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RAF No. 103 Squadron Fairey Battles photo gallery

Fairey Battle MkI RAF 103 Squadron PMB L5234 Battle of France 1940

Profile: Fairey Battle MkI RAF 103 Squadron PM-B L5234 Battle of France 16th May 1940. This aircraft was left during the withdrawl of the Squadron to Rheges/St Lucien Ferme and most likely destroyed on the ground.

Source: Fairey Battle Illustration by Vaclav Hochmuth

Fairey Battle MkI RAF 103Sqn being loaded at Betheniville 1940 IWM C1070

Armourers load a 250-lb GP bomb into the outboard port wing-cell of a Fairey Battle of No. 103 Squadron RAF at Betheniville.

Imperial War Museum IWM C 1070 https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205207553

Fairey Battle MkI RAF 103Sqn PMN K9408 being loaded at Moronvilliers 1940 IWM C1071

Bomb-trolleys loaded with 250-lb GP bombs and attendant armourers being towed out by tractor to Fairey Battles at Betheniville prior to a sortie to the bombing practice range at Moronvilliers. Behind them, Battle, K9408 'PM-N', of No. 103 Squadron RAF is prepared for a flight.

Imperial War Museum IWM C 1071 https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205207551

Fairey Battle MkI RAF 103Sqn PMN K9408 being loaded at Moronvilliers 1940 IWM C1061

Bomb-trolleys loaded with 250-lb GP bombs and attendant armourers being towed out by tractor to Fairey Battles at Betheniville prior to a sortie to the bombing practice range at Moronvilliers. Behind them, Battle, K9408 'PM-N', of No. 103 Squadron RAF is prepared for a flight.

Imperial War Museum IWM C 1061 https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205207549

IL-2 Sturmovik Cliffs of Dover - COD/CLOD skins
 

Sad to say there is No 3d model for this type

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    Magazine References: +

  • Airfix Magazines (English) - http://www.airfix.com/
  • Avions (French) - http://www.aerostories.org/~aerobiblio/rubrique10.html
  • FlyPast (English) - http://www.flypast.com/
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  • Flugzeug Classic (German) - http://www.flugzeugclassic.de/
  • Klassiker (German) - http://shop.flugrevue.de/abo/klassiker-der-luftfahrt
  • Le Fana de L'Aviation (French) - http://boutique.editions-lariviere.fr/site/abonnement-le-fana-de-l-aviation-626-4-6.html
  • Le Fana de L'Aviation (French) - http://www.pdfmagazines.org/tags/Le+Fana+De+L+Aviation/
  • Osprey (English) - http://www.ospreypublishing.com/
  • Revi Magazines (Czech) - http://www.revi.cz/

    Web References: +

  • History of RAF Organisation: http://www.rafweb.org
  • Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/

 

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