>US Mossies confuse me thoroughly. I've got both the Tamiya 1/72
> >FB Mk.IV and B Mk.VI kits. Are either or both of these suitable for
> >conversion to USAAF a/c?
>
> I believe the US only operated PR XVI Mossies. These had two-stage Merlin
> engines; the Mk. IV and Mk. VI had single-stage Merlins. The engine cowlings
> look quite different between the two, and there may be other subtle
> differences. I don't know whether there is a conversion kit available for the
> 1/72 Tamiya kits, or whether there is a suitable alternative in that scale. I
> do know that Airfix just released a PR XVI kit in 1/48th. HTH
>
> Jim
>
>
The P.R.XIV was the only version used operationally by the USAAF. They> >FB Mk.IV and B Mk.VI kits. Are either or both of these suitable for
> >conversion to USAAF a/c?
>
> I believe the US only operated PR XVI Mossies. These had two-stage Merlin
> engines; the Mk. IV and Mk. VI had single-stage Merlins. The engine cowlings
> look quite different between the two, and there may be other subtle
> differences. I don't know whether there is a conversion kit available for the
> 1/72 Tamiya kits, or whether there is a suitable alternative in that scale. I
> do know that Airfix just released a PR XVI kit in 1/48th. HTH
>
> Jim
>
>
also received a number of Canadian-built F-8s,which were P.R. versions
of the B.VII, the Canadian version of the B.IV. These were used for
operational training, but were too slow to be used operationally in
Europe by then. The USAAF also had some T.III trainers.
Mark Schynert