Joining the Fight by kenwas

Vue • Aviation • posted on Jul 10, 2010

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No. 303 Squadron claimed the greatest number of aircraft destroyed of the 66 Allied fighter squadrons engaged in the Battle of Britain, even though it joined the fray two months after the battle had begun. Its success in combat can be attributed to the years of extensive and rigorous pre-war training many of the long-serving Polish veterans had received in their homeland and surviving previous encounters with the Luftwaffe in inferior aircraft; far more than many of their younger and inexperienced RAF comrades being thrown into the battle. In its first seven days of combat, the squadron claimed nearly 40 enemy aircraft. Withdrawn from battle for a rest on the 11 October, the squadron had claimed 126 kills in six weeks. During 1941-43, No. 303 Squadron flew on Fighter Command's offensive sweeps over North West Europe, flying various marks of the Spitfire. Forming cover for the Allied raid on Dieppe, 303 Squadron claimed the highest number of aircraft shot down of all Allied squadrons participating. On 11 April 1942, when an aerial gunnery contest was staged within No 11 Group RAF, the three competing Polish squadrons 303, 316, and 315 took the first three places out of all 22 air squadrons, 303 Squadron coming first by a very healthy margin (808 hits, while 316 Squadron scored 432 hits, and the best British squadron 150 hits.) Spitfire by Anders Lejczak (Bazze) Vue 8.5 Infinite - Zoom view suggested

Comments (23)

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London224

1:07AM | Sat, 10 July 2010

Wonderful lighting Ken!!

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kelvinhughes

1:17AM | Sat, 10 July 2010

excellent Ken Ihave the same models you have used just unable to use my vue as this computer not able to handle vue

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mermaid

2:48AM | Sat, 10 July 2010

excellent work, so realistic and well done!

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LaurentR

3:00AM | Sat, 10 July 2010

Superb!

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wysiwig

3:12AM | Sat, 10 July 2010

You forgot to mention the most important reason the Polish squadrons were so deadly - rage. The Nazis bombed and strafed Polish civilians indiscriminately during their invasion of 1939. I remember reading the story of one Polish Spitfire pilot who had crippled a German plane. The German pilot attempted to bail out but hit the Spitfire's propeller, shredding his body. The Spitfire managed to land safely but the Polish pilot refused to allow his ground crew to clean the plane. He carried the remains of the German until he was shot down (Yes I was a history major in college). Top notch work by the way.

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Emil-arts

7:22AM | Sat, 10 July 2010

That this model gets used so many times is a testament to it's quality. A simple but very effective render Ken and a tribute to all pilots who flew alongside the RAF.

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Ken _Gilliland

7:51AM | Sat, 10 July 2010

nicely done

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Penters

8:39AM | Sat, 10 July 2010

Shes a beauty is'nt she

KnightWolverine

9:06AM | Sat, 10 July 2010

Yet another solid use of your time and effort resulting in a most realistic rendering.Top Shelf Workmanship! William

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Stardust_Crossing

9:31AM | Sat, 10 July 2010

Great realism and very well detailed!

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CATMANDO

9:51AM | Sat, 10 July 2010

Excellent render.

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Osper

11:24AM | Sat, 10 July 2010

Good one!

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Hendesse

11:33AM | Sat, 10 July 2010

Looks absolutely fantastic, very realistic. Excellent work!!

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Flint_Hawk Online Now!

12:09PM | Sat, 10 July 2010

Splendid work!

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art50

1:25PM | Sat, 10 July 2010

fantastic,bravo

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beatoangelico

1:40PM | Sat, 10 July 2010

fantastic and great work...Bravo*****

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vintorix

3:05PM | Sat, 10 July 2010

This beauty is captured in a very nice angle! It is really a fantastic and complicated model. Bravo! Of course training is everythingin military! It was also the Poles who cracked the Enigma contrary to what folk normally believe.

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dragonmuse

10:00PM | Sat, 10 July 2010

Beautiful :)

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dbrv6

10:21PM | Sat, 10 July 2010

Excellent render and lighting.

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DOM1

10:35PM | Sat, 10 July 2010

Super model and great render.

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debbielove

9:28AM | Wed, 14 July 2010

Payback's a bitch.... The Polish pilot's were by far the most efficient.. As you say, helps having already been trained and had experience.. The model is of course, brilliant as is your picture.. At the airshow.. I have shots of the Spitfire based as this model... Polish badge and all.... I'll post soon... Top work.. Rob

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