Poles over the Briney
- Subject:
Hawker Hurricane Mk.I
Royal Air Force (1918-now)
No. 501 (City of Gloucester) Sqn. V7234 / SD-A (Sgt. Antoni Glowacki)
August 1940
BS381C:241 BS381C:350 BS381C:210- Scale:
- 1:72
- Status:
- Completed
- Started:
- June 5, 2020
- Completed:
- July 31, 2020
- Time spent:
- 30-40
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1 20 October 2019, 15:59
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Hi Andy. Revell do a Spitfire Vb kit that comes with markings for Jan Zumbach. Admittedly it's post-BoB but would fit your Poles over the Brinney theme. Supermarine Spitfire Mk.Vb (Revell 03897, 1:72)
11 May 2020, 08:34
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@Gary, it's not intended to be BoB per se, any brave Polish pilots flying will suffice!! Will give the heads-up as and when we start?....
11 May 2020, 11:25
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About joining in, my Spit has a Pole in it, it is 4 years after BoB in Belgium however.
11 May 2020, 18:33
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To qualify: your Polish pilot has had to have flown over the English Channel/la Manche (hence 'Briney'), oh, OK...we'll allow the North Sea too!
11 May 2020, 18:35
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Well, Aleksander Gabszewicz served in the ranks of No. 607 Squadron RAF and No. 303 Polish Fighter Squadron before being transferred to 316 Polish Fighter Squadron and later was the commanding officer. I suppose he qualifies.
Only thing is to retrieve the Spit from the shelf of doom. What is the time frame for our builds?
11 May 2020, 18:47
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I have to admit I didn't get the meaning of "Briney"...|
Thanks Maciej for your inputs, I'm more into planes than their pilots😉
11 May 2020, 20:04
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Łukasz , I don't know if Monty Python is understood in Poland, but they did a fantastic sketch about RAF 'banter' or slang if you will: one of the RAF officers mentions "cabbage crates over the briney", ( I guess meaning the Luftwaffe were coming over the sea), to which the other officer states " don't understand your banter, squadron leader. It's hilarious, trust me!
11 May 2020, 20:13
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Mkay, I have to admit it's really hard to understand the Monty Python unless you're a native speaker. And the local subtitles (or the infamous Polish lector) sound completely different😉
But I found a transcript and I can say I moreless get the sketch 🙂
11 May 2020, 20:21