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C1149, Capt. D. W. Grinnell-Milne, No.56 Squadron, Bethencourt,

France, January 1919

British fighter ace Duncan William Grinnell-Milne was born on August 6th, 1896,

in London and at the age of thirteen he joined the ranks of the 5th Battalion Rifle

Brigade (Prince Consort’s Own). After the beginning of the war, he was deemed

too young for service at the Front, and was left on the island. He was subsequently

assigned to the RFC and underwent pilot training. On September 29th, 1915, he

received orders that assigned him to No.16 Squadron, RFC. As a member of this

unit, he took part in the fighting, but on December 1st, 1916 he was shot down

and taken prisoner. He managed to escape in April 1918 and return to the British

side of the Front. After that, he was assigned to No.56 Squadron, equipped with

the SE.5a. On December 17th, 1918, he was assigned CO of this unit. He had the

fuselage of his SE.5a painted red and named it ‘Schweinhund’ as a reference to

his time in German captivity.

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Cat. No. 8454

Accessories used:

FE877 SE.5a Weekend 1/48 (PE-Set)

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