Thursday, May 16, 2024

DAF Spits

The Desert Air Force consisted of RAF squadrons, which, as the name suggests, were active in the deserts of North Africa during WW II. 

They were painted in 'desert camouflage' colours, and I managed to get my hands on two 1/72 Spitfire models in those DAF colours. 

One with 'normal' rounded wings ...

... and one with 'clipped' wings, which increased the roll rate.

And here are my two DAF models together:

Using the registration codes on the models, I managed to find pictures of the actual aircraft they're based on. In both cases, it's the aircraft closest to the camera. 


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