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Offline Jicehem

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French Mosquito with a sharkmouth...
« on: January 18, 2009, 12:10:06 AM »
Hi everybody,  :-salut

This is the Airfix kit in 1/72 scale :

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j215/jicehem/DeHavillandMosquitoFB6_Gueulederequ.png
French Mosquito with a sharkmouth...


http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j215/jicehem/DeHavillandMosquitoFB6_Gueuleder-1.jpg
French Mosquito with a sharkmouth...


Jicehem  :-wave  :-wave

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Re: French Mosquito with a sharkmouth...
« Reply #1 on: January 18, 2009, 07:45:45 AM »
Very interesting :) Is this of French origin?
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Re: French Mosquito with a sharkmouth...
« Reply #2 on: January 18, 2009, 08:50:38 AM »
Quote from: No.1 on January 18, 2009, 07:45:45 AM
Very interesting :) Is this of French origin?

Yes, it was and was the only French plane with a sharkmouth.
It served with Groupe Corse in Indo-China. The reason of the sharkmouth is in connexion with the landing of this plane on a beach and in... the water. So that it was called "the shark" and was adorned with this sharkmouth.

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Re: French Mosquito with a sharkmouth...
« Reply #3 on: January 18, 2009, 11:32:45 AM »
;) Thank you for info :)
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Re: French Mosquito with a sharkmouth...
« Reply #4 on: January 18, 2009, 11:59:45 AM »
Interesting sample,and great built :-clap
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