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Westland Whirlwind F Mk.1 Fighter

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Roden’s 1/48 Heinkel He 51

SAUDI HUNTER

Airfix‘s 1/48 Hawker F.6

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Tamiya’s 1/48 Fairey

Swordfish Mk.II

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GLADIATOR MK.1

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Scale Aviation Modeller International

June 2021

Volume 27 Issue 6

NEWS & REVIEWS

ALL THE LATEST

THE

FINAL

VERSION

Special Hobby’s 1/48 Morane-

Saulnier MS-410C.1

FIRST

LOOKS

• Airfix 1/72 Bristol Beaufort • Airfix 1/48

Canadair Sabre F.4 • Zvezda 1/48 Su-57

Fifth Generation • Special Hobby 1/32

Westland Whirlwind F Mk.1 Fighter

Vol 27 Issue 6 £4.95

Printed in UK

CIVIL

WAR

FIGHTER

Roden’s 1/48 Heinkel He 51

SAUDI

HUNTER

Airfix‘s 1/48 Hawker F.6

JUNE 2021

ingbag!

Tamiya’s 1/48 Fairey

Swordfish Mk.II

INSIDE!

SILVER WINGS

–

ICM 1/32 GLOSTER

GLADIATOR MK.1

AIRBORNE APACHE

–

REVELL/MONOGR AM

1/48 B-25J MITCHELL

ANDY EVANS,

MANAGING EDITOR

andy@modelaircraftmag.com

n the cover this month you will see

we have a classic British warplane in

the shape of the Fairey Swordfish, or

‘Stringbag’ as it was known. Whenever

I see a Swordfish model, I always think of Victoria

Cross winner Lt Commander Eugene Esmonde

and his heroism in World War II, and whose story

I learned at school, and still admire to this day.

As you may know Esmonde earned his Victoria

Cross when he led his squadron against elements

of the German fleet, which made the ‘Channel

Dash’ from Brest in an attempt to return to their

home bases at Wilhelmshaven and Kiel through

the English Channel, and his story is worth

remembering. On 12 February 1942 off the coast

of England, Lieutenant Commander Esmonde

led a detachment of six torpedo equipped Fairey

Swordfish in an attack on the two German

battlecruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau and

the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen, which had all

managed to leave Brest without hindrance. These

ships, along with a strong escort of smaller craft,

were entering the Straits of Dover when Esmonde

received his orders. He waited as long as he felt

he could for confirmation of his fighter escort,

but eventually took off without it. However, the

Swordfish were soon attacked by enemy fighters,

which left all of the planes in Esmonde’s squadron

damaged. The torpedo bombers, however,

continued their attack, in spite of their damaged

aircraft and lack of fighter protection. There was

heavy anti-aircraft fire from the German ships,

and Esmonde’s plane possibly sustained a direct

hit from anti-aircraft shell that destroyed most

of one of his port wings. Undeterred, Esmonde

led his flight through a screen of the enemy

destroyers and other small vessels protecting

the battleships. He was still 2,700 metres from

his target when he was hit by a Focke-Wulf Fw

190, resulting in his aircraft bursting into flames

and crashing into the sea. The remaining aircraft

continued the attack, but all were shot down by

enemy fighters. So, Vitor Costa’s build of the 1:48

Tamiya kit is a fitting tribute to all who flew the

Swordfish with such gallantry. It’s something of

a biplane issue this time as we also have the 1:32

ICM Gladiator and the 1:48 Roden Heinkel He 51

for you, and again these really evoke the days of

‘wood, wire and cheesecloth! However, those keen

of paraffin burners will no doubt be pleased to see

another British classic in the shape of the Airfix

Hawker Hunter F.6, seen here in colourful Saudi

markings. So, as always there is plenty to inform

and edify this month, so all that remains is for

me to say on behalf of David Tim and myself….

Stay Safe and Happy Modelling

Andy Evans

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CONTENTS

FEATURES

The Final Version

Civil War Fighter

Grant Dalzell builds the 1.72 Special Hobby

Morane-Saulnier MS-410C.1

Grant Dalzell builds the 1/48 Airfix Hawker

F.6

Saudi Hunter

Stuart Barry builds the 1/32 ICM Gloster

Gladiator Mk.1

On Silver Wings

‘Stringbag’

Rob van Dodewaard builds the 1/48 Roden

Heinkel He 51

Mac Patterson builds and ‘in flight’ 1/48

Revell/Monogram B-25J Mitchell

Airborne Apache

Vitor Costa pays homage to the 1/48

Tamiya Fairey Swordfish Mk.II

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