North American T-6 - Sweden Sk.16

Posted on 9/24/2022 in kit with tags Svenska Flygvapnet

Svenska Flygvapnet – Blekinge flygflottilj (F 17), Squadron code 73, Ronneby (Sweden), 1970

Kit details

Painting reference

  • Interior: AV 71.107 US INTERIOR YELLOW
  • Topside: AV 71.124 USAF GREEN
  • Underside: AV 71.051 NEUTRAL GREY
  • Seats: AV 71.038 CAMOUFLAGE MEDIUM BROWN

This model appears in

  • Monograph: T-6, at the Museum of Flight in Seattle WA, from Nov 3 2022 to Feb 2 2023 (event managed by Terry Moore)

North American T-6 - Sweden Sk.16
After WW2, the Royal Swedish Air Force acquired 175 surplus RCAF Harvard IIBs to replace the obsolete Sk 14s. They were designated as the Sk 16A (Sk stands for Skolfygplan or Trainer)
Scale 1:72
Modeler: Paolo Marcucci