article F-14D Tomcat VF-2 By:Adie Roberts A stunning inspirational build from the modeller Macau Iao Kit and his F-14D Tomcat VF-2 Bounty Hunters In 2003, VF-2 was deployed aboard the USS Constellation with CVW-2 and…
article F-14D TopGat F-18C Hornet By:Dave Olszewski This time, I am showing some pictures of 1/48 Navy fighters that I’ve finished. Both are built from Hasegawa kits? but, I used aftermarket decals and cockpit seats…
article AV-8B Harrier II Plus (USMC)Dark Shape Camouflage The latest Harrier Tactical Paint Scheme (known as the “Dark Harrier Scheme”) was established on 7 September 2014, although it had been operationally introduced much earlier, around…
article F4u-1A Corsair Greg “Pappy” VMF-214 BuNo. 17740 Many of us grew up watching Baa Baa Black Sheep on TV and I was one of those kids. So I’m going to do one of Greg…
article F4u-1A Corsair ‘Jolly Rogers’ Early VF-17 US NAVY The Jolly Rogers were initiated during World War II as US Navy Fighter Squadron 17 (VF-17) on January 1, 1943 under the command of LCDR Tom…
article WWII D-Day USAAF (1944-1945)camo Olive Drab ANA 613 differed significantly from its predecessor, Olive Drab 41, being slightly lighter and more brownish. Neutral Grey 43 was abandoned altogether, its replacement being a US approximation…
article Atlantic Anti Submarine Camouflage Schemes ASW Schemes (1943-45) It became obvious that the new three-tone scheme implemented in 1943, while ideal for the Pacific, did not work nearly as well in the drearier, overcast…
article P-47 THUNDERBOLT PILOT USAAF 340th & 341st Fighter Squadron / 348th Fighter Group Aircraft HistoryBuilt by Republic. Delivered to the U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) as P-47D Thunderbolt serial number unknown. Disassembled and shipped…
article US Air Force/Air National Guard 1968-1980 U.S. Air Force/Air National Guard. From 1968 onwards, it was a special command of the USAF charged with the defense of continental U.S. airspace, and existed between 1946…
article Tactical Air Command Camouflage 1947-1964 The Tactical Air Command was formed on 21 March 1946, a year before the USAF was established, and encompassed fighters, fighter-bombers, ground attackers, and other non-combat aircraft that could…
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