This new decal
sheet from Cutting Edge
Modelworks includes markings for 6 different Hawk 75's from Finland,
Norway, the Netherlands and the RAF. The Finnish Hawks below were
captured Hawks that Germany sold to Finland so they could fight
against Stalin in the east.
The
first aircraft is a Hawk 75A-8 from "Little Norway"
basecamp on Ontario Island near Toronto in Canada in 1942.
These were aircraft that weren't delivered before the German
invasion of Norway. The paint scheme is
overall Green Primer FS 34151 with large black numbers
"443" on the rear fuselage and smaller ones on the side of
the engine cowling. The control surfaces are aluminum doped in
colour. There is also red stripes on the ends of the wings
(top and bottom) with small blue and white stripes. The rudder
has the same red/blue/white stripe combination. This was a
trainer and wing guns were frequently removed from these
trainers.
The
second aircraft is a Hawk 75A-8 from Kjeller Air Base, Oslo Norway
in 1940. The paint scheme is overall natural metal/silver with
large black numbers "449" on the rear fuselage.
There is red stripes on the ends of the wings (top and bottom) with
small blue and white stripes. The rudder has the same
red/blue/white stripe combination. This was a trainer and wing
guns were frequently removed from these trainers.
The
third aircraft is a Finnish Hawk 75A-8 flown by Lt. Veikko Evinen,
Flight Leader 3/LeLv 32 in March 1944. The paint scheme is an
overall camo of Oliivin Vihrea (darkish olive green) and Musta (dark
brown) on the top side with DN color (Bluish grey on the underside).
There is a yellow band around the rear fuselage and black numbers
"CU-581" on the rear fuselage. This aircraft has blue swastikas
on white round backgrounds and a large blue "1" with a white
outline on the rudder. Wing tips and engine cowling ring are yellow
like the fuselage band (RLM 04?).
The fourth aircraft
is a Finnish Hawk 75A-4 flown by Capt. Auvo Maunula, Flight Leader 1/LeLv
12 from Joroinen, Finland in July 1941. The paint scheme is an
overall RLM 71 green on the top side with RLM 65 light blue on the
underside). There is a yellow band around the rear fuselage and
black numbers "CU-582" on the rear fuselage. This aircraft
has blue swastikas on white round backgrounds and white arrows (as in bow
and arrows) on the top of the rudder. Wing tips and engine cowling
ring are yellow like the fuselage band. You'll also notice there is
artwork on the side of the fuselage in front of the cockpit of a fellow
that appears to be Stalin.
The fourth aircraft
is a Hawk 75A-7 flown by Sgt. P. C. Van Breen ML-KNIL, 1-VLG-IV NEIAF from
Maospati Air Base in the Netherlands East Indies in 1941. The paint scheme is
camo RAF Dark Green and RAF Dark Earth on top and RAF Medium Sea Grey on
the underside. |