Moggy old chap, do you have a list of the planes used historically by both sides on the Anglo-Iraqi war? Can only found incomplete lists.
Thanks.

Britain and Commonwealth:

Fighters:

Gloster Gladiator, Curtis Tomahawk IIB, Bristol Blenheim IVf, Hawker Hurricane I

Bombers:

Fairey Gordon, Airspeed Oxford, Hawkwr Audax, Fairey Swordfish, Vickers Wellington, Bristol Blenheim IV, Vickers Vincent, Vickers Valentia

Transport:

Bristol Bombay, Douglas DC-2

Royal Iraqi Air Force:

Fighters:

Gloster Gladiator, Breda Ba.65, Douglas 8A-4, Hawker Nisr

Bombers:

SIAI-Marchetti SM79, DH Dragon

Italian Regia Aeronautica posing as RIAF:

Fighters:

Fiat CR42

Luftwaffe posing as RIAF:

Fighters:

Bf110C

Bombers:

Heinkel He 111

Transport:

Junkers Ju52, Junkers Ju90

Vichy French Armee de l'Air de l'Armstice:

Fighters:

Dewotine D520, MS406

Moggy DCM

Several days work over the past few weeks has given me some of the basic textures for the Vickers Valentia, but not enough yet to start building the 3dz.



The other troublesome model is your Bristol Bombay, which I can't find any good scale drawings.

http://www.the-blueprints.com/blueprints...%29_%281921%29/


http://www.the-blueprints.com/blueprints...%29_%281935%29/

http://www.airwar.ru/enc/bww2/bombey.html

You have most likely seen these....but just in case.

Thanks Col - you know how much I want that Valentia.

Muchly Obligated.

Moggy DCM

Thanks a lot Moggy!

Hi Col L,

Wrong Valentia! Vickers built a couple of seaplanes with that name in 1921 (originally called Valencia) but when they were asked to build the latest version of the Virginia/Victoria series of bomber/transports in 1934, after some haggling the Air Ministry told them that they should call it the Valentia as the previous version had never entered military service. Confusing is it not?

Pete

It's funny that so many aircraft have no written histories. Lots of Moggy's planes are between the wars aeroplanes which only saw fleeting service in WII before being paid off. That DH Dragon is a case in point, Do a search for DH Dragon, and you find almost nothing on the Dragon, but loads on the Dragon Rapide. All I've got is a rather wonky scan off of that blueprints site.

The Dragon is in "Aircraft of the Fighting Powers". I have been using a rather roughly handled version of Jan Tuma's Dragon Rapide

Moggy DCM

Hi Moggy.

I have 2 volumes of those books, but neither have the Dragon. Can you scan it and send it over? I'll then, take a look at Jan's model, and convert it properly for you. It's easier to start with something, than from scratch.

Are any of your other nightmares in the Fighting Powers books? Bombay, Ju90, Vincent, Valentia?

As a kid aged about nine I flew in a Dragon (not a Rapide) from Squires Gate around the tower at Blackpool when I was there on summer holiday with my parents.

Jel

John.

I have Bombay and Vincent in Putnams - Vincent is just a Vildebeest with Army equipment. Should have some details on Ju 90 as well. Will dig out and email.

Pete

Hi Peter.

I have them too, so don't worry. I was just hoping there was some better drawings out there. I have no underside views from the Putnam's books, which is a shame.

Hi John,

As to the Ju90, I know that the combat reports mention attacking them but my wife has hidden my Aircraft of the Third Reich by William Green which I know had some info. As I am sure you know there were only about 11 or so built, all prototypes. The first 4 seem to have had the wing of the Ju89 and the first 2 crashed quite soon. From V5 onwards some if not all had a revised wing much less swept and akin to that of the Ju290. The horizontal and vertical tails were also changed and at some point the windows changed from rectangular to round or vice versa. The last few "B" types were converted to 290 prototypes and although I know some served in Norway I can find no mention of Iraq! Perhaps this is a question best aimed at Fran and Knegel.

Pete

Thanks chaps for this activity. I am a bit circumscribed myself at the moment having fallen down the stairs here and broken a bone in my leg. So that's plaster cast for six weeks. Rather stops you getting about.

This one was made for you!




ouch!

First Pete Booth, now you.

Who's next?

Is the UK truely safe?

Rest well and heal quickly...