Flyingbabydoc
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Hello dear friends
To celebrate my return to MA, I will also jump in with a brand new Fulcrum originally serving in the German Luftwaffe after the Reunification in 1990.
This a Tamiya Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG 29-A (Izdelyie 9-12) "Fulcrum" "red-56" Serial Nr. 2960532356 of the 1st. Tactical Squadron, Siły Powietrzne Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej, Malbork, Poland 2012.
Decals are Xtradecal from the series "World Airpower Update". The model will be OOB.
This airplane comemorates the "Kosciuszko Squadron". This squadron was officially formed in 1919 when a group of American pilots volunteered to help Poland in a war on its eastern border with communist Russia. The American volunteers joined a group of Polish pilots to form the squadron. One of the first things that the American pilots did was to design a badge for the squadron. The background of the badge was red and white stripes from the American flag, but arranged vertically not horizontally. Over this was a pair of crossed scythes and a peasant's hat, symbols of the Polish campaign against Russia. The squadron badge was displayed on all of the squadron's aircraft from 1919 to 1939.
When the all-Polish No.303 Squadron was formed by the RAF during the Battle of Britain, it adopted the Kosciuszko tradition and the emblem was painted on its Hurricanes, Spitfires and Mustangs during World War II. When Poland regained her independence in the early 1990's, the Kosciuszko tradition was revived by the 1 eskadra of the 1st Fighter Regiment and the emblem appeared on its MiG-29's. In 2009, to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the Kosciuszko Squadron and the upcoming 70th anniversary of No. 303 Squadron's participation in the Battle of Britain, one of the squadron's MiG-29UMs received a special paint scheme with a large Kosciuszko badge across its back. The aircraft was so popular, that the decision was made to adorn all of the squadron's MiG-29s with the badge. In addition, many of the aircraft had portraits of famous members of Kosciuszko squadron painted on the insides of the vertical tails.
I was impressed by the Story of this squadron and therefore decided this would be a perfect build for this campaign. Hope you like it.
Cheers
Alex
Initial Pictures.
To celebrate my return to MA, I will also jump in with a brand new Fulcrum originally serving in the German Luftwaffe after the Reunification in 1990.
This a Tamiya Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG 29-A (Izdelyie 9-12) "Fulcrum" "red-56" Serial Nr. 2960532356 of the 1st. Tactical Squadron, Siły Powietrzne Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej, Malbork, Poland 2012.
Decals are Xtradecal from the series "World Airpower Update". The model will be OOB.
This airplane comemorates the "Kosciuszko Squadron". This squadron was officially formed in 1919 when a group of American pilots volunteered to help Poland in a war on its eastern border with communist Russia. The American volunteers joined a group of Polish pilots to form the squadron. One of the first things that the American pilots did was to design a badge for the squadron. The background of the badge was red and white stripes from the American flag, but arranged vertically not horizontally. Over this was a pair of crossed scythes and a peasant's hat, symbols of the Polish campaign against Russia. The squadron badge was displayed on all of the squadron's aircraft from 1919 to 1939.
When the all-Polish No.303 Squadron was formed by the RAF during the Battle of Britain, it adopted the Kosciuszko tradition and the emblem was painted on its Hurricanes, Spitfires and Mustangs during World War II. When Poland regained her independence in the early 1990's, the Kosciuszko tradition was revived by the 1 eskadra of the 1st Fighter Regiment and the emblem appeared on its MiG-29's. In 2009, to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the Kosciuszko Squadron and the upcoming 70th anniversary of No. 303 Squadron's participation in the Battle of Britain, one of the squadron's MiG-29UMs received a special paint scheme with a large Kosciuszko badge across its back. The aircraft was so popular, that the decision was made to adorn all of the squadron's MiG-29s with the badge. In addition, many of the aircraft had portraits of famous members of Kosciuszko squadron painted on the insides of the vertical tails.
I was impressed by the Story of this squadron and therefore decided this would be a perfect build for this campaign. Hope you like it.
Cheers
Alex
Initial Pictures.
