RC Planes Three Warbirds, Spitfire, P40, ME Bf109

These are three of the foamie radio control aircraft that have taught me to fly. In 2022 these are under £100 each and have stability built in (that can be turned off). All of these planes still fly in real life.
Supermarine Spitfire KLB flew out of RAF Hornchurch in WW2 in 1940 and is the only airworthy Spitfire from the Battle of Britain (BofB) left out of 60 or so still flying. I used to have a 1/24th scale Airfix model of this very plane. 3-blade props are realistic for display but for flying is more prone to breakage, so I tend to use a 2-blade prop, and this type was used before the BofB so it is ok to use these and still just about be correct. To me they fly the same using either prop but some people can detect a difference they say. They can reach over 40mph in normal flight. Protect these spinners (by not using them) as they are hard to replace and larger than normal. A regular prop from any other model will do. I tend to use a Sport Cub 2 -blade prop when flying. I did damage this model but used UHU glue to fix the foam. Then I paint by stippling on acrylic paints after mixing the shades. For some reason this model tends to have paint wear off but hopefully later models will be more resilient as the Bf109 and P40 are. This one flies the nicest.
The Curtiss P40 Warhawk was called Kittyhawk in Britain. I think this looks awesome and this 'Flying Tiger' model is from the Chinese Air Force AVG - American Volunteer Group. They met with considerable success in low level flying activities in which this aircraft excelled. Above 15,000ft it had trouble generally compared to other fighters. Disney Corp designed the tiger logo on the side and there is also a Panda for some reason, perhaps a Chinese reference. This plane is number 47. I did damage the servo horn for the ailerons when I hit a basketball court somehow. I turned it around on the day to confirm the plane was still airworthy, and then replaced it later on. Still the plane is mint and now retired. This one looks the nicest.
Messerschmitt Bf109 is sometimes called (not so accurately) an Me109 too. This plane was flown in the BofB but 'White 14' racked up more victories elsewhere with its pilot ace. Although he got 158 victories he also died when getting out of his damaged Bf109 as he hit the vertical fin. The Bf109 was known for being hard to land and take off as it would have torque twisting it on takeoff and the thin undercart made it unstable too. This one flies the nicest in 'Expert' mode as it seems more trimmed.
Music from The Battle of Britain movie. Apologies if I pronounce anything wrong. You can look up more history online.
Internet search 'Calvertfilm'.

[@shaunb3727]

Good info👍

[@modelrailwaynoob]

Love these. The Warhawk would have been good painted as the Kittyhawk. The Spit is my favourite. I had a Parkzone Spitfire in the past.

[@Calvertfilm]

Yeah I Like the two-tone browns of the Kittyhawk.