As part of my “All
the Spitfires possible” collection I present the Airfix Mk VIII done up as a 2
sqn Indian Air Force Spit out of Miranshah in 1945 in the old earth and green
with white ID bands scheme. However
the machine has the later blue and sky reduced size roundels with a medium blue
and white spinner and rare nude nose art. Indian
Spits normally carried only a single letter ID in white.
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Next to it is the
Academy Mk XIVe in the markings of Sqn Ldr G Kerr’s 152 sqn (East India) RAF
based at Double Moorings also in 1945. The decals are exchanged with the Mk
VIII, but the sharp amongst you will be able to catch the UM-C instead of the
UM-G that he had on his Mk XIVe LF.
Any way the idea was to
experiment with both the grey/green and earth/green schemes. They are hand mixed
colours with pastel shading and I hope you like them.
Polly
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