Overview
The scheme selected was the RAF display scheme for 2010 developed to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Britain.
However, over time it was decided to change the unit it to represent a fallen Australian pilot. Looking for a suitable ace, I was taken by all the nobody's, by this I mean those who paid the ultimate price but were not aces, just casualties in a brutal campaign.
They seem to share a common theme, trying to live a life in the 64 hours that the situation they were in granted them to live. In the end, I settled on a Flight Sargent Frank W Cale.
These men achieved a victory that ensured our democracy's lived on, they forever do not need names, they will always be "The Few" - Lest we forget
Paint Scheme
The first task was to pick the colours, and after a lot of research BS450 Dark Earth, BS241 Dark Green and BS216 Eau de Nil [Duck Egg Green] was the most likely scheme worn in 1940 by Cales Spitfire. The spinner will be painted Satin Black as will the top of the cowl.
The colours will be matched to a set produced by Vallejo for the model aircraft market.
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| Frank W Cale Spitfire Mk1 KIA 15th August 1940 |
It has been decided to reduce the amount of the advanced warning notices and paint as close as practical to a 1940 paint scheme.
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| Mock up of the final paint scheme |
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It good to dream
It good to dream
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