
The stripes
were applied for the postponed operation Rutter in July 42 and there’s a
possibility that the aircraft still wore these stripes during the Dieppe raid.
The serial
AD325 was most likely not painted on this aircraft, as was common on 332 Sqn
aircraft in 42.
Spitfire
Mk IXc built by Tormod Sørvang
Spitfire
Mk IXc flown by Kpt. Marius Eriksen (9 victory’s) when he was shot down May 2.
1943. He survived the war as POW.
The
plane is a kit bash between Hasegawa and ICM. The fuselage and the spinner are
from ICM, and the rest from Hasegawa except a few pieces in the cockpit. Exhaust
pipes are from Moskit and seatbelt from Eduard. The paint are Tamiya acrylic and
decals from Norseman decals. The name TROLL on the fuselage is speculative, but
probable.
F-84G
Thunderjet built by Ragnar Eckhoff
The F-84G Thunderjet was operated by several of the Royal
Norwegian Air Force (RNoAF) squadrons during the fifties. 332 squadron used the
type from 1953 to 1957, when it was replaced by the F-86F Sabre.
The model depicts AH-E, serial 52-8388, and was
built using the excellent 1/48 Revell kit. The bare metal finish is Alclad II,
and the decals are a mixture of items from the kit sheet, roundels from KAR-Decals'
F-84G sheet and home made items.
DeHavilland
Mosquito built by Jens Håkon Brandal
DeHavilland
Mosquito FB.VI of 334 Sqn. based at Gardermoen early 1946. The Royal
Norwegian Air Force roundel was introduced in late 1945, and aircraft were then
graudally repainted. Complete guidelines were not yet
established, so there was room for individual interpretation, and sometimes
the aircraft left traces of their warpaint as evidenced with the RAF
finflash and the stripes on the spinners. The model in 1:48th scale is
based on the Tamiya kit and decals are from KAR-Dekaler no 4805. A
full build article will appear in Model Aircraft Monthly soon.
Junkers
W 34 built by Nils Mathisrud
A
single Junkers W 34 seaplane was the first aircraft operated by the major
Norwegian airline DNL (now part of the Scandinavian Airlines System). It was
acquired in 1935, and operated together with four Junkers Ju 52 seaplanes, a
Sikorsky S-43 amphibian and a Caproni Ca.310 (leased from the Army Air Arm)
until the occupation by Germany in 1940.
The
model is in 1/72 scale and is built from MPMs kit, almost straight from the box.
The kit also includes decals for this aircraft but since they are slightly
inaccurate (not much though), I made a new set with my PC and a laser printer.
Best
Regards
Mr.
Terje Opsahl
Ipms
Norway
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