RCAF Beaufighters

Canadians in Coastal Command #1.

• Small series screen-printed production

• available in 1/72, 1/48, and 1/32 scale versions

• decals to model any one of four different aircraft with multiple variations of several of them, featuring enough common markings and comprehensive airframe stencil data markings for one complete model.

• eight 8.5 x 11in. pages of illustrated documentation.*

*High resolution b&w supplied in the package. Home-printable colour PDF version available via email after purchase. Documentation includes decal placement and painting instructions for all subject aircraft variations, reference photographs, an illustrated article on modeling either the bomb or Rocket Projectile external ordnance, as well as general decal application instructions.

Aircraft covered in this set:

• Beaufighter TF.X LZ451 (marked as squadron commander W/C Gatward’s aircraft):

1x markings variation as aircraft 2•M of 404 Squadron RCAF, RAF Coastal Command, Davidstow Moor, June 1944.

1x markings variation as aircraft EE•M of 404 Squadron RCAF, RAF Coastal Command, Strubby, July-August 1944.

1x markings variation as aircraft EE•M of 404 Squadron RCAF, RAF Coastal Command, Banff and Dallachy, October 1944 through early1945.

• Beaufighter TF.X NE355:

1x markings variation as aircraft 2•H of 404 Squadron RCAF, RAF Coastal Command, Wick and Davidstow Moor, late 1943 to May 1944.

1x markings variation as aircraft EE•H of 404 Squadron RCAF, RAF Coastal Command, Strubby, Banff, and Dallachy July 1944 through to February 1945.

• Beaufighter TF.X NE825 as radar-equipped aircraft 2•G of 404 Squadron RCAF, RAF Coastal Command, Wick and Davidstow Moor, late 1943 to May 1944 (possible alternate serial also provided for).

• Beaufighter TF.X NV173 (W/C Pierce’s aircraft):

1x markings variation as aircraft EE•X of 404 Squadron RCAF, RAF Coastal Command, Davidstow Moor and Strubby, late June to late August 1944.

1x markings variation as aircraft EE•X of 404 Squadron RCAF, RAF Coastal Command, Banff, and Dallachy September 1944 through to 9 December 1944 (lost on operations, Pilot AK Cooper and Navigator CF Smith).

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