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Old February 27th 07, 09:49 PM posted to alt.binaries.pictures.aviation
Steven P. McNicoll
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"Enzo Matrix" wrote in message
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Emperor provided aircraft for the anti-submarine screen during the D-Day
landings, again with Hellcats as fighter cover.


Are you sure about that?


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Old February 27th 07, 11:31 PM posted to alt.binaries.pictures.aviation
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Steven P. McNicoll wrote:
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Emperor provided aircraft for the anti-submarine screen during the
D-Day landings, again with Hellcats as fighter cover.


Are you sure about that?


Pretty much.


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Old February 28th 07, 12:00 AM posted to alt.binaries.pictures.aviation
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Pretty much.


I think you're wrong. Do you have anything to support your assertion?


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Old February 28th 07, 12:00 AM posted to alt.binaries.pictures.aviation
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"Andrew B" wrote in message
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wrote in message
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Maybe it's "OK" as a Franklin Mint diecast, but it doesn't hold a candle
to
a properly built plastic kit.

Brian



Would this be anywhere near qualifying as what you mean Brian?
I've been waiting for an excuse to post the pic for a while now, it was
taken while the model was suspended in front of a white-ish wall having
given the prop a quick spin. I'm just a little disappointed by the under
wing light/reflection. A standard plastic kit completed by my brother.


excellent


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Old February 28th 07, 12:55 AM posted to alt.binaries.pictures.aviation
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Steven P. McNicoll wrote:
"Enzo Matrix" wrote in message
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Pretty much.


I think you're wrong. Do you have anything to support your assertion?


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Emperor_(D98)

http://www.navsource.org/archives/03/034.htm

One of the photographs here clearly shows a Hellcat with invasion stripes,
although the carrier was engaged on Operation DRAGOON at the time.


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Old February 28th 07, 02:02 AM posted to alt.binaries.pictures.aviation
Steven P. McNicoll
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"Enzo Matrix" wrote in message
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Emperor_(D98)

http://www.navsource.org/archives/03/034.htm

One of the photographs here clearly shows a Hellcat with invasion stripes,
although the carrier was engaged on Operation DRAGOON at the time.


The presence of invasion stripes does not indicate an aircraft participated
in the D-Day landings, it just indicates it operated over western Europe on
June 6 1944 or later.


http://www.faqs.org/docs/air/avf6f.html#m4



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Old February 28th 07, 07:38 AM posted to alt.binaries.pictures.aviation
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Oh yes, that definitely qualifies.

brian



Thanks Brian, he is currently working on a U-boat which I think should
look rather good.


And photographed airborne in a simulated sky... ;^}

Nice model and photo!

Bob ^,,^
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Old February 28th 07, 09:06 AM posted to alt.binaries.pictures.aviation
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Steven P. McNicoll wrote:
"Enzo Matrix" wrote in message
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Emperor_(D98)

http://www.navsource.org/archives/03/034.htm

One of the photographs here clearly shows a Hellcat with invasion
stripes, although the carrier was engaged on Operation DRAGOON at
the time.


The presence of invasion stripes does not indicate an aircraft
participated in the D-Day landings, it just indicates it operated
over western Europe on June 6 1944 or later.


Agreed. However we have two documents that mention Ermperor's service during
the D-Day landings. One document states that Emperor "served on
anti-submarine detail during Operation Overlord". The other states she
"served as an ASW patrol ship at Normandy".

The same two documents also claim that Emperor took part in Operations
TUNGSTEN and DRAGOON. TUNGSTEN preceded OVERLORD, DRAGOON was after it. Both
TUNGSTEN and DRAGOON involved the use of Hellcats from Emperor. It doesn't
seem likely that the Hellcats were removed from Emperor before D-Day and
replaced with some other naval fighter, only to be returned to the ship
immediately afterwards.

My statement, which you questioned, was "Emperor provided aircraft for the
anti-submarine screen during the D-Day landings, again with Hellcats as
fighter cover", which seems pretty much supported by those two documents.


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Enzo

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Old February 28th 07, 03:06 PM posted to alt.binaries.pictures.aviation
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Steven P. McNicoll wrote:
"Enzo Matrix" wrote in message
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Emperor_(D98)

http://www.navsource.org/archives/03/034.htm

One of the photographs here clearly shows a Hellcat with invasion stripes,
although the carrier was engaged on Operation DRAGOON at the time.


The presence of invasion stripes does not indicate an aircraft participated
in the D-Day landings, it just indicates it operated over western Europe on
June 6 1944 or later.


http://www.faqs.org/docs/air/avf6f.html#m4




From http://www.navsource.org/archives/03/034.htm comes this quote:

HMS Emperor was outfitted as a strike/CAP carrier. Provided fighter cover for a strike on German battleship Tirpitz;


served as an ASW patrol ship at Normandy and supported invasion of southern France before transferring to the Pacific.


which does support Enzo's statement that the ship was at Normandy on D-Day.

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Old February 28th 07, 04:05 PM posted to alt.binaries.pictures.aviation
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And photographed airborne in a simulated sky... ;^}

Nice model and photo!

Bob ^,,^



Thank you Bob.
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