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Info Eduard - July 2010
JULY KITS
The first completely assembled model of the Oeffag 253 in 1/48th from the
studio of Jiri Bruna from Kamenicky Senov. It carries the markings of Oblt.
Friedrich Navratil, CO of Flik 3/J in October, 1918. With this machine, Zgsf Adolf
Blaha defected to Switzerland on November 21, 1918. A year later, this aircraft
was flown to Czechoslovakia, again with Adolf Blaha at the controls. He reached
the airfield at Prague-Kbely on November 1st, 1919, and only two days later was
written off after a crash landing. The engine was salvaged and put into the only
Czechoslovak Fokker D.VII (MÁG).
Detail of the fuselage side and covered ports on the bottom surface
of the top wing. Note the anchoring of the stitching of the wing,
which are represented as additional photoetched from Eduard.
Ports on the top surface of the upper wing with detail of the trailing edge
of the wing. The details are represented as photoetched components.
Interesting application of the green-brown camouflage over the wooden
covering of the aircraft.
Detail of the bottom of the lower wing. Note the method of anchoring
the landing gear.
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253.32, Flik 63/J, Portobuffoleé, September 1918