1/72 Airfix Fairey Battle

[anton ryzbak]

I just added another model to my "What were they thinking" collection. The ill-starred Fairey Battle    https://antonswargame.blogspot.com/2021/07/172-scale-airfix-fairey-battle.html

[Vanvlak]

Very nicely done. I think they were thinking 'Shturmovik' before the Il-2 appeared, but didn't get it quite right, unfortunately for the pilots who flew the Battle.
Great clean job on the camo. 

[Mindenbrush]

One of the ill fated Battles from RAF 12(B) 
https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/89795

[fred]

Nicely done


I seem to recall this was one of my first Airfix kits

[FramFramson]

What were they thinking?

Throw everything at the sky and see what stuck. 

[Fitz]

There's a 1940 (?) British propaganda movie called "The Lion Has Wings" that features the Battle as a glorious example of the Empire's mighty aerial fist. No doubt it made the people who didn't have to fly the things feel better.

Note: it's a pretty bad movie.