article XF6F-1 Hellcat: The Prototype That Created America’s Ultimate Carrier FighterOn 26 June 1942, at Grumman’s facility in Bethpage, Long Island, chief engineer and test pilot Robert Leicester Hall lifted the prototype XF6F-1 Hellcat into …
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article Japanese Zero WreckAny self-respecting modeller. You have to creatively destroy a kit at some point, In this article I will try to help you give it a different look, playing with the weather conditions. …
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article Akutan Zero Mitsubishi A6MThe Akutan Zero is inspected by US Navy personnel on Akutan Island on July 11, 1942.The Akutan Zero, also known as Koga’s Zero (古賀のゼロ) and the Aleutian Zero, was a type …
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article Wrecked Japanese zero Mitsubishi A6M fighterA Mitsubishi A6M2 Zero Model 21 takes off from the aircraft carrier Akagi to attack Pearl HarborThe Second Sino-Japanese War began in 1937. Attacks by Chinese fighter planes on …
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F4u-1 Corsair BirdcageVF-17 Tamiya’s 1:48I’ve started working on one of my next builds on the list, and with all this disruption to my normal busy work schedule, I’m thinking I might just be able to …
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F-4E super Phantom II SRA 68-424In 1990 the USA as part of its reduction in defense spending, the USAF proceeded to reduce its aircraft fleet. Thus, 28 F-4E aircraft of the Indiana National Guard were …
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F-4E super Phantom II SRA 68-424In 1990 the USA as part of its reduction in defense spending, the USAF proceeded to reduce its aircraft fleet. Thus, 28 F-4E aircraft of the Indiana National Guard were …
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A-7E Corsair OLYMPOS 336 S.Q.Bu.No. 160616 · LTV A-7E Corsair II · US Navy VA-93 “Ravens” As on 30/09/1990 in California. with the colors of the U.S. NAVYThe A-7H has proven extremely reliable and popular …
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VF-17 F4u-1 Birdcage Corsair NAVYVF-17 ‘Jolly Rogerts’ The squadron participates with a small number of F4u-1 Corsairs at Bunker Hill (CV-17) during July 1943. Looking at the plans, from the TAMIYA kit instructions. I noticed …
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SBD Dauntless ‘White C 46’ 1/48During World War II, a large number of aircraft were transferred by naval service from an aircraft carrier to a land base. One of these was the C 46. Particularly …