Belgian Vickers Wellesley

[The Rat]

In the summer of 1939 the Belgian government was concerned that it's military air component was lacking in heavy bombers, but few were available. Britain offered some Vickers Wellesley aircraft, and six were taken on strength before the outbreak of war. When it became obvious that even more modern designs such as the Fairey Battle were unable to compete with German aircraft, they were taken from front-line units and used in the training role. The 3rd Air Regiment operated all of the aircraft, and painted their engine cowlings in a colourful red to offset the drab camouflage colours. As the country was overwhelmed they returned to Britain to serve out the rest of the war in various roles.









This is the Matchbox model, built straight out of the box. National markings came from the Airfix Fairey Battle.

[Jeffry Fontaine]

@The Rat - Now I am thinking you had a missed opportunity to adapt those panniers to hold a battery of machine guns or cannons to give your Wellesley a strafing option. 
Looking good!

[Frank3k]

That looks good! I can just picture Jeff's idea... with a poor sap squeezed into each pannier so they could load the cannons...

[Jeffry Fontaine]

@Frank3K- LoL, had not considered a gun servant' when I posed that idea.  That would be a very cruel and unusual experience for anyone tasked to perform that job. 

[The Rat]

That looks good! I can just picture Jeff's idea... with a poor sap squeezed into each pannier so they could load the cannons...

 

[Frank3k]

@Frank3K- LoL, had not considered a gun servant' when I posed that idea.  That would be a very cruel and unusual experience for anyone tasked to perform that job.

It would depend on where the plane is based. In a Flemish area, well of course the gun servant would have to be French! and vice versa.

[Spey Phantom]

terrific build 

[GTX_Admin]

Very nice.