Aircraft North American P-51D Mustang Red Tails "Little Freddie" Pilot & Markings Lieutenant Fred Hutchins -- 332nd FG, 302nd FS, Ramitelli, Italy, 1944 Scale & Kit 1/48 Scale Hasegawa Model History Claiming to have never lost a bomber under their care, members … [Read more...] about North American P-51D Mustang Red Tails “Little Freddie”
North American P-51D Mustang “Cripes A’Mighty 3rd”
Aircraft North American P-51D Mustang "Cripes A'Mighty 3rd" Pilot & Markings Major George Preddy -- 487th FS, 352nd FG, Bodney, England, July 1944 Scale & Kit 1/48 Scale Tamiya Model History The North American P-51 Mustang may be the greatest propeller-driven … [Read more...] about North American P-51D Mustang “Cripes A’Mighty 3rd”
North American P-51D Mustang “Cripes A’ Mighty”
Aircraft North American P-51D Mustang "Cripes A' Mighty" Pilot & Markings Major George Preddy -- 328 Fighter Group Scale & Kit 1/48 Scale Tamiya Model History The Fighter Group, better known as The Blue Nose Bastards of Bodney, was one of the most colourful and … [Read more...] about North American P-51D Mustang “Cripes A’ Mighty”
North American P-51D Mustang “Big Beautiful Doll”
Aircraft North American P-51D Mustang "Big Beautiful Doll" Pilot & Markings Lieutenant Colonel John Landers -- 78th Fighter Group, December 1944 Scale & Kit 1/48 Scale Tamiya Model History One of the very few fighter pilots in World War II to achieve the “ace” … [Read more...] about North American P-51D Mustang “Big Beautiful Doll”
North American F-86F Sabre “Shirleys Texas Tornado”
Aircraft North American F-86F Sabre "Shirleys Texas Tornado" Pilot & Markings Sam Johnson -- 51st FIW, 16th FIS, Suwon Air Base K-13, South Korea, 1953 Scale & Kit 1/48 Scale Hasegawa Model History In 1945, North American Aviation was granted a contract to produce … [Read more...] about North American F-86F Sabre “Shirleys Texas Tornado”
Nakajima B5N “Kate”
Aircraft Nakajima B5N "Kate" Pilot & Markings mperial Japanese Navy, Leyte Gulf 1944 Model Builder: Patrick Najmulski Scale & Kit 1/48 Scale Hasegawa Model History With a bomb/torpedo load capacity of nearly 1,800 pounds and a range of 675 miles, the Nakajima … [Read more...] about Nakajima B5N “Kate”
Mitsubishi G4M1 Betty Bomber “Bataan 2”
Aircraft Mitsubishi G4M1 Betty Bomber "Bataan 2" Pilot & Markings Green Cross Surrender Markings, lejima Aug. 1945 Model Builder: Terry Moore Scale & Kit 1/48 Scale Tamiya Model History The Mitsubishi G4M was a medium bomber similar in role and configuration … [Read more...] about Mitsubishi G4M1 Betty Bomber “Bataan 2”
Mitsubishi A6M2a Zero Type 11
Aircraft Mitsubishi A6M2a Zero Type 11 Pilot & Markings Lieutenant Saburo Sakai -- 12th Flying Group, 1941 Scale & Kit 1/48 Scale Hasegawa Model History The legendary Zero Fighter was without doubt, the most renowned Japanese aircraft of WWII. It was fast, … [Read more...] about Mitsubishi A6M2a Zero Type 11
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-3
Aircraft Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-3 Pilot & Markings 120th IAP (Independent Aviation Regiment), March 1942 Model Builder: Jeff Smith Scale & Kit 1/48 Scale Trumpeter Model History Manufactured by Mikoyan-Gurevich, the MiG-3 was a World War II Soviet fighter plane … [Read more...] about Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-3
Messerschmitt ME262A-1A “White 3”
Aircraft Messerschmitt ME262A-1A "White 3" Pilot & Markings Generallieutenant Adolf Galland -- JV 44, Germany, 1945 Scale & Kit 1/48 Scale Tamiya Model History The Messerschmitt Me262 was the first jet powered fighter to enter World War II. This aircraft saw action … [Read more...] about Messerschmitt ME262A-1A “White 3”