Small Scale Military Headquarters

80 years ago this month, this Mk.1 Spitfire was flown by Andrew Mamedoff of No. 609 Squadron during the Battle of Britain. Some sources say that he was born in Thompson, Connecticut, where his Russian family had settled in the early 1910s. At the very least he grew up in Connecticut and eventually found his way to England to help fight the oncoming Luftwaffe. In September of 1940, Andrew was transferred and became a founding member of the No. 71 'Eagle' Squadron. On October 8th 1941, Mamedoff was flying with 133 Squadron on a standard transit flight to RAF Eglinton in Northern Ireland in his Hurricane Z3781. The wreckage of his plane was found on the Isle of Man and it is thought that he crashed due to poor weather conditions. This 1/48th Tamiya model is dedicated to Mr. Mamedoff and will eventually be displayed at the Connecticut Air & Space Center. I'm going to go back and replace the antenna wire, may add a few small weathering details, as well as a single "A" that is supposed to go underneath the spinner on the cowling, but I'm ultimately happy with how it came out. Hope you enjoy.