Wing Leader, Johnnie E Johnson and Pilot Officer, George F Beurling. Johnson has claimed they flew on the same missions once or twice in their squadrons but he never had Beurling for a wingman. Depicted as how the aircraft may have appeared in early September, 1943 when Beurling returned to RCAF, 403 Squadron out on a, 'Rhubarb' operation or a familiarization flight the Wing Leader might wish to have with a unique pilot like George Beurling. MA585 was built in June and EN398 in February, 1943 with Johnson flying the plane in April after it received a fresh coat of paint making him believe it was a new Spitfire. The Airfix kits have been modified. Corrections to attain scale accuracy and higher levels of detail performed with the aid of many reference sources, none better than
Paul H Monforton's, 'SPITFIRE Mk.IX & XVI ENGINEERED' book. The book and the PDF version are available at: monfortonpress.com . Seated pilot figures are sculpted by myself. 1 Man Army paint masks, Eduard resin exhaust stacks, Airscale seat harnesses. Custom stainless steel stands. Variable speed motors to spin the propellers. l.e.d. cockpit flood lights. www.monfortonp.... www.1manarmy.be/
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