Artur Domański has sent us photographs and a detailed build report of his recently finished Mossie in the giant 1:24 scale.



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Beautiful model, excellent article.

Arthur, absolutely great work! I built this same kit in Costal Command colors and can attest to some of the annoying ejector pin issues. You have inspired me to build another one of these in the disruptive camoflauge scheme representing the Gestapo raiders. You are to be congratulated. thank you for sharing your spot on photos. Happy New Year and take care.

Jim

Excellent model. I do not understand why Techmod have never issued decals for Polish Mosquitoes. Here is as much of the history of LR313 that I know.

305 Squadron operated several Mosquito Mk VIs with the individual letter ‘B’ during 1944 – 45. From February 1944, LR313, until lost 22nd April 1944. NS846 May 1944 until 8th January 1945. PZ401 from January 1945 until May 1945. Postwar TA551.

On 25th February LR313/B and NS823/H carried out the first operational sorties on Mosquitoes when they were despatched with 613 Squadron to attack a V 1 site in France. Both crews had to abandon the mission because of problems with their aircraft.

The List of Credits for the Destruction of Enemy Aircraft in Air to Air Combat, WWII, compiled by Frank Olynyk includes and entry on 13th April 1944 when W/Cdr John Robert Daniel Braham together with navigator F/Lt W S Gregory in a 305 Squadron Mosquito shot down a He 111 and Fw 58. The third aerial victory scored in a 305 Squadron Mosquito VI on 29th April is also credited to W/Cdr Braham. This is not mentioned in Polish documents.

W/Cdr Braham was an experienced night-fighter pilot, scoring his first victory during the Battle of Britain. He flew Beaufighters with 29 and 141 Squadrons scoring 19 victories. His first day intruder mission was flown from Lasham on the 28th February 1944 with a 613 Squadron Mosquito Mk VI. Whenever his 2nd TAF duties permitted, he would go to Lasham to fly combat missions in one of the Mosquitoes of 613, 107, or 305 Squadron. During one of these excursions on 5th March his 107 Squadron Mosquito was damaged by flak at Baueux. On 13th April he was flying LR313/B when credited with an He 111 and Fw 58 destroyed. On 29th April, this time with MM422/H, he engaged a Fw 190 north west of Poitiers and shot it down. On 25th June 1944 W/Cdr was shot down in LR373 of 21 Squadron at Ringkobing and became a PoW.

On 22nd April 1944, 305 Squadron despatched six aircraft to attack airfields in Holland, and, for the first time Germany. LR313/B was shot down but the crew, W/O Tadeusz Ciula and F/O Jan Rosiński baled out, evaded capture, and with the help of the resistance escape network, returned to England.