Company: Kits World
Stock Number: KWB144-502
Scale: 1/144
This diorama base is beautifully printed vinyl and measures 9" by 13". The base is self-adhesive and can be applied to wood, plastic, glass, core board, or any other stiff surface.
This base is representative for Four Single Parking Spaces for an RAF Dispersal 150ft Frying Pan Type. A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF THIS DIORAMA BASE IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS LISTING!
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RAF Dispersal 150ft Frying Pan type.
There were a number of aircraft dispersals employed during, and indeed after the Second World War.
The subject of this base is the Frying Pan (FP) type. So named for obvious reasons, they came in two sizes, 125ft diameter and 150ft diameter and could be used by the largest RAF bombers in service. They were circular in shape and with either a widening triangular or straight taxiway which linked the dispersal to the perimeter track. A typical RAF base would initially have up to thirty of these although this was slightly increased in number to thirty six, usually in groups of three. At a push, two bombers, depending on size, could occupy one dispersal but this wasn t recommended.
In 1942, the USAAF started offensive operations from the United Kingdom, and some RAF bases were transferred to American control. The number of hardstandings was again increased to around fifty per base. In addition to the Frying Pan type, the USAAF employed the Loop of Spectacle type dispersal. Slightly more intricate than the FP, the Loop came in two sizes. Firstly, the smaller Double Loop . This was effectively two diamond-shaped concrete dispersal tracks split by a central track linked to the perimeter. The second type of loop was larger and straddled the perimeter track. It consisted of half a Double Loop on one side of the perimeter and a larger triangular track exactly opposite on the other side of the perimeter. The Loop allowed easier entry and departure of aircraft onto the dispersal than the FP type.
The dispersals of both type were constructed of concrete blocks approximately or around 10ft by 20ft, but there is a degree of variation. This is especially so when one takes into consideration repairs made to the dispersals or blocks being cut to fit damaged sections. Other factors were dependant on which contractor made the blocks. Some were later covered in asphalt. Another feature of the FP-type was a series of anchor rings embedded into the central blocks in a ring pattern. These were to allow aircraft tie downs to be fitted.
Few of these dispersals exist today, but a few are still present at what used to be RAF Middleton St George, (the present day Teesside International Airport) in County Durham. Home to the Royal Air Force and Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World War, Middleton St George was handed over to the Ministry of Civil Aviation in 1964.
Suitable aircraft types:
Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Avro Lancaster Handley Page Halifax Short Stirling Vickers Wellington
Shown is a Short Stirling Mk.I of the Royal Air Force.
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My ebay selling experience began in 1999 as a result of my long love affair with the hobby and art of plastic models. At ten years old I received my first plastic model, the Monogram Beer Wagon, from my father who owned a well-known toy store during my youth. From there, my enthusiasm led me to become an avid collector and to ultimately open Dauntless Hobbies with the goal of sharing my passion for plastic models.
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