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This is the reference thread for the Airfix D-Day 1944 Summer Campaign GB. Please post material here, but remember to abide by the forum copyright rules.
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ColinM · Posted: Wed 01 Jul 2009 17:20 pm Post subject:

I was looking for a list of which aircraft were involved in the campaign and came across these pages

RAF Units
http://www.raf.mod.uk/dday/rafu.html

USAF Units
http://www.raf.mod.uk/dday/usafu.html

Luftwaffe Units
http://www.raf.mod.uk/dday/luftu.html

Colin

TopGun · Posted: Wed 01 Jul 2009 17:26 pm Post subject:

Looks like quite a range

http://www.ddaymuseum.co.uk/museum.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normandy_Landings

List of ships used on D-Day

http://www.jeroenkoppes.com/ww2/ships/default.asp

TopGun · Posted: Thu 02 Jul 2009 08:18 am Post subject:

http://www.hawkertempest.se/beamont.htm
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Ratch · Posted: Thu 02 Jul 2009 09:01 am Post subject:

http://www.desertrat.brigades.btinternet.co.uk/equipment.htm

http://www.d-daytanks.org.uk/articles/beware.html

http://www.flamesofwar.com/hobby.aspx?art_id=404

http://www.warlinks.com/equipment/vehicles/arm_tracked.html

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hewman100 · Posted: Thu 02 Jul 2009 11:19 am Post subject:

As mentioned in the Chat thread I have a copy of 'Aircraft of the Many' by Michael J.F. Bowyer

This gives a fairly comprehensive rundown of units, serials and even some individual aircraft letters that flew operational sorties during 5/6 June and shortly after.

PM me if there's any particular info you'd like me to try and find in this worthy tome!

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Sgt.Squarehead · Posted: Thu 02 Jul 2009 16:18 pm Post subject:

Plenty of Churchill info and pictures here:
http://www.armourinfocus.co.uk/a22/index.htm

HTH & All the best
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jhl1908 · Posted: Fri 10 Jul 2009 15:59 pm Post subject:

I hope this link can be useful.

http://www.dday-overlord.com/eng/index.htm

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VX275 · Posted: Fri 10 Jul 2009 18:18 pm Post subject:

I'm open to requests for information about Airborne Forces Equipment, gliders, Tugs etc.
I can, and do, bore for England on the subject, but I'm happy to pass information on.

Ratch · Posted: Thu 16 Jul 2009 20:36 pm Post subject:

http://www.d-daytanks.org.uk/tanks/churchill-crocodile.html
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Roger 410 · Posted: Fri 17 Jul 2009 18:23 pm Post subject:

2nd Tactical Air Force by C.Shores and C.Thomas, volumes one and two.

Full of photographs and colour profiles and lots of information on claims, losses etc on a day by day basis.
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James Russell · Posted: Fri 17 Jul 2009 18:52 pm Post subject:

Dear VX275,
Do you have line drawings for an air portable QF 6pdr Mk III. I have some photos and some sketches I've cooked up but it would be great to start from a set of plans.

Thanks in advance if you are able to provide.

Regards,
James

VX275 · Posted: Fri 17 Jul 2009 19:50 pm Post subject:

James No drawings I'm afraid but I do have the Air Publication showing you how to rig one for airdrop from a Halifax or Hastings
http://gallery.myff.org/gallery/556209/6+pndr.jpg
Here's a taster.
The AP covers the Jeep as well (Jeep and gun were one load)

James Russell · Posted: Fri 17 Jul 2009 23:01 pm Post subject:

Beautiful! I can use this profile photo to make my modifications. With my skill level and 1.76 scale your photo is just the ticket. I have a few photos myself, but none that provide the overall perspective yours offers.

Thank you very much.

stuzzar · Posted: Thu 30 Jul 2009 22:50 pm Post subject:

As I am making a few LCVPs for this build I guess I should put up some reference material

Historical reference

If you plan to build an LCM or LCVP then it is probably best to read the manual first

http://www.history.navy.mil/library/online/surfskill.htm#contents

Planning to load your LCVP with troops ready for the assault? The following link will show you who stands where

http://www.geocities.com/eco16thinf/LCVP.html

http://www.hnsa.org/ships/lcvp.htm

http://www.insidelst.com/LCVP.htm

http://www.strijdbewijs.nl/landing/landeng2.htm

http://www.sproe.com/l/lcvp.html

Italeri 1/35th scale LCVP

I find that looking at larger scale kits of the subject I am making can often supply useful reference material, here are several reviews and builds of the Italeri LCVP

http://www.perthmilitarymodelling...views/vehicles/italeri/it6441.htm

http://www.ipmsusa2.org/Reviews/K...aleri_35_LCVP/Italeri_35_LCVP.htm

http://misc.kitreview.com/shipreviews/lcvpitalerireviewbg_1.htm

http://modelshipwrights.kitmaker....x&req=showcontent&id=1608

http://www.modelshipwrights.com/m...amp;req=viewarticle&artid=952

Restored LCVPs

http://www.dday65.org/lcvp.html

http://picasaweb.google.com/jhdulaney/WWIIHigginsBoatRestoration#

And some general D-Day references

6th Airborne at D-Day
http://warchronicle.com/dday/pegasus/pegasus.htm

A site inspired by Saving Private Ryan that nether the less contains lots of useful information
http://www.sproe.com/index.html

Hitler's Atlantic Wall
http://www.atlantikwall.org.uk/index.htm

Perhaps one of the finest websites dedicated to the Operation Overlord
http://www.6juin1944.com/assaut/en_index.html

101st Airborne
http://www.101airborneww2.com/index.html

A look at the 101st Airbornes famous assault on the gun positions at Brecourt Manor for anyone who may wish to knock together a quick diorama, nice diagrams

http://www.lodi.k12.wi.us/schools...ration_chicago_and_the_brecou.htm

Cheers

Stu

James Russell · Posted: Thu 06 Aug 2009 05:35 am Post subject:

Dear fellows,
I'm going to be in France later this month. I'll probably get to Bayeux, Arromanches, and (you won't be surprised) the US airborne museum at Sainte Mere Eglise.
Please let me know if there are particular pieces of hardware you'd like me to photograph. I'll do my best to get you some images.

Does anyone know the whereabouts of an LCA? There used to be one at the museum in Arromanches in the 1990s, but it was junked in about 2001 (I was so sad - what a loss).

Feel free to leave me a message if you want some photos from these museums. Won't be back to my computer until 10 September or so.

Best regards,
James

hewman100 · Posted: Thu 06 Aug 2009 10:06 am Post subject:

For those not in the know:

AEAF stripes are: 18 inches in width on small aircraft
and 24 inches on medium and large ones
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TopGun · Posted: Wed 16 Sep 2009 21:13 pm Post subject:

I know it's abit late in the day for references but we do get late comers and people who wish to make a second, third etc build

So here goes

I found a brochure about operations from RNAS Lee-on-Solent (HMS Daedalus) during D-Day in the loft today.

Some of the information inside differs from the list provided by Colin in the following ways

2 Squadron and 268 Squadron were both based at Daedalus on D-Day not Gatwick, Sussex

414 Squadron (RCAF) was based at Daedalus on D-Day not Odiham, Hants

The Fleet Air Arm squadrons flew a mixture of Seafire Mk LIIIs, Seafire Mk LIIcs and Spitfire Mk Vbs not purely Seafire Mk LIIIs as it states on Colins list

Also according to the brochure there was an US Navy squadron operating from Daedalus during D-Day, VCS-7 (Naval Observation Squadron) flying borrowed Spitfire Mk Vbs (Brochure lists VOS-7 but other sources list VCS-7

These sites http://www.spitfiresite.com/histo.../2008/01/spitfires-in-us-navy.htm and http://daveg4otu.tripod.com/airfields/los2.html
detail VCS-7s time at Daedalus

This site is product info on a Corgi dicast of one of VCS-7s Spits which is a good reference point http://www.flyingmule.com/products/CG-AA31906