Tag: Northwest Staging Route

• North American Mitchell – Part Six – Lead Ship

  

  The B25 Mitchell is complete – the lead ship of my Northwest Staging Route air convoy. It’s not in Soviet colours – this one will be based in Alaska for defence of the Aleutians. The USAAF basic scheme is really very simple – Olive Drab on the top and Neutral Grey on the bottom, with…

  Dick Stein

  October 14, 2019

  1:72 scale, American aircraft, Colour Schemes, Lacquer, Model Airplane, Painting, Scale Model Buildings

  Alaska, Mitchell bomber, Northwest Staging Route, USAAF

• Bell P 39 Airacobra – Part Four – The Northwest Staging Route

  

  You might wonder a bit at the presence of a Bell P-39 Airacobra with red stars in a white circle appearing at an Alberta RCAF station in the 1940’s. The explanation is simple – the Northwest Staging Route flowed right through RCAF WET DOG as soon as Lend-lease was established and there were enough aircraft…

  Dick Stein

  August 12, 2019

  1:72 scale, American aircraft, Chinese models, Colour Schemes, Lacquer, Model Airplane, RCAF Wet Dog, Scale Models, Uncategorized

  Bell Airacobra, Lend-Lease, Northwest Staging Route, Soviet Union