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1/72 Academy B 17 F 'Memphis Belle' 324th BS/91st AF ,June 1943 Bassingbourn/England

#4, Heavy Hitters Discuss 1/72 Academy B 17 F 'Memphis Belle' 324th BS/91st AF ,June 1943 Bassingbourn/England in the Group Builds forums; Thought I'd join Heinz in building a Flying fortress for this GB seeing as George's all done ( hope ya ...

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    1/72 Academy B 17 F 'Memphis Belle' 324th BS/91st AF ,June 1943 Bassingbourn/England

    Thought I'd join Heinz in building a Flying fortress for this GB seeing as George's all done ( hope ya don't mind mate)

    Using the academy kit , should be making a start soon



    Some pics of the kit and Belle herself ( source: wikipedia)
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    RIP Wigram AFB 1916-1995-2009



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    Nice one Daniel, let the battle of the Forts begin!

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    Very cool! Looking forward to this one.

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    Cheers VB and Alex!

    Quote Originally Posted by Heinz View Post
    let the battle of the Forts begin!
    After you mate

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    Probably because of the film, one of the best known bombers from WWII. Nice find Daniel and good second choice.



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    Nice one Daniel. Some shots there I haven't seen before. Coincidence, as last night I watched the WW2 produced documentary (by William Wyler) on the real 'Belle, and an hour ago I was looking at an MoD web-site showing Bassingbourn!

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    Nice choice.

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    Ah, one of the most famous B-17s... Nice! Looking forward to your build Daniel.

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    With all here.

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    Sweet, another B-17, Not sure if you need anything Daniel but I do have the Biography of a B-17 flying fortress the Memphis Belle by Brent William Perkings.

    "Valor does not mean Hero."

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    great ! lookink forward to more
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    Nice Dan

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    And the "Bell" makes 3. Now this is a "Heavy Hitters" build for sure.

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    Another welcome addition!

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    Cheers guys , nice siggy too CR

    Quote Originally Posted by Micdrow View Post
    Sweet, another B-17, Not sure if you need anything Daniel but I do have the Biography of a B-17 flying fortress the Memphis Belle by Brent William Perkings.
    Cheers mate , any photo's would be good/appreciated - book sounds good!

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