Although the 'GF' designation was not destined to last long, the handful of Burney-armed aircraft that used it would make their mark
on the problematic German and Japanese hydrofoils that would prove so effective in the last two years of the war. With the small and
extremely fast attack craft making torpedoes all but useless in the channel and North Sea, the Firebrands TF IVs and Vs entering service
in 1945-46 were soon re-equipped with an airborne version of the 3.45 inch RCL developed by Sir Dennis Burney.
(I'm always a little nervous attempting back stories like this - but I have been putting off building my CzechMaster kit for far too long.)
DSCF0411 by
VileDr.Yo, on Flickr
Nothing too radical in terms of modifications, just the underwing gunpods. Fit has been less than stellar, as I think you can see from the
puttying. I will likely try and build this wheels up on a stand, and I am still a bit vague on a color scheme, but it should come together fairly quickly.
DSCF0423 by
VileDr.Yo, on Flickr
The 'GF' is for 'Gunfighter', natch. I think the GF I is a Firefly with a pair of 40mm under wing. But it could just as easily be a
Swordfish with a Bates Eight-barreled Bottle thrower.