Battle of Britain Heinkel He 112

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TimJ: Modelling Gent and Scholar; Posts: 4290; Joined: May 1st, 2011, 12:54 am; Location: Oldbury, West Midlands

Battle of Britain Heinkel He 112

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Post by TimJ » March 31st, 2012, 1:36 pm

After it's success in the competition to find the Luftwaffe's new fighter the He 112 served with distinction in the Spanish Civil War and the Blitzkrieg. When it came up against the RAF's fighters, although it was able to hold its own it was often mistaken for a Spitfire due to the similar wing shape. This lead to the application of large areas of yellow paint for quick identification.

The kit is the Heller He 112B with markings from the Airfix Bf 109E. The drop tank is also from a 109 and the three bladed prop from a Spitfire Ia.

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Re: Battle of Britain Heinkel He 112

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Post by Beowulf Shaeffer » March 31st, 2012, 7:21 pm

very nice

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Re: Battle of Britain Heinkel He 112

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Post by IvanV22 » March 31st, 2012, 8:28 pm

I like it!

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Re: Battle of Britain Heinkel He 112

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Post by Brickie » March 31st, 2012, 9:07 pm

The interesting thing is that RAF pilots were always misidentifying Bf109s as He112s - there were some prewar publicity shots of squadrons of them in German service (faked of course) that led to the expectation of seeing them.

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