Battle Of Midway models project

[Don Boose]

Excellent B-25 and Seversky! Thanks for the historical information.

Don

[Butelczynski]

Excellent models Pericles.

[Rata]

Nice pair of models Pér. The B-25 looks great mate.

The SEV-2 was a one-off built specially for Doolittle as a high speed liaison aircraft for his Shell Oil Co activities.

[rmks2000]

Very nice builds Pericles and nice recolor Rata.

[gomidefilho]

Originally Posted by Gerry1966

And I would just like to add here that if any of you would like to build a model of the USS Hornet from the Doolittle raid (ideally 1/400), I can provide you with a set of ALL the B-25s that participated in the raid in this scale. With personal markings, serial numbers, etc. I once prepared them for my Hormet model, which I have not yet (oh what a surprise :-D) built.

Hello my dear friend! I find it interesting to offer the B-25 squadron (I actually wanted them all in 1/100)

Originally Posted by Don Boose

Excellent B-25 and Seversky! Thanks for the historical information.

Don

Thanks Don, but you are a specialist, I try

Originally Posted by Butelczynski

Excellent models Pericles.

Thanks my friend!

Originally Posted by Rata

Nice pair of models Pér. The B-25 looks great mate.

The SEV-2 was a one-off built specially for Doolittle as a high speed liaison aircraft for his Shell Oil Co activities.

Thanks! yes I not make much research about SEV-2 but remenber me is one of Doolittle planes.

The next is a japan plane...

[RyanShort1]

Originally Posted by gomidefilho

So, for more history... and a picture of the real plane just after the Doolittle Raid, which was sent to me a number of years ago from Russia.

This aircraft was commanded by Captain Edward J. "Ski" York, it's pilot and was additionally crewed by Lieutenant Robert Emmens, co-pilot; Lieutenant Nolan A. Herndon, bombardier/navigator; Sergeant Theodore H. Laban, flight engineer/gunner; and Sergeant David W. Pohl, gunner. Interestingly enough, they were a replacement crew for an aircraft that was belly landed just before the flight to California to be put aboard the USS Hornet. A number of the texts skip over the fact that there were replacements that flew the raid. This was also true of at least one other crew.

There are "interesting" theories about there being secret orders for Capt. York to land in Russia, but I'm not personally convinced that's accurate.

Attached is a look at a painting that his wife gave me in San Antonio almost 20 years ago.

[gomidefilho]

Amazing Ryan!

Thank you for historical notes and pictures!

[Don Boose]

Thanks for this info and for the images, Ryan.

Don

[gomidefilho]

Well friends!

Continuing with my Midway collection, the most recent work is a plane that was in the order of battle but had no direct involvement in the conflict. The Mitsubishi A5M "Claude" was the standard fighter of the Imperial Japanese Navy from 1937 to 1940. In 1942 many still operated in front-line units, notably in Kokutais, but still despite being obsolete and supplanted by the A6M "Zero" two-door. -planes had "Claudes" in their air groups. The Claudes from the carrier Hosho were actively used in the Battle of the Coral Sea, and those from the Zuiho were used for CAP when this carrier formed part of the main body of the Midway Invasion Fleet. Used at least once to intercept PBY Catalinas from VP-44s that were observing and monitoring the Japanese main fleet at the end of the Battle of Midway.

[Texman]

Very nice my friend!