74 Squadron, RAF..."The Tigers"
Airfix 1/72 Airfix 1/72 Avro 504J (Conversion using Airfix Avro 504K kit, C4377, 74 squadron, London Colney, July, 1917
Airfix 1/72 Avro 504K, C4734, 74 squadron, London Colney, July, 1917
Roden 1/72 Royal Aircraft Factory SE5a, (Wolsey Viper), Maj. E. "Mick" Mannock, RFC 74 Squadron, 1918
Airfix 1/72 Hawker Demon, (Demon Flight), 74 Squadron, Royal Air Force, Hal Far, Malta, November 1935
AZ Models 1/72 Gloster Gauntlet Mk.II, Squadron Commander's* Aircraft, 74 Squadron, RAF Hornchurch, 1937
AZ Models 1/72 Gloster Gauntlet Mk.II, Squadron Leader DS Brooks' aircraft, 74 Squadron, RAF Hornchurch, 1937
Heller 1/72 Gloster Gladiator Mk.1, K6145, No.3(F) Squadron, Kenley, 1937
AZ Models 1/72 Gloster Gauntlet Mk.II
NOVO (ex-FROG) 1/72 Miles Magister, Squadron "Hack", Station Flight, RAF Hornchurch, 1939
Airfix 1/72 Supermarine Spitfire Mk.1, 74 Squadron, RAF Hornchurch, May 1939
Airfix 1/72 Supermarine Spitfire Mk.1a, Squadron Leader FL White, 74 Squadron, Hornchurch, Essex, February, 1940.
Airfix 1/72 Supermarine Spitfire Mk.1a, Hornchurch, Essex, May, 1940.
Airfix 1/72 Spitfire Mk.IIa, 74 Squadron, "Black Vaneties", RAF Gravesend, 1941
Revell 1/72 Vickers Supermarine Spitfire Mk.Vb, Revell 1/72 Vickers Supermarine Spitfire Vb, BL243, 74 Squadron, Llanber, Wales, October, 1942.
Airfix 1/72 Hawker Hurricane Mk.I, Airfix 1/72 Hawker Hurricane Mk.1, 74 Squadron, Shaibah, Iraq, April 1943
Airfix 1/72 Hawker Hurricane IIb, of 74 Squadron, Meherabad, Iran, 1943
Hobby Boss 1/72 Supermarine Spitfire Mk.Vb, Hobby Boss 1/72 Supermarine Spitfire Vb Tropical, EP692, 74 Squadron, Idku, Egypt, August 1943.
Airfix 1/72 Supermarine Spitfire Vc, RAF Nicosia, Cyprus and LG 105, Idku, Egypt, circa September 1943
Italeri 1/72 Supermarine Spitfire, Mk.IXe, flown by Sqn. Ldr. JCF Hayter, 74 Sqn., B.70, Duerne, Belgium, November, 1944
Heller 1/72 Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk.XVIe, 74 Sqn., B.105, Drope, Germany, 1945
Airfix Gloster Meteor F3, 74(F) Squadron, RAF Colerne, UK, 1945
MPM 1/72 Gloster Meteor F. Mk.4, 74 (Tiger) Squadron, RAF, Horsham St. Faith, Norfolk 1949
MPM 1/72 Gloster Meteor F.8, RAF 74 Squadron, RAF Horsham St. Faith, 1952
Xtrakit 1/72 Gloster Meteor T.7, RAF 74 Squadron, RAF Horsham St. Faith, February 1958
Aeroclub 1/72 Gloster Meteor F8, Aeroclub 1/72 Gloster Meteor F8, 74 Squadron, RAF Horsham St. Faith, Norfolk, 1954
Novo (ex-FROG) 1/72 Hawker Hunter F1, modified to F4 standard. Exercise "Vigilant", RAF Horsham St. Faith, Norfolk, 1957
Silver Cloud Avro 720 Screamer...a little bit of Whiffery!
Revell 1/72 Hawker Hunter F6, 74 Squadron, RAF, Coltishall, 1960
PJ Productions Hawker Hunter T7 Conversion, using the Revell FG9 kit, Revell/PJ Productions 1/72 Hawker Hunter T7, 74 Squadron, RAF Coltishall, 1961.
Airfix 1/72 English Electric Lightning F1A, No.74 Squadron, RAF Coltishall, 1962
Airfix 1/72 EE (BAC) Lightning F3, 74 Squadron, RAF Leuchars, 1964
Sword 1/72 English Electric Lightning T4, Sword 1/72 English Electric Lightning T4, 74 Squadron, RAF Leuchars, 18th September, 1965
Whirlykits 1/72 English Electric Lightning T5, 74 squadron, RAF Tengah, Singapore, 1967
Matchbox 1/72 BAC Lightning F6, 74 Squadron, RAF Tengah, Singapore, 1970
ESCI 1/72 McDonnell Douglas F-4J(UK) Phantom II, 74 Squadron, RAF Wattisham, October 1984
Fujimi 1/72 McDonnell Phantom FGR2, 74 Squadron, RAF Wattisham, 1990
Airfix 1/72 BAe Hawk T1, (w/Mike Grant decals), No.74 (Reserve) Squadron, 4 Flying Training School, RAF Valley, Anglesey, UK, 1992
Revell 1/72 BAe Hawk T1, Airfix 1/72 BAe Hawk T1, No.74 (Reserve) Squadron, 4 Flying Training School, RAF Valley, Anglesey, UK, 1995
Comments
31 August 2013, 16:39
Bruce Leyland-JonesThanks, Guys. It took me a while, as I was determined to cover all aircraft flown by the squadron. There are still a couple I need to add, such as a Sopwith Pup, a Fairey Battle and an Anson, for the Meteor conversion work. A couple of Magisters won't go amiss, either.
6 April 2017, 19:18
Martin OostromMan, that wiring in 1/72 is VERY impressive. Massive job, well executed.
6 April 2017, 20:26
Bruce Leyland-JonesThanks guys. Whilst discovering the lesser aircraft used by the Squadron was hard enough, determining serials and markings and proved well-nigh impossible. Not totally, but close enough.
24 February 2018, 14:43
Guy RumpGreat collection, I remember some of those aircraft flying when my father was stationed at Leuchars and Singapore in the 60s. Thanks for displaying. 🙂
28 April 2018, 10:07
Album info
From what started as a quest to build that smart Matchbox Lightning of my youth, a realisation that I had other 74 Squadron aircraft in The Stash and the release of the Xtradecal sheet of the history of 74, grew to become a very, very interesting journey.
From my very initial researches, I realised that there were lots of gaps, subjects omitted from the Xtradecal sheet. Having acquired the 'main' players, I began to build the relevant training aircraft, before learning of the assorted hacks and so forth.
Whilst close to completion, my journey is not yet over. I need at least to add an Avro 504K, a Sopwith Pup, a Fairey Battle and an Avro Anson. A couple of Miles Magisters and a Hawker Henley should complete my trip.
