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Re: Looking for Navis 145N, HMAS Sydney

Posted by Roger Dawson on 1/16/2026, 1:13 pm, in reply to "Re: Looking for Navis 145N, HMAS Sydney"

Absolutely! All the aircraft carried RNAS markings, so, it seems that the film was made when the system was being trialed. the flying-off platform was removed before the cruiser went back to Australia and so before she officially became HMAS.
I imagine that the flying-off platforms that were fitted to the Japanese Scout Cruisers worked in a similar fashion. Does anyone have more details?

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Pretty cool, right?

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If you cannot get one, why not kit-bash a WTJ HMS Chatham kit?
It was not until I watched the film below that I noticed that the flying-off platform on A-turret was on a turntableto allow the aircraft to take off into wind without training the gun into wind.

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Have a Navis 145N HMAS Sydney you'd part with? Please email me: jdavis[at]southalabama.edu

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Looking for Navis 145N, HMAS Sydney - Jim Davis 1/13/2026, 11:38 am

Re: Looking for Navis 145N, HMAS Sydney - Roger Dawson 1/16/2026, 6:08 am
- Re: Looking for Navis 145N, HMAS Sydney - Jim Davis 1/16/2026, 7:48 am
  - Re: Looking for Navis 145N, HMAS Sydney - Roger Dawson 1/16/2026, 1:13 pm

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