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Jonathan Read-Bone (tourdeairfix)
GB

Douglas Dakota & Flying Nightingales

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23 10 July, 20:26
Nicolas
Great result, Congrats. 👍
 11 July, 15:30
Jonathan Read-Bone
Many thanks @Nicolas 👍
 11 July, 21:13
William Joel
Wonderful job. That will make a nice addition to your display shelf.
Thanks for sharing.
 11 July, 21:28
Neuling
Looks very good indeed!
 12 July, 09:01

Album info

Airfix 1:72 Douglas C-47 Skytrain finished as an RAF Douglas Dakota Mark III using Xtradecal after market decals for aircraft FZ692 of No. 233 Squadron. FZ692, known as ‘Kwicherbichen’. Figures are the two sets of RAF Flying Nightingales, one with Wounded, from Modelu and the base is just something I threw together. Paints are in predominantly Vallejo and in the main airbrushed, including the D-Day stripes.

It was 13 June, one week since D Day. Three nursing orderlies, Corporal Lydia Alford and LACWs Myra Roberts and Edna Birkbeck; each travelling in an RAF Douglas Dakota, departed from RAF Blakehill on the first casualty evacuation flights to Normandy. The moment of their return was captured by an official RAF photographer. The welcoming party of newspaper correspondents dubbed them the ‘Flying Nightingales’ and the name stuck. They were the first British women on active service to be flown into a war zone.

In recognition of their courage, Douglas Dakota ZA947 in the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight was painted to resemble Douglas Dakota FZ692 of No. 233 Squadron. FZ692, known as ‘Kwicherbichen’, took part in casualty evacuation flights with ‘Flying Nightingales’ after D Day.
Nice kit, fabulous figures and great fun all round.

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1:72
Completed
1:72 Douglas C-47 Skytrain (Airfix A08014)1:72 70th Anniversary D-Day Part 2 (Xtradecal X72195)1:72 RAF Flying Nightingales with Wounded (WW2) (Modelu 50321-072)1+
Douglas Dakota Mk.III
GB Royal Air Force (1918-now)
No. 233 Sqn. FZ692 KWICHERBICHEN
June 1944 Operation Overlord - RAF Blakehill Farm
Olive Drab, Neutral grey
 

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