There has been a change of plans. The next series of articles were to center on the 1/32 Fw 190 A5 modified to a Fw190 A5/U11 using Eagle Parts conversion. An aftermarket interior was completed but was significantly too small and the project has taken a temporary trip to the shelf of doom pending conversion of a new fuselage using the excellent Eagle Parts interior. Stay tuned. Instead, this will be the first of a series related to units in Western Canada in I944 to 1945. The connection is LAC Walter Gates who was transferred from Ferry Command to 5 OTU at Boundary Bay, British Columbia in 1944. The history of this unit will follow but as a starting point, two LAC’s including LAC Walter Gates were assigned the task of scraping paint off the Kittyhawks which had arrived from Patricia Bay, British Columbia to form the Fighter Affiliation Flight. One of these aircraft was P40N, serial 867, code PN. I have not been able to determined its squadron code while with 132 Sqn. However, “AviaDossier 1” by Carl Vincent does give a side view of 877, code PV with 5 OTU and I suspect these two LAC’s were also responsible for it’s paint loss. The kit will be a 1/48 Hasagawa P40N and depict 877 in camouflage with 132 Squadron and coded black “T”. First pictures show the initial wing work with CMK wheel wells. Progress will be shown with the upcoming articles. As a point of interest, Walter Gates served 31 years in the RCAF and retired a Warrant Officer. Although he has passed away, the P40N, serial 867 still exists 68 years after he applied scraper to metal. P40 N-5CU, serial 867 is C/N 29629, USAAF serial 42-10567 which is under restoration by the Commemorative Air Force in Texas. P40 N serial 877 may also still exist on the US register as N1009N. Hical,Allan.
There has been a change of plans. The next series of articles were to center on the 1/32 Fw 190 A5 modified to a Fw190 A5/U11 using Eagle Parts conversion. An aftermarket interior was completed but was significantly too small and the project has taken a temporary trip to the shelf of doom pending conversion of a new fuselage using the excellent Eagle Parts interior. Stay tuned. Instead, this will be the first of a series related to units in Western Canada in I944 to 1945. The connection is LAC Walter Gates who was transferred from Ferry Command to 5 OTU at Boundary Bay, British Columbia in 1944. The history of this unit will follow but as a starting point, two LAC’s including LAC Walter Gates were assigned the task of scraping paint off the Kittyhawks which had arrived from Patricia Bay, British Columbia to form the Fighter Affiliation Flight. One of these aircraft was P40N, serial 867, code PN. I have not been able to determined its squadron code while with 132 Sqn. However, “AviaDossier 1” by Carl Vincent does give a side view of 877, code PV with 5 OTU and I suspect these two LAC’s were also responsible for it’s paint loss. The kit will be a 1/48 Hasagawa P40N and depict 877 in camouflage with 132 Squadron and coded black “T”. First pictures show the initial wing work with CMK wheel wells. Progress will be shown with the upcoming articles. As a point of interest, Walter Gates served 31 years in the RCAF and retired a Warrant Officer. Although he has passed away, the P40N, serial 867 still exists 68 years after he applied scraper to metal. P40 N-5CU, serial 867 is C/N 29629, USAAF serial 42-10567 which is under restoration by the Commemorative Air Force in Texas. P40 N serial 877 may also still exist on the US register as N1009N. Hical,Allan.
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