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July 2013
Call in the Experts
life when I was presumptuous enough
to dispute Dr Huntleyʼs authoritative
conclusions on Blackburn Skua
colours, I now barely remember what
the aircraft looks like. On the other
hand I am currently sufficiently boned
up on Bf 110s to become confused by
contradictions and anomalies in decal
sheets and instructions. It is a tricky
business. A little knowledge is often
not enough, while a lot of knowledge
can sometimes simply lead to a lot
more questions.
So this month I have tried to
avoid learning anything, but just
enjoyed listening to others talking
about subjects that interest them, in
the knowledge that as and when I
need the information I know where to
C
oming each month to a
fresh issue of ‘Model Air-
craft’ is invariably an educa-
tion, and once all main fea-
tures are in I cast an eye over them
with relish. ‘What’, I am pleased to
ask myself, ‘am I going to learn this
month…?’
The answer is invariably ʻa great
dealʼ. This is partially due to the nature
of my interest in aviation, which tends
to focus sharply on certain areas, and
acquire as much information on one
subject at a time as I possibly can.
The downside of this is that my brain
retains almost none of it when I move
on. Thus, while there was a time in my
find it. Certainly not in my head –
thatʼs what reference material is for!
Gary Hatcher
Editor
Model Aircraft
In this Issue
Mosquito – Speculation in Scale
By Mathew Groves
1/72, 1/144 Scale Plans & Colour Profiles
Pages 38-46
Airwars Air Arms
Scandinavian Aviation
The Swedish Air Force
By Andy Evans
4
Trident 3B
Hawker Siddeleyʼs ʻAlso-Ranʼ
By Andy McCabe
16
The Supermarine
Spitfire in Foreign
Service Part 3
Continuing our in-depth scale survey
by Robert Humphreys
20
58
IPMS UK
Show Report
5th International Vilnius
Scale Model Show
By Andy Evans
62
Workbench
Bombphoon
a cure for modellers' block
By Trevor Pask
72
Getting the ‘Low
Down’
A closer look at the US Special Forces
MH-53
By Andy Evans
The Unknown
Aviator
Looking at Pictures
By Robbie Gibson
Review Build
Fokker D.VII MAG
By Paul Gilson
26
32
48
66
Kit News
78
Events
75
Books
80
82
Shop & Web Guide
And Finally
The Bear with
the Software
Revellʼs Maritime Patrol Tu-95
By Bill Bunting
50
Isachsen
Survivor
Minicraftʼs Arctic C-47
By Peter Stott
Deep Freeze DCs
Antarctic Gooney Birds
By Jim Grant
52
Brawny and
Brawny
Building the Ilyushin Il-40
By Ken Duffey
68
Cover Artwork by John Fox
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The Tunnan was popular with pilots, in
spite of early accidents due to the lack
of a conversion trainer
Scandinavian
Aviation
The Swedish Air Force
By Andy Evans
The Tunnan performed well in the rugged and unforgiving
conditions of Central Africa
T
he Swedish Air Force or ‘Flygvapnet’ was
created on July 1, 1926 when the aviation
units of the Army and Navy were merged.
Because of the escalating international
tension during the 1930s the Air Force was reor-
ganised and expanded from four to seven
squadrons. When the Second World War broke
out in 1939, a further growth was initiated and
this expansion was not finished until the end of
the War. Although Sweden never entered the
War, a large air force was considered necessary
to ward off the threat of invasion, and to resist
pressure through military threats. By 1945 the
Swedish Air Force had over 800 combat-ready
aircraft, including fifteen fighter divisions. A
major problem for the Swedish Air Force during
World War II was the lack of fuel as Sweden was
surrounded by countries at war and could not
rely on imported oil. Instead shale oil was pro-
duced for the much-needed petrol.
During the 1950s the air force started to build
ʻroad basesʼ using an idea taken from Germany.
Built under the ʻBASE 60 Distributed Airfield
Schemeʼ, the bases were ordinary highways con-
structed in such a way that they could also serve as
landing strips. In the early 1980s road number 44
was rebuilt to contain four short (17 x 800 metre)
runways, and along the road a large number of turn-
around-sites for rearming and refueling were built.
These short runways are still used today for training,
landing and taking off with both the Gripen and Her-
cules using them as preparation for international
operations under adverse conditions.
Also during the Cold War large amounts of
money (including all that had been reserved for
Swedish nuclear weapons) were spent on the
Swedish Air Force and domestic aircraft production,
and by 1957 Sweden had the world's fourth most
powerful air force, with over 1,000 modern planes in
front-line service, and such types as the aforemen-
tioned J 29 Tunnan, A 32 Lansen and J 35 Draken
were introduced.
Cold War Expansion
The Swedish Air Force underwent a rapid modernisa-
tion post-1945, and it became no longer politically
acceptable to equip its forces with second-rate mod-
els. Instead, the air staff purchased the best it could
find from abroad, and as such aircraft like the P-51D
Mustang, the de Havilland Mosquito NF.19 and de
Havilland Vampires were introduced, whilst its aviation
industry geared up to build some of the most eclectic
fighters ever produced. When the SAAB J 29 Tunnan
light fighter was introduced around 1950, Sweden
suddenly had aircraft that were equal to the best that
the RAF, USAF and Soviet forces could field.
A de Havilland Mosquito NF.XIX. These were among a number of
contemporary types used to upgrade the service after the war
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War Zones
The Swedish Air Force has provided air support in
three conflicts, the Finno-Soviet Winter War of 1939-
40, the Congo Crisis of 1961-64 and the 2011
Libyan civil war. When the Soviet Union attacked
Finland in November 1939, Sweden came to its
neighbourʼs assistance in as many ways as it could,
short of actually joining the war outright. A Swedish
volunteer infantry brigade and a volunteer air
squadron fought in northern Finland from January till
March 1940, and this squadron was designated F-
19 and consisted of twelve Gloster Gladiators fight-
ers and four Hawker Hart bombers.
A unique aspect of the Gripen's capabilities is that it can rapidly rearm and refuel from Forward Operating Bases and even public
roads when required
Congo Crisis
The Swedish Air Force saw combat as part of the
United Nations peace-keeping mission ʻONUCʼ dur-
ing the Congo Crisis from1961 to 1964. It estab-
lished a separate air wing, F-22, which was
equipped with a dozen semi-obsolete SAAB J 29
Tunnans, which performed well in the rugged and
unforgiving conditions of Central Africa. The seces-
sionist adversaries possessed only a small number
of aircraft such as the Fouga Magister, which had
with poor combat capabilities. In 1961 five J 29Bs
were stationed in the Republic of Congo and in
1962 were reinforced by four more J 29Bs and two
S 29C photo-reconnaissance versions. Most of the
missions involved attacking ground targets with their
internal cannons as well as firing unguided rockets.
No aircraft were lost in action despite large amounts
of ground fire, and the consensus of the crews and
foreign observers was that the Tunnan's capabilities
were exceptional. The only aircraft lost was flown by
a high-ranking officer who made a trial run and
crashed during an aborted take-off. When the
ONUC was terminated in 1964, some of the
Swedish aircraft were destroyed at their base, since
they were no longer needed at home and the cost of
taking them all back was deemed too excessive.
The end of the Cold War saw the Swedish
Armed Forces undergo a massive restructuring
process and during that time, several air bases were
deemed unnecessary and closed. In 1994 the air
force had over 400 fighters, but by 2005 the number
had sunk to fewer than 150.
NATO over Libya
On March 29, 2011, the Swedish prime minister
announced that eight Saab JAS 39 Gripens would
be deployed to support the UN-mandated no-fly
zone over Libya, and was made in response to a
Vertical Draken!
Looking very futuristic is the Draken prototype
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