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1/48 SCALE

ED-48116 GLOSTER METEOR FR/MK.9

1. Gloster Meteor FR.Mk.9, WB116 ‘G’
   of B(AC) Squadron, 2nd Tactical Air
   Force, Royal Air Force, based at RAF
   Geilenkirchen, Germany, 1955.


2. Gloster Meteor FR.Mk.9, WX978, ‘Z’ of 8
   Squadron, Royal Air Force, based at RAF
   Sharjah, Trucial States 1959.


3. Gloster Meteor FR.Mk.9, WX962, ‘Q’
   of 208 Squadron, Royal Air Force, based
   around the Middle East 1950s.


4. Gloster Meteor FR.Mk.9, WL265, ‘L’ of 79
   Squadron, Royal Air Force, based at RAF
   Laarbruch, Germany May 1955.


5. Gloster Meteor FR.Mk.9, WB125, ‘UU.B’
   of 226 OCU, Royal Air Force, based at RAF
   Stradishall, 1954.


6. Gloster Meteor FR.Mk.9, VZ611, ‘B.Z’ of

Royal Air Force, based in UK, 1950s.

7. Gloster Meteor FR.Mk.9, WX973, ‘T.G’
   of 79 Squadron, Royal Air Force, based at
   RAF Gutersloh, Germany 1953.


8. Gloster Meteor FR.Mk.9, VZ601 of 79
   Squadron, Royal Air Force, based at RAF
   Gutersloh, Germany 1959.

1/72 SCALE

ED-72116 GLOSTER METEOR FR/MK.9

As listed above

CONCLUSION

A perfectly timed release for

the Airfix kit. Euro decals will

also have a new sheet out for

the Airfix 1/48 Blenheim by the

time of its release next month.

Our thanks to Fantasy Printshop

for the sample, which can be ordered

from http://www.fantasyprintshop.

co.uk or by calling 01208 77772.

Fundekals

M

any of you will be

aware of Fundekals, a

manufacturer that sells

their range exclusively from their

website, from which you then

download the instruction booklet.

This means that anyone with

web access has access to a superb

reference source, and in many

cases a great source of inspiration.

Though most of the range

includes multiple options, there

are a few sheets that have just

one marking option, normally

with an interesting story.

One of these sheets has been

provided for us to review.

The chosen subject is a Spitfire

Mk.1 flown by Squadron Leader

Douglas Farqhaur between

October 1939 and February 1941.

Andrew Douglas Farquhar was a

stockbroker in Glasgow who joined

the Auxiliary Air Force in 1927. By

January 1939 he was commander

of 602 Squadron and led them into

their first air battle on 16 October

1939. That day Farquhar claimed
      a third of a Heinkel damaged,
      and a half of an He 111 in action
      over the Firth of Forth. Along

with 603 Squadron’s claims these

were the first Luftwaffe bombers

shot down by RAF Spitfires.

Farquhar would not score

again until 9 February 1940 when

he damaged an He 111 (1H+EN)

belonging to 5/KG 26 that signalled

surrender by lowering the

undercarriage. The Heinkel was

then forced to land and captured.

On the 22nd Farquhar, along

with P/O Victor Proudman, shot

down another Heinkel (T5+OH) that

crash landed near St Abb’s Head.

Farquhar, in an effort to capture this

bomber intact as well, attempted to

land alongside but instead wound

up upside down in his harness after

nosing over. The Luftwaffe crew

helped the Squadron Leader out

of the crippled Spitfire only after

setting fire to their own airplane.

Farquhar flew Spitfire

K9962 in all of these sorties.

1/72, 1/48 AND 1/32 SCALE

1. Spitfire Mk I, K9962, No. 602 Squadron
   RAuxAF, RAF Drem, October 1939 -
   February 1940

CONCLUSION

How many decals do you buy

for just one option, then the rest

sit in the spares box, never to be

used? At just $5 to $9 this sheet

and the other six produced for the

Spitfire may just be the answer.

Visit their website at http://www.

fundekals.com to see the whole

range. I thank Jonathan Strickland

of Fundekals for supplying us

with the review samples.

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