Osprey Aircam Aviation Series 06 - Curtis Kittyhawk MKI-IV in RAF-SAAF-RAAF-RNZAF-RCAF-NEIAF Service

7/28/2019 Osprey Aircam Aviation Series 06 - Curtis Kittyhawk MKI-IV in RAF-SAAF-RAAF-RNZAF-RCAF-NEIAF Service

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AIRCAM AVIATION SERIES N! 6CURTISS KITTYHAWK MR. I-IVIN RAFmSAAFmRAAF=RNZAFmRCAFmNEIAFERVICE


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Mk. I.. N*. 16 Sauadron, RNZAF. a8 abmva but with whlta rpinen, ne t t roundat dtmonrionr.

. .Ill. No. 2 OTU. Mildura. New South Wales, RAAF. Crasn I brown upper rur facc~ , pslo blue undarA29-310 .


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Wath a d m twwnw en the wlng p o ~ n l ~ n ghe vvav a K~ftyhawkMB. tll 01 Mu. f t P '$mrk' Squelron tawlW cu rItom the dagerd area a t LG 91. Amtlyha, GA-F prubabty FRSOP

KJTWHAWKMK.1- IV.B 1 y in 1940 Curbs Aviariou gosgtrr ta h p ~ m ehebf the srieces& Hawk B l A , the P-40&ieh h d anjoyed s u b s ~ r i a lorders fromth e U.S. dad Fr& pvemmmrs, by h e hsd-ol a mori powerful Alfi9on V-17LQ-34 engine anda ine&d ar d f o u~w k - mm t e d % h.guns. fiwm rPd.e?ipn of the WIW of dlia newthe Hawk ETA, slightly a&& the aEnd the mrm v&s rn Kittyhawk, Xn May the

, p h d an order f o r 568 ah& aseI$h&wk h h k 1 and uphen h 6 l ' S t w p kW a Sm n 23 May; 19q4 the was a h detsd fvrUSAM. It was $& 8 result of .m Apt&- require-nt far ht$w$wamw Wt the ,=craft wais fimd&x .5tlm. wmg gum, and rbis mdi%wi~n :s 8tWtid by the Btjtish, 54 0 of rht h i t i a I oader be**up lkd bi irichls Coitfiipa&n $k fhP Mark IA. Early ih! submtial b r l m n &ctw wwa ~ IWw rfiee-t,nciudi lm W k & for the R M , m h e de r Lea&Ld funds. In the event?15 af h s e m-were d&vered 'by surface mas- to K& ReAF,entto t i a e F a r & ~ f f w u s e ~ b p Wd RmAF, fdowhg &e JI- artaplrti m Alliedin Dccemkr W1. A ,numbs were d mM y fhe RdlF far dki i~erp o Ru&.$art from &ly fen M e & th e maw t g of th es mxy~~wksere &linere$ r l i r e~ tto the Miwec ,d to f the ~ ~ o r ~ e ~ c e d ~&arts wme made to wstd a RalIs*c a i ma fh a d he next version tod e ~ dur the tYW as the P4F,waswith n Rckwbuilt Merlio V-1650-1. Mort wereby ihe fLnrchc@s, princi y Sn h e Mid&p"ut 2513 wm @uc~ I fur am-Lerld, I00 ming,tothe r&r kh$ et&edr?dy ftu: U.S, or ~tpplrtdthekxn& C$$e Iater pelbliqmoaon the P 4 bhawUin the IPAF a +c Xictyhawk. 11, it baethat t ~ n ef rbe aimah went rnra servica wthis fom, b u r in f b e ~ few M#k 11s did fiDd tbcir waidd die Enat uadrms summer ot 19dP ~ u r r i o n~l pa-s ant-, U.hiw the next pmdnrdmwmm, and a rrtmrberthtse w m upplied m he RC# late in lM2 foruseqk Alu~tWisarm* Where the type w a h mplayedy the USAAP. Tve~tywe ere shipped to Ehr W

5A P dM s , ,a150 h w n as Maxk Ills. This W* wasbYilr solely fm bswLcrrd, dl bw five k k ~&dinitiauy to romc svng in d 1 e r ,rhough the m a ~ o r ~ ~ere phr ged to thc Fw East andm Runic. ~ h a u ahilr sole& fa l e ~ r c - l t n da ILWfomd heir ~i hm the WSAAF.The f d rodu* *.don + hc P 4 N ,as a l &&n (d the a d t . It ww bfnit mk gpt m b w MI qny @f the earlier m;odels, Pmd 586of the main mdu& W1ith a revised4fcanqpy,.were suppie+ m the M P s ik M& lV3semmg 111Italy,and WLrh &e Am- 2-eraa n d D u t & i n t h e F ~ % L a r l 5 e W ~ &qplied to Rhssia, this nation IEeieg a total of 28%'P 4 uring ttre talthwh a small p a r t e m s afd m e were &e earher Tbmabvbl.*a Kiwyhawk tn se?Viwewith the S.A,F.First unir in the Mid& Fsy w w h e R t t ~ b w k swas 3 RAAF Squdmn, Tw&awtr's for %weairc& suri=g mrnbe- bepirming afmm Msus on 27& of that month; 112 Sqm&on wl~-drew to similarly re-equip kfore the Turn sl the year-Employed d w h g tb e fist partd 5142 as the W s ainair suptrioritp fighter, the h r combsrs w ~ efought by the Au s d i am on New Pear'smy, hcn theychimed Qwr Ju 81s and a Bf 09 d-yed, oae qf a&prbhbiy ddesmyed aod four dam& for rbt 10sof theircommanding of lit^. The tables were m d ight L ~later, when HZ S q ~ hohd 3 R W t the front.On one mission the Augnalians were bounced by Bf lW ,losing rw of their w h e r , and l a w in Ihe d8y an air-mft Df 112 S Lwdrgn was atso 5 h l down; no claimswere made by 9te w ~ r r w e s ~ t hilom A[ , b c end ofthe ntanth a new sgudfon j~ined perations for the first+a, +5 %ng 45Q (AusrsaIintn3 Sqmdron, a h lyingKIVY+W~.During the early mn&s d 1942 the KItryhW tlcwfighter sweeps, bomber exom and htereeprion ~@ss iw# ,ftequmrly taking heavy dl of Axis dive-b&br~ andr t s l m ~ ihtera, ~ ~ O W WW , n i ~ dnd -UW-abie, the aircmfr was out-performed by tbei: *lingMesserdimitt Bf BFMFs, w M sed h i r hew &w&ptrformm~to sir a* the British -, imakingdiving atrada and &mbing away, avoding dog-fiphnwhmqer p q ~lt. Thtougbout themmpafgn thtse farmid-


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A h * B C m k. l in~llnaaridm m mmmfIqadl$ pilootedby a -9 of ' gyertgrmkycdp i i aq r oo*an t~ , the~f i tcyL%!ons h a o ~ m & % % r n ~ w ~ ~a .st&? dsim.T$P& ~f 0-&S WWC thogc 0n 14 aad 1sF&ruw.i 1942 On the fww day, d&t Kinybwh Bf3 Wk4F S~u a c b nmd 10 af 112 S ~ d w nAIirm,EL^- m *-M a i * ~ tb-26wry pilot t n p lz forward a CMm, !he hsqlliwM M 00s and a Ma& a&mP&"& L bf w ZWa a d a3f IW.S&waJ dm& far p & b h d amaged wuredm madeeWem day I12 Swadmn W rn airoreft wItx. Em&Xw&h MmeUc d E/JG 27 h he mmb&and in the 1mnmn 12 &Qw from This wladmqk dhy dgh -94 Sqwtl&wt&bff~'s?m&~ l a n d i o gound. 94 ~ q n d r a b h d wpdr S~ha*,~nhg qrcs wry huwL N r rm die txzmpa1gn whea flm U i c m ~ e ,xrd this wasdl& &sf &oa, led by nmt vmwandiag *,$qnrLdE. E M. t h i Miism,. W ~ U .ad bcra top~ W f r & ~t o B t h e& t L l b ymh. r wk. ne P IOD? +Wn bg m,Ow s sn m ~7 m , g ~ t b e ~ t o t l ~ ~tiwnrm&butthrs c p r W d o w n a a d W M l a ~ n&d thm N.QO. pilots of 94 Ssuadroa, aad badly


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&,,Qerield lhme was Kt* opm+KY fw a$ * 'r"ga n d m k t d y , a f E W ~ e ~ - t o b ew ~ i a 3 a- -it~g hted y ~ T h t h s r ~ f ~ o n ? A p rarb F2 Eqhawlts of 112 s u r p d 12 Fw %%hakingoff fanm Rien 4 bot down three-for tbe lm of wa.500 Ib. bombs, dw support of a vwy highw;fs afhded M the armies adg ug thzlwnbd , w$ though 112, m nrnd 3 R A Mi n ave heit m h w k Iv., .nd 5-d m heir,#nghawk Ifis for the more d mWith the R.A.A.F.

Wi+ the rapid faraw? ad- d r a 2942,Australrarxl homeiaod &me la muym danger Bf lb-vaM&and ie FebnmV 1942,25 mbwB XAr, rcI+fmm the RArs +inirfaliamw~& thebmnp Eormpd during Evlatcb ipfo 75 SquadEan around asplall nuckur of m e n d p i i o ~wkbhm born theOn 21 h h he q u a h dem m Port-by to provide &r ir o this potr &c gouth~ o a s t o f N w ~ , ~ ~ v i n 8 ; t b e d d ~ o ft l r e ~ W e ~ x e m T ~ m ~ l ~ a nme g of am@ the was In the air Imtcf-"9Pctpting araid aaddahhg their,- v i ~ t o r y , a a d y~ ~ h e y ~ t h t m ~ ~ r h e e m m p ,

===%Ihe --Id on Nor& side of the W. Tk 'whawhwixe int-rsd by the---itabishi h 6M~ , ~ r w o a f r h e u n u m b e f , b u t ~Z e ~ o s s h o t dm . B y t h e e n d o f& e f i a t t b r e e d a y s s e ~ eof the 17 E f q b w k s hud bem h t to ormoxber.Dutin~ pril the sqmlmn -ed US- A-24Dam- ova Lat, bdng be5ngdved ia s tvmlat i & t s w i t I 1 ~ w i t h ~ s a n O n b s t h s ~ . O a 2 8 Athe ~ a w gt-, &m-LdrLdr. paffkwed tbslast five savkeable &mdt r m Wl 'tts eseortEdbomhrs, but bBth he and mtht &t w m shot dowa n d k i 3 l e i l , w ~ e a W a ~ w a slam. rwa squadrons .of P-39s of U.S. 8rb EigttWGoup arrived to re* the A but ~ Q T~dmme&y sw&a im a f t a s d l k gw i a P o . t h t a i Ea c c o 1 t l ~ * g t o n m i 8 5 i o L I S d 0 ~ 9 M a y d y o waimaft was fit ro fly back ro fhc minIand, laU~ g r w o a a y S l a t e r . f n # & y s O f ~ t t bma had sfiot down 18 md destrqyed 17 on tkg r a d , ciabning four more probably demyed and 47b w g c d Em a bs d 22 Erryhawh of 3l reetiwd, ni~Mi n ~ a t , f o u r m i s s i n g , ~ a a t h c ~ m d a id b n t g ; 12 &3 w e med ar d&b& qw-Ldr,G Jdaon*wha had &en m ~ & c is brother's d ahad shot dowa four aim& d .a Piper Y.M-h& twomom aqudmns bad k n ormed, thcatbmg Mas. 76 and 77. .On 25 July, 75 and 76 Swadmmflew m Milne Bay, New Gslinea, an rn m danger ofia .vwh T h e h &at wumd Q 4 A u w t whenem a h M af 76 d m n i nw e d a mid, Fl.-fir.A& Wthg d ew n=bmkr, but on lld 22 K i mhawks born both sq hmvqhd 12 Z e w 2hii~ ~ h 8 w l l s f Q r r r c l a t m d f o u ~down. On 24tb an 'hvasbnb and hadiapg a d e s dst contiwortswadmQstt8iiq a d2zr a- en thtJapsmesr.mop s a d u ~ & &asbnal air attacks weremcr, atrd on 27th fwr dive-bbers and m ms were

shor d m ut cia fbis day commadcr of 76 Squad-ran, Sqn.-I&, P. +Tu&uX1, a * t a n of the-rashcd wad \qaa lulled W h h s-g. un 6 *mk,W y d u e t o lwvy t o s g e s i u i k d hyau amatherapeaese wirhdrew* ncva to remn, n ~ x r&y tbc&uyhnwks es&& the first oEensivd m i s h 0am bb m b eauforts md Bca- Thewhn of rht#rnyh*wk@irmg the bmsiwt was summed up by fbs$ 7Fy-&,E *


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%kyja&ed dt&n this period, bt rrtrrnpu were madefa M ~ e r c e ~inht%ombunrrtiminetix~6n 23 Nwanbw

was fql& at the farmcrpasa, ' - ww1gsuaw-mC ammmd & a - y , i r~wr&ace,'of tk Fatm t h p b " whket~nh-p h s th!1 1 . ~ 7 - @ ih.Y.$. 13th qqmopalred ody in a 9 m k 5th.Air Farce ~ v m gi&meaiate -r, ta wZ%& .rat irur- ,is+w i d in m a ~ @ ~ gMs , -MY m-mithem -s&rbg cm&kmbk ~~~ 1@ fp r rire

a m 942, t hey providing the&is bf 14 S ~ W ~ ~WI* a du&& Iltp ~ k~ f l ~.8W SqwW MOad hst&& i p k m %h&emt h m 3c ,&stwe%wmlEttj%awW 'were m t c d to h e RNZ k F , andb vae +4 of these k i d mi~ed,5& 16 Sq?&thaasbeing f~med,dlml@ So OErabtr b 19 %lm~dr&~Ithis rnMIdz &st @bW pilots were Rat ows&wl 95sqwdm~paking wm 23 mpw P a n paor--i h n fmm ~ f i eUS,&& P I @ ~lqwbm m 'hts,for air dduw &tie%Xa April 194%14 Squedmn fItw ,th& dm [rn$ambto 3aeror and t&csc wet# Ih% taken qtx ~b 15 Scmdron. w k e . m m b h daubed wuh wM t-ition ~ICIB;he sqkbmn &i.aQ$&VU3,P-3h d -40~us@ a@ and"r),mure $B T$iFslWXIS and EMa On 3 Jmc, IMs,


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Bd-C taxying our to the fidd~ t h~l low~ngJaudsof dusr b e l n ~ hipped up by the airscrew, ly&i$operarrngcmd~uansn Daserrtand~naGrounds. LG 91.Amr1yhe.Egvpt. 194Z (Photos WM)


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were supplied to rhe +CARby mwe Iatu, and isjx home

Mencb squadraE*i Of wegm lgit chmwid wereequippea with these &c&, the 6.w e r a Wugdwpatched at sne to assist the U.S- fm io Alaskaa d he &uhs, w h m for seeeral mnrbs pardingd 8 EI&SbRS flQWLon 25 sw-, 1%11 K i t q h w b & ~4 and 111 Squab -edsirt U.5. P a i 11 P-3+ *tod t e rrymse Mseon KEska. &is -on two RU& fiDtpWp ae shot dqm,on y Gqn.-+ K A. Boamsr111 Squadmn, thP3 bein t k nty vmnrg of the %by l . llJ2.P. hm&.d umu. Q l u b Kitty-hawks remained h he area until the la se wirbdrewfrom in Auslgr W,- ?re- toq m d ~With She Netherlands Ea8t In- Air ForceP~OESf tk N~+$sn;ds East Indies thir Forcc whoesraped to A u s m b m 3942 formed s w d squmhm,opersthg imder BA.A,F. mynmd, a?+ ant-of chtsc,124 Sqyadfop, was farmed dmmg 1943wtb IbwhawIcaT h e umt ankhtHy strvcd om homt defence d u b in theMa&-Westem Territories, bur in mid 1845 tw k pan iopemuons o v a the East X & k in company &th AWra-hawk unitsgflying s p f m g aad born- mis-sunr . $tr the aw,rt. squadma was bared on Java,flying alm&de Dutch Mwtapg liaira, and t d m in

sePeral actions aphn lndon&n naWEsr g u d h ,the last ham cg~ t i ana lmlrrioqr 80- by Qrtissa i r e d . In 1949 c sqrltldron was lust Ixaglnalag m re-equip with M u m when the Dut& mowd out dindmesia, and all d n h g were handed m thenew Rtpubl i~ .The subscqueat fate of the temahhg&raft i uncertainWith the Ausslrma

S O ~ E 3 W KStt~tiawksaf Vs models SUPplied to the %kt Won, bur little L knownd & e u useby this mmw. W d g , W e be British dM ~ , T ? J e R ~ ~ S i a 3 ~ ~ p r e f t r t b R B l r o t h e BP-24 ambra , -sidering rhat theg d5d not a b s dbattle -e ds wd l as ttbe larter, or haveh tmepnrpeh with rwrd to mmlaxn-t. It #a Mkd t h maW were far &mad mhhs but swne weresupplied ro the *kt Eaavy and Born on rhe NorthRussian f m t . The 8 a f m unit, WE&h d pfflawn I-16s, h3iG 3s s d Hunhmp, opera& &mair-EFafr for same *the,BRd - s~vkdpe t s &a% a n u -of starcesscs wrb rbe Krwh~wks ,mdu&ng: Sm im LtNibhi P a r d & Rtpznetsov, who d e d he war Rrith36 vktorks.At Itmt w e R , m i ~ h w k as cap- h m yP i o=* and rhis, aded KB-51, was issued toFinnish f&m squadronEEL& 32, to operare dongsidethe , e f s Cuds Hayk %As,. and thtlee captured3% the latter m rbe h& speed, low h e 1 mm-nalssmw&.Bomb rack de~al la 50 lb with extendad fuse.


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une-up pf Mq. 112 Sqquadmn Mk.la's at Sidl I-lgnaish. 14th APdllM2. {R. A. B ' i I

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Detailshot bnnyvvaa , ..,..* .-..-, camera gu n and bor

GA-0. FRBBO damagrd by flak Messtna. quad!complere rudder and th% emalns broughr back by Ftt LL Bfuetr froma strafing op. No. 1 12 Sauadron.


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Abaw Line-up of No. 772 Shark' . - . -. > - - - -. . --. -".- .. . ...,.Y..3ltning W, lo r take-off. (via R. A ffiownj

- -.-, -..-...*. , .uw - .I q u uv uv l l t ln uurwi I u 5 8 1 a ~ na 0 * 4U ID(wrd A. Brown)250 Ib b amh taxyrngaut for take-of1on an arrf~eldn it&. No.112 Squadron. (IWM]

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#&ht tin*-* af % h a r k m ~ ~ ~ ' . w&tyr$& ha$ panels. Brindis~La, SP-teptbbr 1943. ElWbf)

~d[xw ine-# of NO. 26Q uadfOn aW-h ~ w bW 3, k3mW *unadwb dftar the prHs p h o t W ~ k > h a dduly rakecan th e gwatiron d b ~ dW& thet r ~m lm ZD, thm mils8 d ~ d & a


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. - I7bove a imbed up Mk. la's of No. 3 RAAF Squadron on a desert landing ground. (AususlrenWar Memmi/)

&/OW Mk. la's of Nos. 3 and 450 RAAF Squadrons raxylng out for rake-off on bombing op. {Austre/,eoWatMr . . . - .st ]

Above and h-l-a*, 1 '-:.up of No. 3 R A A F FKtyhawk,. . . ~ t cCi ,,. , ,MF ,-., 1 pin.. ,...erne but wrlh Ature blue undersurfaces. W? r d heel d ~ s cll af c w~thull span v e l l 6 ~ced~ng y e strlpes. (Photos IWM)


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L a f i Mk. ll. Mo. 3 RMf %u&amAZ#mTtlp&tanle. $w mldlrr illustmtmn fwpart srUe W a ~ ~ s .vre R. C:JW)

S d w Mk ll's d NO. 4& WAFsquadron m .mairfieid 8n Malta,{AWMJ


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>AbaueKrttvhrtwksof arkher Mo. 775 01 76Sqdn. at Mrtna Bay. Me w Gurnee, July1942- Greenlbrown umeq. pale blueundem. R~dfwhitetbjut toundsls an dfh M h . (IWrwJ

Rghr Mk. la. A29-96 0 1 No. 75 SqdnR M F at M~ lw ay 7942. IU was 7KsCOde at thrs d m wbsequently changedlo Ek 'U-Buie' on cowl. greenlbrdwn~WWS , pal% Mue undera AZ9-45Peter* Revenge' in drsiance. ( A W N

Ahom 'Sharkmouthcd' Mk. a. A29-83 a1Mu 1OTU, Ean Sale.Vlc~or~a.ee colour ~llus!ra~~on.Iwe Frank F, SmrthJ

Rwhr Mk. Ir. 428-310 o l Na 2 OTU. M~lduta.Nw Sauth Walaa. ( v t 8 Frank F. $n;nrlt)r)


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RrgAr 'Mk. Ilt. Na. 2 OTU, Mllduta. 1BsYr.'Bremetal andODw-fum Fmnk h SmitPr)


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1MF~.. N*. 2550 ' Sudan ' Sqmdmn, No, 239 Wln& RAF. Dwerl Air Form. 1942. Flqwn hy Sqdn.-Ldt. )9, T. Judd, ,Squadton OC. AK4IJI.4

2 bMk. I, No. 25 0 ' Sudan1 S uadran, No. 239-~ing,RAF, Dertrr Alr Force, lstp sutnrner 1W2.F I w ~ by P/O, I . L. ~ k d l v . AK846,

3 m-t, Nm. 10 .Ldnml iswv,4 ",N;, RAF, Dew, *i t Fume, flbcu. hnhl., March 19Mm lownby FI.-Lt. 0. H. C l a r k B Hiah* Command~r.I

FR3 t 3.

~ k .ll, NI. 160Wsdmr, Ha 23sWing. RAT. I

iMk. 111. No. 210 Squadton, No. 233 Wing, W. Desert All Force. FRlZZ. AMI.-- - \;@-,(-;;:

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-Lk, Ill, No. 112 ha*' SqEdron, PI.. 239 Wag. KAF. D&rt Air n by at.-Lt. M. N. MarthiasPachinp/Agnosa, Sicily. JuIy 1943. I m

5Mk. ill, no. I in * sha rk ~ ~ ~ d ~ ~ , , ,hw* by Sgdn.-'-dr. P* F. lilingw S q u a h n OC, FR864.Padms/Agm~ne , Sicily. l u l ~ fug. 1943. I I


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Mlc. la. Nu. Z 'Ftying Chetah ' Sqlpdmn, SAAP, No . 263 Wing, RAF. DesF l m by Maj. D. 6. HauptfJefssh, AFC. Sqwdton OC. Serial unknpwa.

2Mk. H I, #a. Z ' Ftyjng Chwtrh * squadm, S ~ A P , TIMm Maj. 0. 8 . HauMftaineh, AFC, Sqmdron BC.Desert Air Farw, 10QZ. unknown. A

h k , I V , probably No, 2 OTU Watarkleef, Snuth AF

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D1Mk, Is. No. 3 Sq~rdmn. AAF. No. Z39 Wing, WF, Desert Air Fore+.ET9gj.

kt. la , No . 450 Squadron, RAAF, No. 239 Wing,RAF. Desert Alr Farce. Serlal unkmrwn.

:3, a , w*. q p & p p d ~ * . & Ha-*kL**." r*d,. --

6Mt. la. Me, 1 OTU, RAAF, East Sale. Victorin. Aueral ia. A29-83.


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1Mk. Ill, No. 76 Squadron, RAAF. Swial u n k n w r

LAAF.A19-113& Labvan. I.. Be rm , lw. 1

. I l l . No. 77 Squadmn, RAAF. Serial unknwn.' torpertop .

k. V, NQ.78 Squadme, R M f . Wm f ow ,Nsw 4urnea.kZs874. ' Hot Su l f l '.

, 1Y. No. 80 Squedwn, W F . MorotaI, 1944.

Ik. IV, No. 82 Squadron. RAAF. Mue n I, , Bovneo,1944. A29-844, 1


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1Mk. lm. No. 14 Squadron, RNZAF. 3skial unknown.

LMk. 111, No. 15 Squadron, RHZAF. Solomons, 1943. Serial unknown. I

Gk. IV . mrobably No. 18 Squadron, RNZAF. NX3255. 1

Mk, IV, probably No. 19 Squadron, RNZAF.

SMk. IV, NQ.19 Xquadmn. RNZAF. Guadnlcanal. 1944' f ma Lee '.NZ3287.


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t1~ k .V, No. 110 Squadron. Netherlands East November 1944.S n a f u '.

1Mk, IV . No. 120 Squadron. N e tM a n d s E d ndie* Air F s m . Msrauke. Dutch (NW Guinea, November 1944.

Mk. V, No. IZQSquadmn. NElAF. ~robsb ly t. Bilk,1944, ' t s q the Injum: 1


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1Mk. 1, No. 11 1 Squrbn, R C A F . Patikla B q , Litish Cdombia. Wmtem Air Caminand, 1941. AKZO6. ,

1Mk. In, No. 1 t 8 Squadrpn, RCAF, Spa Island.Brlt th Colombra, 1941-43. A

$nit vnknown. 719. ' Vnncmuvor IX '. RCAF.m

k. 111, + t a n by Sanlor M. Nokehl Ku=netwv, S o v h t Naval A3t S~rvler.


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Line+up f Mk: IVsd Me. 75 Squadm.,lsl$nd, name ~n m a t s~ rwa f trsE'. serial unknowri. OD and Qrmwhite tail UniE NotG gaute Jflam

r a wqw w-rb4~W a o m (tiyGedff, f.tlrm. 76Sqo&lm~~.at andhaw.m~ g . u6rt staa PMM anM abowa pum. f~ f imt~-&tbj

I e!owAZ9-361 .SV-Y of No 76 Squad.ran. a Mk. 111 rn areenlkmwn and pale) blue scheme. (AEMI

--uLlne-u 01 M k ll'$# No. 78A ~ A F .hrtwlna ~ i t l p ,Island. Solomon Sm. JulyNofs grewnlbrown uppelsblue under~,A WM )


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,&t Mk 111 ~29-367 T NO. 78 q w d f ~R#$ tanding on UivIgsfil Strfp. GeodmWR!ktmd in fhaS~lemon eB 1941

bx2- . - ; - w ~ . q ,Sh;p, F AA" 'F;":. ' I %,I-- 6 a , '.@+d:;t .,o - :p "A-* / . " . .u +3. -*, - -


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#&wt B B ~etal M& IV of No. 78Squatlmn.ht s i w siruafi.t.ta and oillsemiriMp. M d o r . AWMl


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& rightNeatfomtation by NO.0 Squadron. BU-& In dark grsenlscheme, other sireraft in OD 1scheme. BU-B with red tlp ta'Cleopaua I1I' In red out-w h t kRMF VMB. 8 l t im )

Mk. IV's of No. 84 Squadron.LB-, Note variation In s~zeandOF muntlala, all slrcmftdarX gren ppetches afongedge af wingstail plane and on fin andon etandard US&F OD/

m schema LB-K probably A29c(AWMI


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No. 82 Squadron drspersal area on Csbuan slffleld.No ,orneo. Nu18 red lwh ~te hecks on f ~ , ,.,, .,,der and bare metal Mk IVcodsdIn distance. Alsp note large and sm3ll rtlundels on nearesl:arrcraft, l AWM lRare metal Mk, V. No 82 S ~ ~ a d r o n .P9-626, code and ser~at n black. Labuan. (vre 8 E . C Oarby)Bare metal Mk. IV. A29-1193.00 mtr-alate uanel Unrt unknown. /v /a F. Smi th )


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+ p x t ! 'a-. , .:. . _ . I , : I Ahma & I& Mk. Vs on a Newb a - n

Above Wlth a Hudson actlng as navigator Mk. IV's head out over the see for the rstsnds. OD end grey scheme. red/whltelblue roundsla on fuselage. ('Wm) 1BelowMk. ill'^ of No. 16 Squadron.RNZAF.Solmom. 1863 Graen/brown uppars, pale blua undarr, ( IWM)


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Left Poor pho:ograph. bul apan from Thecombat damage. bnteresrlng as ~t h m s thetmv IE C cenrrelrr the loundel, rd% C DarbyjBelow Vi c of Mk. IV's 01 an unknown squadron taking off. Redlwh~telblue oundcls. (vrad E . C Darbd


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MZ 3118, Mk. t1 i n ODand grey finish, notebluelwhtt%,'bluaunderwtng roundel.(vie R. C. Jones) t


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Above Mr. la'@of No. I1 1 S Qu a&an* R W , Wtwfttrh #C Gommnd, $qua operated !tam h a slmd. Patrida Bay. 8$.,and kncharage, Bj - E - c ~ d euaw 11-41 to r 2 4 3 . fWM>adow (a ~ u m s )k, aof No.118Squadron,RCAF.WhwI discm RE-C L l u e w f e w tllneil red. {Ph~tos Cpj


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Abnve M#,a in aandarrt grebnlhrwhen sqdn. codes wer e discontln uppe~s, aleblua u o d e f ~ . O& tna{wnite{btueroundelson wings, rnom promoly mpenarrer uct. I U W'or aetunty reasons

. .- .- - .A h v e Mk. la , serfat unknbwn. talihg&fmm P a t r i ~ a y.

Mare Una-@ 01 Mk, e*. &rlg relue~Had tPauide Bay. 20.11,U. A ~ r m f t eaten camera AK 905.


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LsH M k la 'Vanowlvar IX ' C 729. %E co1ouIltusnation for pwt rlde detailk RCAF.f&kT M. Bmwsj

R i ' fMk i.a.1009. Black F-ah of roundel port~lndsrbd. RCAF. (v ra P. W. Mmurd)

Below lefr Mk. la. 1073 In RAF Wart scheme.(Pew M. 6 0 ~ 8 )E e / p w ~ ~ h ~k. la , serilrl,unknownwlth *blacKPN,on wwl, fhia particular Klttyhawk surrtkad t h a w a ~and is prawnfly b ~ n girstor6d by G. A. Maw ,

FG. Al W a d J

Rqht Mk, V, 867. m bar6 I !lmh. O D antglare panel and fin, Se e cover ~llustrenon, Unrtunknown. (Parer M. BO~B I S J

h / o wMk. ta In bare ma p1 flnlsh. 1078 In black.


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WavaandblewStaneard RAF emmdevend 6 e n aohamm.'agpf iorbl~to ll under surface ~aundeldasnrrnamauflaeed a3 iram 184%airnettwlth mlnoFpanam ve2iatlvnt:

Medu r n add pala blueM far coda.

Eb RAAF. unpar surfs? derutlkmd a r sudwtea ldan%lcel.

9aqorr Pink schema.


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wttom, inridsfronr mver.uppar surlacs dmlallt.dark w r e n on OD. MX. IV.l o . BP S o d a RAAF.

~ 1 . 2 . ~ppnr s ~ r r a t ~slaii%under f l l r f a m identicnl.

NO. Im Sqdn. NEI~F.a

I \ under aurfacsa identlaal.No. 120 qdn. NEIaF.

Par#nnal nslgnla and

Al l rtrlper a n hlnlv o u r l i r a l w l l hdark red. Blaeh 1 9 pork and stbdFeunh down. nslde lroer couar.uppm awrmce dofatlb. a6 ML.1V. NEIAf porn wmr.undar surhcm rouedn m uww. O8anoa centre to roundel.undmr r u r l r u r IdantIomLMk. In. No. 1%Sqdn. R N Z A F

ne ~ ~ 6 1 .rn61.h AF.Uppar rurlace daalls,b d o w unPer rudmua drtallahowlnu vnllnw autnr wIng.

ruaatssswlth yallow outer rleUndar uurlburn Idant lwl .


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Mica shot of four Mk 1Wsof No. 120 Squadron. N~Ih e r l s nd s ast IfidlagAlf IC E See colour illusIration.h t w s on fm(virr d H, Km~hu i s )

an Memuke aifield. DutchNEWGuinea. Wore aerial *5#, semisryle. repealedsndmp tank.- . C _ i . . - - -

hAulle [V'hr#Jq wr i$ p-$+.alpt& .BX t&&auk thIW~thls '@ntawes aken had ordy rmentbbaenpintalan fin m d r u ~n white.fG.'H KB I ?@M~ - -

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Mk. tY of Ma 120 Squadmrt. 1IIElAF. NoteWer hv ,Wrlpainmdwhit= thla rnar*krl(w ~ f o r atmn~imd"5~lly.w e heW M ~&ds MUH wd w g s .fwa Fmmk E 8.mi1IrfF::' > -, .;--, . . " ' 5 ? ,n , . ,Mk W of ko. 1224 Quadm h n g y)meandw~ng ands and whip rudder.our ~IWaliehwl G M KmW'ldsI

' I try the Injun' after forced landrng atMerauka, Dutch New Gu~nee.MIL lyls wereflown by bath Dutch and Amer~can pilotswhich accwnls Qr the very Amer~cannemes of same of !he R~l tyhawkr(vre LF.H. amphuis)

Ba r e matat Mk. IV , pan war, see1llus1ra ion. fvr# G, L UumDhu~sj


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~ h m3-526 of No. I 2 0 Wuadton.NEIAF, note new rudder and prck-up truck.(via 6 H. Xentpnuis)


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IRCAM AVIATION SERIES No.6

Mk. IV . A 2 9 4 2 9 'Cleopatre lli' tlown by wtng Commander G . C. Athercon, OC No. 80 Squadron. WAF.

ACKNOWLEOGMEMTSWithout the help of many friends this mctorial sunrev of the Kim-illustrated & by hawk. the f i rst real lighter-bomber o f he f i rs t ~ l l iPd actical 6irForce. the Desert Air Force. could not have been published. My

Richard Ward thanks ro all who helped whose names are listed below in alpha-betical order:A Blake, Peter M. Bowers. R. A. Brown,d'E. C.Darby. J. F. Golding.Imperial War Museum. R. C . Jones, IPMS. G. H. Kamphuis.Text by S. Kostenuk, W. 6. Klepacki. D. W. Menard. 0. Pattison,Christopher F. Shores Eino Ritaranta, Frank F. Smith. R. Tester. Australian War Memorial,Roval Canadian Air Force. Roval New Zealand Air Force.south African Air Force. united States Navy.

Mk, IV . Royal Austrelren Ai r Fares, ~28-1193nbare metal f i n l ~ h . lack spinner, narrow OD anti glare panel

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