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404 Squadron in July August 1944
By Laurent DIDIER
Representation of a Bristol BEAUFIGHTER TF Mk X of 404 Squadron in July August 1944 at Strubby airfield ( Lincolnshire ). The aircraft was piloted by Wing Commander Alfred KITCHENER GATWARD ( Royal Canadian Air Force ).
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RAF Pilots - Set 01
B. Major JCA Roseveare, 3rd Parachute Sqn RE
By Andrea Guidoni
A Jeep and its trailer disembark from a Horsa on Landing Zone "N" near Ranville. In order to secure their left flank during the Normandy landings against a possible German counterattack, the Allies decided to commit an airborne division on the east bank of the Orne to hold the ground while waiting for the amphibious offensive. The British 6th Airborne Division was selected to fulfill this mission, which was not limited to simply acting as a shield to protect the flanks of Operation Overlord: once the city of Caen was under Allied control, this airborne unit had to relaunch the offensive towards the Seine.
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6th airborne division arrives in France
Ranville Bridge
By Andrea Guidoni
British soldiers from Nos. 15 and 16 Platoons, 'C' Company, 1st Battalion, Border Regiment, wait in roadside ditches along the Van Lennepweg in Oosterbeek, Netherlands, to repel an enemy attack, which was barely a hundred yards away - 21 September 1944.
You will notice the fabulous painting done by the artist!
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Red Devils-set-01
RAF Mission
By Didier Laurnet
Preparation of a mission that took place on the night of May 31 to June 1, 1944. This mission consisted of the bombing of the Trappes (78) railway marshalling depot. 4 planes were shot down, including this one, which crashed around 1:00 a.m. in the town of La Houssoye (60). There was only one survivor. The plane was shot down by a night fighter.
The model is the LANCASTER from REVELL. The tanker truck from IBG and the tractor and the rest from the AIRFIX box.
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RAF Personnel - Set 02
Pierre CLOSTERMANN in March 1945 in Venloo (Netherlands)
By Didier Laurnet
Nicknamed "France's First Fighter", he was the greatest French ace of the Second World War with 33 confirmed aerial victories and 5 probable ones, most of them against enemy fighters.
The TEMPEST Mk V model is from the ACADEMY brand.
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RAF Pilots - Set 02
"Jean has long moustaches"
Diorama "Jean with Long Mustache" Ranked third in the Model Bus Federation competition 144 (2024).
By Anthony
The evening of June 5, 1944, was peacefully spreading across the small French village. In the garage, a mechanic was busy repairing a 1938 Renault Juvaquatre, whose engine had shown signs of weakness. A quiet and ordinary evening. Outside, Wehrmacht soldiers were chatting quietly, unaware that the next day…
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Renault Juvaquatre
Ranville Bridge
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The bridge is the Ranville bridge, it is just a model/scale model of the real bridge that will be made from a plastic sheet and will go with the Pegasus bridge because I will make the two bridges of the diorama and the gliders.
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Red Devils-set-01