| Having mentioned the nearest large town, means you must have a fair knowledge of the area ???????? |
Sorry no, Hornchurch - I cheated.... Google Maps...
Love to see it sometime though!
| Corgi, have depicted TWO of their 1/32 Spitfires, that flew from & were based at Hornchurch - Malan's ZP*A ..... & Deere's KL*B. |
I'd love either one! I got into the 1/32'nd game late - only have the PR Mossie, Old Crow P-51D and Wilde Sau '109G - still looking for a reasonably priced Spit. At least I have the Malan in 1/72...
| Wouldn't it be nice if Altaya/ IXO bought out another Defiant in Daytime/Battle of Britain markings (from the same airfield) ??? |
Yes, that would be great! Hope they do but unfortunately they seem to be doing one-offs only.
| B.T.W. I presume your Altaya (264 Sqdn) conversion, is the a/c flown by 264's Top-scoring Duo.......Sgt Thorn & his gunner, Sgt Barker ????? |
yes - that's the one! L7005
| Not only is he (Barker - in various publications) listed as THE top-scoring TURRET-GUNNER of W.W.II, .....but it may interest you to know that around the turn of this century (whilst I still lived in Hornchurch) he still lived there too, often speaking to friends of mine (from I.P.M.S. Hornchurch) - they say he is a very modest, quiet & un-assuming man, who does'nt like to dwell on the war, or his role in it, yet he helped give a mate of mine some tips when building his 1/48th 'Classic Airfames' Defiant. |
Now that is very interesting, and what an opportunity to have the man as advisor on the kit build!! What a conversation piece that model must be...
