Supermarine Seafire Mk.47 VP436 ‘141’ HMS Ocean v1.0

Supermarine Seafire Mk.47 VP436 ‘141’ HMS Ocean v1.0

This folder contains a repaint for the freeware Supermarine Seafire Mk.47 by Robert Richardson. It shows Seafire VP436 ‘141’ from 804 NAS, embarked on H.M.S. Ocean operating in the Mediterranean (“The Med”) in 1949. This was finished in a non-standard application of the attractive Pattern No.2 scheme with the entire wing root fairing painted in Extra Dark Sea Grey. Also the presentation of the squadron number and roundel on the fuselage was back-to-front. This particular machine VP436 “141/O” ended up (like so many Seafires) in a rather undignified state – she went overboard after the pilot lost control on take-off. Lashed to the side of the carrier, she was off-loaded on Malta and subsequently repaired and put back into service. Repaint by Jan Kees Blom, based on the paintkit by Rob Richardson.