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Luftwaffe
RF-4E Phantom II - Part 2 |
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1/72 or
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1/72 product
# ADM 72018 - 1/48 product # ADM 48018 - 1/32
product # ADM 32012
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Article by Steve Bamford on June 6 2008 |
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This
decal sheet from AirDOC
is the 2nd in a series of decal sheets that deals
with the Luftwaffe
RF-4E Phantom II. This particular decal sheet features 15
different RF-4E
Phantom II's in Luftwaffe markings.
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# 1 is RF-4E
Phantom II 69-7469, 35+22, AG 51 "I", Jever, in June 1992
"Tactical Air Meet - TAM". This aircraft is painted
in Normal 72 camo with AG "51" artwork on the tail and
drop tanks and cartoon "51" Owl artwork on the side of the
engine intake.
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# 2 is RF-4E
Phantom II 69-7534, 35+87, AG
51 "I", RAF Wildenrath, in June 1978 "Tactical Air
Meet - TAM". This aircraft is painted in Normal 72 camo
with flame artwork on the drop tanks and cartoon "51" Owl
artwork on the side of the engine intake.
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# 3 is RF-4E Phantom II 69-7497, 35+50, AG 51 "I",
Bremgarten, in June 1978 "Squadron exchange with 36 Stomo from
Gioia del Colle, Italy". This aircraft is painted in
Normal 72 camo with cartoon "51" Owl artwork and artwork
of a horse and a bow on the side of the engine intake and artwork of
a white bird on the side of the nose.
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# 4 is RF-4E
Phantom II 69-7498, 35+49, AG 51 "I", Leck, in July 1990
"Zapped with Panther paws by AG 52". This aircraft
is painted in Normal 72 camo with AG "51" cartoon
"51" Owl artwork on the side of the engine intake.
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5 is RF-4E
Phantom II 69-7491, 35+44, AG 51 "I", Gilze-Rijen, The
Netherlands in June 1984 "Tactical Air Meet - TAM".
This aircraft is painted in Normal 72 camo with cartoon "51"
Owl artwork on the side of the engine intake.
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6 is RF-4E Phantom II 69-7491, 35+88, AG 51 "I", Zweibrucken,
in 1984 "Tactical Air Meet - TAM". This aircraft is
painted in Normal 72 camo with cartoon "51" Owl artwork on
the side of the engine intake and big yellow "AC" on the
tail. There is also a very nicely done sharks mouth under
the nose and stripes on the drop tanks in the same colour as the
German flag.
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7 is RF-4E
Phantom II 69-7447, 35+01, WTD 61, Manching, Bavaria, in 1979
"Tactical Air Meet - TAM". This aircraft is painted in
Normal 72 camo with artwork on the side of the engine intake of white
wings on a blue circle.
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8 is F-4F Phantom II 69-7457, 35+10, AG 52, Leck, in 1981. This
aircraft is painted in Normal 72 camo with artwork on the side of the
engine intake of a black panther with the red number 52 on a white
circle.
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9 is RF-4E
Phantom II 69-7501, 35+54, AG 52, Karup, Denmark in 1982. This
aircraft is painted in Normal 72 camo with artwork on the side of the
engine intake of a black panther with the red number 52 on a white
circle. On the tail are large and
stripes in the same colour as the German flag.
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10 is RF-4E
Phantom II 69-7421, 35+74, AG 52, Karup, Denmark in 1982
"Exercise Best Focus". This aircraft is painted in
Normal 72 camo with artwork on the side of the engine intake of a
black panther with the red number 52 on a white circle. On the
tail are aircraft in the same
colour as the German flag and yellow text "BESTFOCUS 82".
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11 is RF-4E
Phantom II 69-7511, 35+65, AG 52, Baden-Sollingen, in June 1983
"NATO Tiger Meet". This aircraft is painted in Normal
72 camo with artwork on the side of the engine intake of a black
panther with the red number 52 on a white circle. On the side of
the forward fuselage under the cockpit is yellow artwork that is too
small to clearly make out although it is clearly printed (the contrast
between the yellow artwork and the light backing paper of the decal
sheet make it hard to see with so little contrast between the colours).
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12 is RF-4E
Phantom II 69-7514, 35+67, AG 52, Baden-Sollingen, in June 1983
"NATO Tiger Meet - small tactical codes". This
aircraft is painted in Normal 72 camo with artwork on the side of the
engine intake of a black panther with the red number 52 on a white
circle.
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13 is RF-4E
Phantom II 69-7470, 35+23, AG 52, Bremgarten, in June 1975
"Exercise Royal Flush XVIII". This aircraft is painted
in Normal 72 camo with artwork on the side of the engine intake of a
black panther with the red number 52 on a white circle. There is
also yellow line drawing artwork on the side of the intake and nose of
cartoon Owl.
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14 is RF-4E
Phantom II 69-7488, 35+41, AG 52, Karup, Denmark in June 1982
"Exercise Best Focus". This aircraft is painted in
Normal 72 camo with artwork on the side of the engine intake of a
black panther with the red number 52 on a white circle. There is
also yellow F-4 jets paint on the jet intake and the tail as well as text
of "BESTFOCUS 82"
on the tail in the same
colour as the German flag.
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15 is RF-4E
Phantom II 69-7523, 35+76, AG 52, Villa France, Italy in 1982
"Squadron Exchange with 3 Stormo". This aircraft is
painted in Normal 72 camo with artwork on the side of the engine
intake of a black panther with the red number 52 on a white
circle. There is also a black and white shield artwork on the
tail.
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16 is RF-4E
Phantom II 35+63.
This aircraft is painted in Normal 72 camo with cartoon "51"
Owl artwork on the side of the engine intake.
I've
always liked the look of the post WW2 German Jets due to the look of the
markings and the colourful options on many Luftwaffe jets. This
decal sheet offers a great variety of aircraft and markings from many
different German Phamtom II's.
The
instructions are beautifully printed in glossy full colour with numbered
arrows showing which decals go where. Each aircraft is shown from
one side angle and there is generic colour drawings showing top and bottom
views of the German RF-4E
which will assist in camo layout and decal placement for national insignia
etc. Some of the side profiles of each jet are from the left or the
right side so you'll have no problem sorting of the camo pattern.
The
decals print by Cartograf come on 1 decal sheet and one tiny insert decal
sheet on the 1/72 sample before me. They are clearly and crisply
printed and appear to be of the highest quality.
I love German jets and this
is a much appreciated decal sheet that is sure to be big seller with
Luftwaffe jet fans as well as Phantom Phanatics looking for more
interesting markings.
Steve
I would like
to thank AirDOC
for providing me with this
review sample.
AirDOC
also has a large selection of aircraft reference books covering modern and
vintage aircraft as well as decals covering vintage and modern aircraft.
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images below to see larger images
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Photos and text ©
by Steve Bamford
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