Italeri P 40 Kitty hawk
Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2013 3:45 pm
Well here is the 1st 2 part of my build for this GB
The Kitty hawk im building is from 111 squadron of the RCAF during WWII
111 Sqn served a primarily defensive role while at Elmendorf. They were to fly operations in cooperation with the USAAF 11th Pursuit Squadron. Their P-40s needed to be outfitted with long range fuel tanks and suitable bomb racks before they could go forward to the outer islands. But the parts were slow to come, delaying their getting into the action. Instead, they flew reconnaissance patrols and intercepted unidentified aircraft. Since radio communications were compromised by local conditions, there were plenty of unidentified aircraft flying through the region. 111 Sqn was kept quite busy doing interceptions. There were numerous reports of submarine sightings (in total, during the early stages of the war, there was a fleet of nine Japanese I-boats (submarines) patrolling along the whole coastline). So, 111 was very busy in this defensive role but, all the time they were in Elmendorf, they were chafing to get into action. They derisively called this duty "flagpole flying" since they were, in their view, just going out from and returning to the base flagpole.
Part 1
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Part 2
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Thanks for watch Part 3 will follow soon.
The Kitty hawk im building is from 111 squadron of the RCAF during WWII
111 Sqn served a primarily defensive role while at Elmendorf. They were to fly operations in cooperation with the USAAF 11th Pursuit Squadron. Their P-40s needed to be outfitted with long range fuel tanks and suitable bomb racks before they could go forward to the outer islands. But the parts were slow to come, delaying their getting into the action. Instead, they flew reconnaissance patrols and intercepted unidentified aircraft. Since radio communications were compromised by local conditions, there were plenty of unidentified aircraft flying through the region. 111 Sqn was kept quite busy doing interceptions. There were numerous reports of submarine sightings (in total, during the early stages of the war, there was a fleet of nine Japanese I-boats (submarines) patrolling along the whole coastline). So, 111 was very busy in this defensive role but, all the time they were in Elmendorf, they were chafing to get into action. They derisively called this duty "flagpole flying" since they were, in their view, just going out from and returning to the base flagpole.
Part 1
[youtube]p4vhP4zCbjs[/youtube]
Part 2
[youtube]pj1FhWz_UY0[/youtube]
Thanks for watch Part 3 will follow soon.
