Night Fright Dakota C-47 (Loosely based on a Robin Fowler plan)

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The Dakota ( night fright, which flew from Membury on D Day with the 101st artillery brigade on board) just needs its invasion stripes and nose art to complete.
Nearly there…..

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Added a few lightening holes in the horizontal stabiliser and will cover with tissue to keep the weight down

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Here is a look at the homemade retracts and flaps. A video is here https://photos.app.goo.gl/2R12GMtqa98QeGDY9

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The plan has the fuselage in 2 pieces with the cockpit attached top the main wing root and engines trying to align them and finding a way of fixing took its time

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Once everything fitted it was time to cover and plank the fuselage

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Trying to adjust the size of the pilot

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Getting to look like a Dakota

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Wings on, getting too big for the workshop now.......

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Ready for paint