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 FG-1D Corsair ‘Race 94’ BuNo 92050/N194G Constructed as a FG-1D by Goodyear. 12 May 1945 Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 92050. From 1945 to 1954 Served in several units…
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…
article Brewster F2A Buffalo Brewster Buffalo in 1/32 scale Marcel du Long This kit from Special Hobby isn’t unfortunately that special at all.The engineering, the panel-lines, the details etc… are pretty bad.Didn’t had much fun building this…
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