Fairey AE-1 Spearfish



In an exchange project in 1946, the US Marine Corps acquired 24 Fairey Spearfish bombers while the UK Royal Navy got an equal number of Douglas Skyraiders.
The Skyraiders received the designation AE-1 and were used until 1949. As the Marines did not see any significant advantages of the Spearfish over the Skyraider, there was follow on order for the aircraft from the USA.









Model: Magna Models 1/72

TomZ

That's a MAGNA Spearfish! 

Wowee, you sure did a good job of that Tom! 

Very nice indeed! 

Great job!

On a roll here.. terrific work it looks great.

Certainly looks and improvement over the Contrail version I have 

Come out well Tom 

I built that kit a few years ago in BPF markings, it's on the site somewhere, I still remember the amount of putty on the wing/fuselage joint 

 

Cool. 

That does look good and suits the colour scheme 

Love the backstory. Always had a soft spot for the spearfish. It's profile looks a bit odd to me.

Great job Tom!
Love to see it at the ESM.

David aka 63CPE

Oh I like that. Who isn't a fan of big singles ? Great job.

  

Another one that I somehow missed. Excellent!   

Quote from: The Rat on December 20, 2025, 10:23:40 AMAnother one that I somehow missed. Excellent!   

Same here... that looks like a big brute but i love it!