Aircraft Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat "White 19" Pilot & Markings Lieutenant Eugene Valencia -- VF-9, USS Lexington, February 1945 Scale & Kit 1/48 Hasegawa Scale Model History As the older F4F Wildcat had demonstrated the need for an aircraft to exceed the abilities of … [Read more...] about Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat “White 19”
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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
Lockheed P-38L Lightning “Putt Putt Maru”
Aircraft Lockheed P-38L Lightning "Putt Putt Maru" Pilot & Markings Charles Henry "Mac" MacDonald - 475th FG, Dobodura, New Guinea 1943 Model Builder: John Frazier Scale & Kit 1/72 Hasegawa Scale Model History Charles Henry "Mac" MacDonald was from Dubois, … [Read more...] about Lockheed P-38L Lightning “Putt Putt Maru”
Lockheed P-38J Lightning “My Dad”
Aircraft Lockheed P-38J Lightning "My Dad" Pilot & Markings James M. Morris - 77th FS/20th FG, RAF Kings Cliffe 1944 Scale & Kit 1/72 Hasegawa Scale Model History James M. Morris was from Detroit, MI and the Eighth Air Force’s first P-38 ace. He was credited with … [Read more...] about Lockheed P-38J Lightning “My Dad”
Messerschmitt Bf 109 E-4 “Emil”
Aircraft Messerschmitt Bf 109 E-4 "Emil" Pilot & Markings Gruppenkommandeur Adolf Galland -- III/JG26, France, September 1940 Scale & Kit 1/32 Hasegawa Model Aircraft History Originally designed in the early 1930’s, the Messerschmitt Bf 109 first saw action during … [Read more...] about Messerschmitt Bf 109 E-4 “Emil”
Junkers Ju 87 G-2 “Stuka” Dive Bomber
Aircraft Junkers Ju 87 G-2 "Stuka" Dive Bomber Pilot & Markings Oberst Hans-Ulrich Rudel -- Stab/SG2, Eastern Front, Autumn 1944 Scale & Kit 1/32 Hasegawa Scale Model History The German Ju 87 Sturzkampfflugzeug (dive bomber) is perhaps, the most famous … [Read more...] about Junkers Ju 87 G-2 “Stuka” Dive Bomber
Focke-Wulf Fw 190 D-9 Dora “Red 13”
Aircraft 1/32 Scale Hasegawa Model Focke-Wulf Fw 190 D-9 Dora "Red 13" Pilot & Markings Oberleutnant Klaus Faber -- JV44 Würger-Staffel, Ainring Germany, May 1944 Scale & Kit 1/32 Hasegawa Model Kit History Although the Me 262 was famed for being the world's first … [Read more...] about Focke-Wulf Fw 190 D-9 Dora “Red 13”