Beyond The Sprues
Modelling => Completed GBs => Group and Themed Builds => The Snoops, Sensors, Spooks, & Spies GB => Topic started by: Logan Hartke on April 26, 2014, 06:35:11 AM
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Here's one that I like because it's quite plausible, and it's just pretty. In fact, it's often misreported that the Bulgarian Air Force operated He 46s (on Wikipedia, for example), but they didn't--just He 45s and 51s.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v132/loganov/Profiles/Heinkel%20He%2046/Reduced%20to%2033%20Percent/BulgarianHe46G1.jpg~original) (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v132/loganov/Profiles/Heinkel%20He%2046/BulgarianHe46G1.jpg~original)
In the mid-1930s, Tsar Boris III of Bulgaria initiated a rearmament policy which virtually ignored the restrictions of the Neuilly Treaty. On 28 July 1935, the war minister officially created the new Bulgarian Air Force (Vâzdushni Voyski).
In 1936 Hitler supplied the new air arm with 12 Heinkel He 51B fighters and 18 He 46 reconnaissance aircraft. These aircraft were the personal gift of Reichmarschall Hermann Göring to Boris III and were delivered in late 1936. The He 46 was nicknamed "Sova" (Owl) and was used by the Troop Yato (Squadron) of the 3. Army Orliak (Group) and the Recce Yato of the Training Orliak for the reconnaissance role. They served with the 2nd Army Orliak until 1942 and operated with the fuselage codes of 11, 22 and 33.
Cheers,
Logan
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Not knowing much about Biplanes, It would fool me!! I would assume it was reall :) its very pleasing to the eye and I like the roundel :)
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It certainly has you fooled Ben...the He-46 was a monoplane ;):
(http://www.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/LRG/images/he46-2.jpg)
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It certainly has you fooled Ben...the He-46 was a monoplane ;):
([url]http://www.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/LRG/images/he46-2.jpg[/url])
Ha! oops!! I didn't scan closely enough for the lower wing LOL :o
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Thanks! In fairness, the He 46 prototype was a sesquiplane.
Cheers,
Logan
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And back to Eastern Europe for another one that's even more plausible.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v132/loganov/Profiles/Heinkel%20He%2046/Reduced%20to%2033%20Percent/HungarianHe46K1.jpg~original) (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v132/loganov/Profiles/Heinkel%20He%2046/HungarianHe46K1.jpg~original)
Hungary was one of the largest operators of the actual Heinkel He 46, but their version had a different powerplant. So I did one of the "G/K" in their colors. As a result, the write up on this one is going to be shorter than usual. I encourage you to read more about the real ones if you're interested.
On 10th April, 1924, with the permission of the government, the Air Office—Légügyi Hivatal - LÜH—was established within the Trade Ministry. On 16th December, 1928, Altábornagy—Lieutenant General—Vassel was appointed to a post which did not exist on paper: Inspector of the Air Force. Leadership of the LÜH fell on Doctor György Rákosi who served on the General staff as a Colonel—Vezékariezredes. Even during the period of complete concealment there were nine air squadrons forming three air group cadres in the MKHL—Magyar Királyi Honvéd Légierő—Royal Hungarian National Air Force, then under the control of the air department.
With the development of home aircraft production in mind, Dr. György Rákosi gave orders for the construction of the AVIS experimental fighters. Not only this, orders were placed the year after, 1930, for Italian aircraft imports. Orders for German aircraft imports followed in 1935. Consequently, 76 CR 32 fighters soon arrived. Thereafter 66 Junkers Ju 86K-2 bombers, 46 Heinkel He 46K-2, 5 He 45 and 18 He 70K reconnaissance planes were delivered to Hungary. Including training machines, German imports amounted to 190 aircraft.
(http://home.mit.bme.hu/~tade/ac-pict/Hung-AF/pre-1945/He46/H46p1.jpg)
This profile depicts a Heinkel He 46K-2Un of the II 'Lucifer' Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron based at Székesfehérvár during the mobilization against Slovakia in 1939. Note the crudely applied camouflage paint on the wing struts, stabilizer struts, radio aerial, spinner, and even the propeller blades themselves. Note also the Gebauer 1934.M machine gun on the observer's ring mount.
Cheers,
Logan
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My what lovely spats you have there!
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A real beauty!
Brian da Basher