Aircraft Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat "White 77" Pilot & Markings Lieutenant Jim Swett -- VMF-221, Guadalcanal, 1943 Scale & Kit 1/48 Tamiya Model Airplane History The Grumman F4F was the primary Navy and Marine Corps fighter during the most part of World War II. Though … [Read more...] about Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat “White 77”
Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat “White 2”
Aircraft Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat "White 2" Pilot & Markings Captain Marion Carl -- Marine Fighter Squadron 223, VMF-223, 1942 Scale & Kit 1/48 Tamiya Scale Model Kit History The Grumman F4F Wildcat depicted in this airplane model kit, was an American fighter that … [Read more...] about Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat “White 2”
Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat “Black 53”
Aircraft Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat "Black 53" Pilot & Markings Captain Joseph Foss -- VMF-121, Guadalcanal, October 1942 Scale & Kit 1/48 Tamiya Model Airplane History Activated on June 24, 1941, Marine Fighting Squadron 121 (VMF-121) began combat operations flying the … [Read more...] about Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat “Black 53”
Focke-Wulf Fw 190 D-9 Dora “Red 1”
Aircraft Focke-Wulf Fw 190 D-9 Dora "Red 1" Pilot & Markings Staffelkapitän Heinz Sachsenberg -- JV44 Würger-Staffel, München-Riem, 1945 Scale & Kit 1/48 Tamiya Model Aircraft History Renowned as the world’s first turbojet fighter aircraft, the Messerschmitt Me 262 … [Read more...] about Focke-Wulf Fw 190 D-9 Dora “Red 1”
Focke-Wulf Fw 190 D-9 Dora “Christl”
Aircraft Focke-Wulf Fw 190 D-9 Dora "Christl" Pilot & Markings Kommodore Gerhard Barkhorn – Stab./JG 6, Defence of the Reich, 1945 Scale & Kit 1/48 Tamiya Model Kit History With an astounding tally of 301 aerial victories, the legendary German Luftwaffe pilot … [Read more...] about Focke-Wulf Fw 190 D-9 Dora “Christl”
Focke-Wulf FW190A-5 “Green 13”
Aircraft Focke-Wulf FW190A-5 "Green 13" Pilot & Markings Oberleutnant Walter Oesau -- Stab JG 2 Scale & Kit 1/48 Tamiya Model Airplane History The Focke-Wulf Fw190 was Germany’s most lethal fighter of WWII. The Fw190A-series of aircraft were some of the finest … [Read more...] about Focke-Wulf FW190A-5 “Green 13”
Curtiss P-40E Warhawk
Aircraft Curtiss P-40E Warhawk Pilot & Markings Lieutenant Robert H. Vaught -- 9th FS 49th FG, Australia, Summer 1942 Scale & Kit 1/48 Hasegawa Scale Model History Whether it was the Tomahawk, Warhawk, or Kittyhawk, the Curtiss P-40, in all its many variations, was … [Read more...] about Curtiss P-40E Warhawk
Curtiss P-40B Tomahawk “Flying Tigers”
Aircraft Curtiss P-40B Tomahawk "Flying Tigers" Pilot & Markings Greg Boyington - AVG, 1st Pursuit Squadron "Adam & Eve", China 1941 Model Builder: Patrick Najmulski Scale & Kit 1/48 Trumpeter Scale Model History The Curtiss P-40 was one of the first … [Read more...] about Curtiss P-40B Tomahawk “Flying Tigers”
Chance Vought F4U-1A Corsair “White 86”
Aircraft Chance Vought F4U-1A Corsair "White 86" Pilot & Markings Major Gregory "Pappy" Boyington -- VMF-214 "Black Sheep", November 1943 Scale & Kit 1/48 Tamiya Model Kit History One of the greatest carrier-based aircraft of World War II, the F4U Corsair was a … [Read more...] about Chance Vought F4U-1A Corsair “White 86”
Boeing B-17D Flying Fortress “The Swoose”
Aircraft Boeing B-17D Flying Fortress "The Swoose" Pilot & Markings United States Army Air Forces (USAAF), Circa 1942 Model Builder: Terry Moore Scale & Kit 1/48 Monogram Revell Combo History Along with the Memphis Belle (41-24485), The Swoose (40-3097) is one … [Read more...] about Boeing B-17D Flying Fortress “The Swoose”