AIRCRAFT Douglas SBD Dauntless SCALE & KIT 1/32, Trumpeter MODELER George Maragkopoulos HISTORY The Douglas SBD Dauntless is a World War II American naval scout plane and dive bomber that was manufactured by Douglas Aircraft from 1940 through 1944. The … [Read more...] about Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless
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Republic P-47D-22 “Fat Cat”
AIRCRAFT Republic P-47D-22 "Fat Cat" SCALE & KIT 1/48, Tamiya Kit MODELER Lubomir Jarosz HISTORY P-47D-22-RE s/n 42-25577 "Fat Cat" flown by Capt. Henry Bakken, 509th Fighter Squadron, 405th Fighter Group, Summer 1944. The Republic P-47 Thunderbolt … [Read more...] about Republic P-47D-22 “Fat Cat”
Lockheed P-38L Lightning “Little Buckaroo”
AIRCRAFT Lockheed P-38L Lightning "Little Buckaroo" SCALE & KIT 1/32. Trumpeter MODELER Jarek Rydzu Rydzyński HISTORY The Lockheed P-38 Lightning is a World War II–era American piston-engined fighter aircraft. Developed for the United States Army Air … [Read more...] about Lockheed P-38L Lightning “Little Buckaroo”
Polikarpov I-153
AIRCRAFT Polikarpov I-153 SCALE & KIT 1/32 ICM MODELER Luky Kit HISTORY The Polikarpov I-153 Chaika (Russian Чайка, "Seagull") was a late 1930s Soviet biplane fighter. Developed as an advanced version of the I-15 with a retractable undercarriage, the … [Read more...] about Polikarpov I-153
Mitsubishi A5M4 ‘Claude’ IJN Type 96
AIRCRAFT Mitsubishi A5M SCALE & KIT 1/48 Wings Kits MODELER Tim Q. Maceren HISTORY The Mitsubishi A5M, formal Japanese Navy designation Mitsubishi Navy Type 96 Carrier-based Fighter (九六式艦上戦闘機), experimental Navy designation Mitsubishi Navy Experimental … [Read more...] about Mitsubishi A5M4 ‘Claude’ IJN Type 96
Liberator G.R. Mk.VI RAF “Riders In The Sky 1945”
AIRCRAFT Consolidated B-24 Liberator SCALE & KIT 1/72 Airfix MODELER Robert Pelota HISTORY The Consolidated B-24 Liberator is an American heavy bomber, designed by Consolidated Aircraft of San Diego, California. It was known within the company as the … [Read more...] about Liberator G.R. Mk.VI RAF “Riders In The Sky 1945”
Armstrong Whitworth Whitley GR. MK.VII.
AIRCRAFT Armstrong Whitworth Whitley GR. MK.VII. SCALE & KIT 1/72 Airfix MODELER Unknown HISTORY The Armstrong Whitworth A.W.38 Whitley was one of three British twin-engined, front line medium bomber types that were in service with the Royal Air Force … [Read more...] about Armstrong Whitworth Whitley GR. MK.VII.
P-40N Warhawk
AIRCRAFT P-40N Warhawk SCALE & KIT 1/32 Eduard MODELER Lucky Kit HISTORY The Curtiss P-40 Warhawk is an American single-engined, single-seat, all-metal fighter and ground-attack aircraft that first flew in 1938. The P-40 design was a modification of the … [Read more...] about P-40N Warhawk
Douglas TBD-1A Devastator Floatplane
AIRCRAFT Douglas TBD-1A Devastator SCALE & KIT 1:48 Great Wall Hobby MODELER Robert Wąsik HISTORY The Douglas TBD Devastator was an American torpedo bomber of the United States Navy. Ordered in 1934, it first flew in 1935 and entered service in 1937. At … [Read more...] about Douglas TBD-1A Devastator Floatplane
Hawker Typhoon Mk. Ib Scale Model 01
AIRCRAFT Hawker Typhoon Mk. Ib Scale Model 01 SCALE & KIT 1/48 Eduard MODELER Lucky Kit HISTORY The Hawker Typhoon (Tiffy in RAF slang) is a British single-seat fighter-bomber, produced by Hawker Aircraft. It was intended to be a medium–high altitude … [Read more...] about Hawker Typhoon Mk. Ib Scale Model 01