WWII Spotter Recognition aircraft models

[warguy]

Interesting, thanks for sharing. Some of these old materials react in ways that are surprising. I watched the ear-cups on a flight helmet just melt away. They weren’t in the sun just resting in the leather the way they were originally inserted. Thanks again for sharing this, must be some check in cal reaction between aluminum and this celluloid acetate material. 

[manayunkman]

On 11/12/2023 at 8:57 PM, swag said:

Here are five models I have. Three of them look to be Cruver made. The FW-187 still has the nomenclature on the bottom of the fuselage. The Bf-109 and B-25 have had nomenclature and date of manufacture scrapped off. The FW-190 is painted green with black canopy, no idea who the manufacture is. The blue one I'm guessing is a British plane. It's blue with a black canopy and gun turret.

All 5 of these models are modern day recasts.

[easterneagle87]

Here's a P-51 that recently sold on FB Market Place

[warguy]

That’s a nice one. I got lucky and added a P-51 a while back. Also a pristine B-17 and a B-24. The larger bombers are impressive. 

[warguy]

My collection is in storage as I try to sell my house. I mentioned that I have picked up a really nice P51, and a beautiful B-17 as well as a B-24. I didn't think to photo those before I put them in storage. Not wanting to make the same mistake again, I recently acquired this B26 and thought I would add it here. 

[General Apathy]

.

opening this topic again . . . . . . . 

 

Hello Warguy and other members it's been a couple of months since the last posting.   I had sort of discarded the aircraft for this post as it sat on a wooden base, however re-looking at it again this morning I saw that it was in fact a ' plastic-resin '  Cruver model made in 1943. It was added to a hand made wooden base as some sort of commemoration piece for a Mr C. H. Baldwin, of the Eastern Aircraft Company, for maybe his retirement or the closure of the plant at wars end.  The base is dated Feb. 02 1945, Eastern Aircraft was a division of General Motors as aircraft were needed during WWII and civilian car production had ceased.

 

 

 

 

 

regards lewis.

 

...

[warguy]

Thanks for posting. Interesting piece. With so many of these laying around at wars end, I think there were probably a number of creative ideas to put them to good use. 

[General Apathy]

Hi Warguy,

 

not really a model as such but a wartime photo relating to identifying models, found in the unit book of the  Naval Air Technical Training Center , Oklahoma. 

 

 

 

regards lewis.

 

...

[warguy]

Very cool! I appreciate you sharing and keeping this topic alive. 

[General Apathy]

15 hours ago, warguy said:

Very cool! I appreciate you sharing and keeping this topic alive. 

.

Hi Warguy.

 

Thank you for your kind comment,  here's something else I have,  again not a model, but certainly a civilian aid for aircraft identification,

sold commercially in the UK during WWII for a shilling ( 12 pence ). 

 

 

 

 

 

 

regards lewis.

 

...

 

[warguy]

That is a neat piece as well Lewis. It’s hard to believe how many variations of spotter material is out there. I bought a large grouping earlier this summer belonging to a P-47 pilot who served at Duxford. I acquired a huge amount of paperwork for him. He had a booklet similar to what you posted as well, but US produced. Thanks again for posting. 

[General Apathy]

.

Hi Warguy,

 

apologies this post is not identification models as such, but these guys would have probably made use of the type of recognition models shown in this thread to improve their i.d. skills.

 

 

regards lewis.

 

...

[warguy]

Absolutely they would have. Ye unsung heroes of the BoB in my opinion. Surely they would have had to be very adept at identifying aircraft! 

[General Apathy]

1 minute ago, warguy said:

Absolutely they would have. Ye unsung heroes of the BoB in my opinion. Surely they would have had to be very adept at identifying aircraft! 

.

Hahaaa Warguy,

 

I doubt they got to see any German aircraft in the skies over the USA, however as was said in the 1978 US film ' Animal House ', Over . . . . .  Over . . . . . . . . . , was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor !!!!! 

 

 

regards lewis.

 

...

[warguy]

59 minutes ago, General Apathy said:

.

Hahaaa Warguy,

 

I doubt they got to see any German aircraft in the skies over the USA, however as was said in the 1978 US film ' Animal House ', Over . . . . .  Over . . . . . . . . . , was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor !!!!! 

 

 

regards lewis.

 

...

Well thats funny, thanks for letting me off easy. I thought that pin was British. Those guys on the Dover Coast hunkered down in the sand bag pits were awesome. But our guys were too. An animal House moment for sure for me though…..that brings back some memories!

[General Apathy]

9 minutes ago, warguy said:

Well thats funny, thanks for letting me off easy. I thought that pin was British. Those guys on the Dover Coast hunkered down in the sand bag pits were awesome. But our guys were too. An animal House moment for sure for me though…..that brings back some memories!

.

Hi Warguy,

 

Here's an armband ( brassard ) also related to observing aircraft in the sky. 

 

 

regarda lewis

 

...

[warguy]

Now I have seen those before, and would have recognized that immediately as US. 

[easterneagle87]

Bird dogging, saw these on FB Mkt

 

 

[General Apathy]

.

Spotted these recognition aircraft while watching a film last night.

 

 

 

regards lewis.

 

...

 

[warguy]

What a great image, thanks for posting. Any idea what planes the two larger ones toward the front are? Those are impressive!

[General Apathy]

29 minutes ago, warguy said:

What a great image, thanks for posting. Any idea what planes the two larger ones toward the front are? Those are impressive!

.

I believe the one on the left is the British Short Sunderland seaplane, and the one on the right the US Martin Mars seaplane. 

 

 

 

regards lewis.

 

...

[easterneagle87]

3 hours ago, General Apathy said:

.

I believe the one on the left is the British Short Sunderland seaplane, and the one on the right the US Martin Mars seaplane. 

 

 

 

regards lewis.

 

...

 

I saw that too last night on the WMF!

[mikie]

There are flocks of these models “flying” around the Moffett Field Museum in Mountain View CA. 
I plan to visit the museum over the Christmas break. I’ll try to get more and better pictures then. 
mikie

[manayunkman]

Or gaggles.

[easterneagle87]

Bird dogging on a Sunday morning, saw these on FB Mkt, A-20 and DO-217E. I Always like to see the Axis planes included.