OT: Name that plane / ship

[MakeeLearn]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: MakeeLearn

MkVIc

Nope.

Thought i saw the semblance of a torpedo

[MakeeLearn]

ORIGINAL: wdolson


This has a series of reports on alternative fuels Japan was trying to make:
https://forum.warthunder.com/index.php?/topic/240213-types-of-aviation-fuel-used-by-japan-in-ww2/

Bill

You chain-linked outside of the family....."You broke my heart Fredo"

[Orm]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

Here's today's plane du jour.

Note: The basic ID is pretty straightforward, but I need the Mk. number for full credit.

Mk X?

[JeffroK]

Mk 1C

[adarbrauner]

ORIGINAL: Denniss

Beaufighter with underwing rocket rails

It has a radar in the nose. If not for the remark about the rockets (and the bright color), I would has said the night fighter version.
So that should be a surface search radar.

do you public confirm?

[adarbrauner]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

Here's today's plane du jour.

Note: The basic ID is pretty straightforward, but I need the Mk. number for full credit.

This is wonderful....

[JeffroK]

ORIGINAL: adarbrauner

ORIGINAL: Denniss

Beaufighter with underwing rocket rails

It has a radar in the nose. If not for the remark about the rockets (and the bright color), I would has said the night fighter version.
So that should be a surface search radar.

do you public confirm?

Correct, ASV radar, sadly it looks too bright to hide amongst the fjords of Norway. Maybe if it was snowy.

[adarbrauner]

ORIGINAL: JeffK

KI-44 II hei of 2nd Chutai, 47th Sentai.

How do you know all of those details....?

[JeffroK]

Picked the Mk1C because lack of dihederal on the tailplanes. Some MKVI's were the same but I believe didnt go to the Western Desert.

While the model is far better than my attempt, is is at least 40 years since my last try, I hate the emphasis on the panel lines.
If you scales up these they would probably cause a loss of 20mph from the drags, plus the pilot would be booting the erk who left black lines on "his" aircraft.

[MakeeLearn]

MKVI's were the same but I believe didnt go to the Western Desert.

Beaufighter Mk VIC were at Malta

"Beaufighter Mk VIF V8380 ‘K’ of No. 89 Squadron RAF running up its engines at Castel Benito Libya"

[MakeeLearn]

Nice pic

Bristol Beaufighter 252 Squadron being serviced in the North West African Desert

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: Orm
Mk X?

No.

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: JeffK

Mk 1C

Nyet.

[JeffroK]

MK VI
272 Sqn Malta 1942
Tamiya 1/48 scale

The list of RAF serials I use has a gap in the T9068 range.

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: JeffK

MK VI
272 Sqn Malta 1942
Tamiya 1/48 scale

The list of RAF serials I use has a gap in the T9068 range.

So this placard is incorrect?

[Chickenboy]

Moving on...

Here's today's mystery plane...

[Shark7]

Ki-84 Hayate (Frank)

[JeffroK]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: JeffK

MK VI
272 Sqn Malta 1942
Tamiya 1/48 scale

The list of RAF serials I use has a gap in the T9068 range.

So this placard is incorrect?

Yes its wrong, no DAP built Mk21's went to the RAF.
http://www.adf-serials.com.au/2a8.htm
As the first didnt fly until May 44 it would also not get Desert Camouflage

I also looked at the box art for the model. [:D]

[JeffroK]

ORIGINAL: MakeeLearn

MKVI's were the same but I believe didnt go to the Western Desert.

Beaufighter Mk VIC were at Malta

"Beaufighter Mk VIF V8380 ‘K’ of No. 89 Squadron RAF running up its engines at Castel Benito Libya"

Castel Benito is at Tripoli, neither it or Malta rate as "The Western Desert, the other is in NW Africa.

[wdolson]

I don't believe the Mk 21 ever served in the Med. They were built in Australia and as far as I recall, all served in the SW Pacific or Burma. And the roundels wouldn't have the red dots.

Bill