From: "Steve Bamford ARC" To: "John / Ann Smalbrugge" References: Subject: Re: North American Mustang MK IV - Royal Canadian Airforce - 442 Squadron - May 1945 Date: Sat, 17 Jan 2004 15:01:25 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00C1_01C3DD0A.CE551600" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Unsent: 1 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00C1_01C3DD0A.CE551600 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi John, Thanks for sending in your P-51 article. I've got a bit of a backlog = due to "Silly Week"....and I'm catching up on my e-mails which I fell = behind on due to Christmas and Silly Week etc. I'll e-mail you when = your article goes on ARC. Steve Bamford Aircraft Resource Center http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com =20 Live like there is no tomorrow; Love like you've never been hurt. Work like you don't need the money. Dance like nobody's watching. Sing like nobody's listening. Live like it's Heaven on Earth. ----- Original Message -----=20 From: John / Ann Smalbrugge=20 To: Bamford, Steve=20 Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 3:58 PM Subject: North American Mustang MK IV - Royal Canadian Airforce - 442 = Squadron - May 1945 I know there are a number of articles on this subject on ARC so I will = not bore the viewers with the building of this kit other than it is a = 1/24 scale Airfix kit, that went together fairly well straight out of = the box with a minimum of filling and sanding using Humbrel paints and = the supplied kit decals. =20 The model depicts a North American Mustang MK IV of the Royal = Canadian Air Force, 442 Squadron, May 1945. =20 A little Squadron History; =20 442 Squadron was one of six Canadian Squadrons transferred overseas to = bolster the upcoming allied invasion of Europe. The Unit personnel set = up base at Digby, Lincolnshire, England, on 8 February 1944. =20 Originally formed in Canada as No. 14 (fighter) Squadron, this Home = Defense Unit relocated to Europe without aircraft. The Squadron flew = Spitfires on defensive and Offensive Operations up to D -Day. Thereafter = providing close support to Ground Forces. =20 In March 1945 the Unit re-equipped with Mustangs, enabling the = Squadron to provide long range bomber escort. The Squadron was disbanded at Molesworth, Huntingdonshire on August 7, = 1945. =20 =20 Display Base: The base is made with a piece of basswood that was stained with light = walnut gel stain. The grass and scrubs were done with model railway = scenery texture. =20 =20 Enjoy, Merry Christmas to all, and happy modeling in 2004. =20 John Smalbrugge Abbotsford. B.C. =20 ------=_NextPart_000_00C1_01C3DD0A.CE551600 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi John,
Thanks for sending in your = P-51=20 article.  I've got a bit of a backlog due to "Silly Week"....and = I'm=20 catching up on my e-mails which I fell behind on due to Christmas and = Silly Week=20 etc.  I'll e-mail you when your article goes on ARC.
 
Steve Bamford
Aircraft Resource Center
http://www.aircraftresourc= ecenter.com
 
Live=20 like there is no tomorrow;
Love like you've never been hurt.
Work = like you=20 don't need the money.
Dance like nobody's watching.
Sing like = nobody's=20 listening.
Live like it's Heaven on Earth.
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 John / Ann = Smalbrugge=20
Sent: Tuesday, December 09, = 2003 3:58=20 PM
Subject: North American Mustang = MK IV -=20 Royal Canadian Airforce - 442 Squadron - May 1945

I=20 know there are a number of articles on this subject on ARC so I will = not bore=20 the viewers with the building of this kit other than it is a 1/24 = scale Airfix=20 kit, that went together fairly well straight out of the box with a = minimum of=20 filling and sanding using Humbrel paints and the supplied kit=20 decals.

 

The=20 model depicts a North American Mustang  MK IV of the Royal Canadian = Air Force,=20 442 Squadron, May =20 1945.

 

A=20 little Squadron History;

 

442=20 Squadron was one of six Canadian Squadrons transferred overseas to = bolster the=20 upcoming allied invasion of Europe. The Unit personnel set up base at = Digby,=20 Lincolnshire, England, on 8 February = 1944.

 

Originally=20 formed in Canada as No. 14 (fighter) Squadron, this Home Defense Unit=20 relocated to Europe without aircraft. The Squadron flew Spitfires on = defensive=20 and Offensive Operations up to D –Day. Thereafter providing = close support to=20 Ground Forces.

 

In=20 March 1945 the Unit re-equipped with Mustangs, enabling the Squadron = to=20 provide long range bomber escort.

The=20 Squadron was disbanded at Molesworth, Huntingdonshire on August 7,=20 1945.

 

 

Display=20 Base:

The=20 base is made with a piece of basswood that was stained with light = walnut gel=20 stain. The grass and scrubs were done with model railway scenery = texture.  =20

 

Enjoy,=20 Merry Christmas to all, and happy modeling in=20 2004.

 

John=20 Smalbrugge

Abbotsford.=20 B.C.

 

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