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Arindel:
Hi all,
I am looking for a modele of the plane "De Havilland DH4", suitable for 28mm figures. (1/46 should be ok, do you agree?)
The modele doesn't need to be fine and accurate, just nice and robust for wargaming.
Sadly SMER doesn't make it ...
do you have an other source ?
Thank you in advance.
Auton:
There's one on eBay that might do. Not sure of the size/scale though
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Nice-Collectors-Metal-Model-Air-Plane-AIRCO-DH4-New_W0QQitemZ160148599564QQihZ006QQcategoryZ57738QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
TadPortly:
Pegasus Models stock a 1/48 scale limited run kit:
http://www.pegasusmodels.com/amdh4.html
Arindel:
wow .. the pegasus one is great ... I want it !
The one of ebay is ... well ... funy.
Thank you very much !
Some info :
--- Quote ---Although the DH-4 was originally a British combat airplane, it was redesigned in the United States in 1917 for the Liberty engine. The U.S. Air Service in France used the plane primarily for observation, day bombing, and artillery spotting. It carried the nickname "The Flaming Coffin" because of the supposed ease with which it could be shot down in flames. However, in reality, only eight of the 33 DH-4s the United States lost in combat burned as they fell. This was no greater percentage than for the French- and British-built airplanes used by the American Expeditionary Forces inFrance.
The DH-4 was the only U.S.-built airplane to fly in combat during World War I. By the end of the war, 3,431 had been delivered to the Air Service. The Dayton-Wright Airplane Company built most of these. Of these, 1,213 had been shipped to France, and 417 had seen combat.
The DH-4 had a span of 43.5 feet (13.3 meters), was 30.5 feet (9.3 meters) in length, and 10.3 feet (3.1 meters) high. It weighed 3,557 pounds (1,613 kilograms) when loaded and carried two .30-caliber Marlin machine guns in the nose and two .30-caliber Lewis machine guns in the rear as well as 220 pounds (100 kilograms) of bombs. It used a Liberty 12 421-horsepower (314-kilowatt) engine and carried a two-man crew.
Following World War I, the DH-4 continued in use with the army for a decade. More than 1,500 were rebuilt for increased strength and some were modified for carrying airmail in the 1920s.
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I think this is typically the US-airplane which could be found in Sibery in the 20s. Will be some nice 'objective' or background with the aviators of copplestone.
More link:
http://www.airpower.au.af.mil/airchronicles/apj/apj02/win02/notam5.pdf
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0NXL/is_4_16/ai_97737379
Boggler:
Aurora produced a DH4 kit in 1/48 scale back in the 60's and they occasionally pop up on ebay. The kits are perfect for gaming as they're very sturdy yet simple to construct.
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