article F4U-1A Corsair By: Hubert OrtingerMy Project Tamiya 1/48 scaleHaving outdone myself with my Wildcat with folded wings and a highly detailed kit, I intended to do the same with this Corsair, so I wanted to …
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F4u Corsair Factory Assembly Line – Production Details & Scale Modeling Guide
article F4u Corsair Factory Assembly LineFrom Production Reality to Scale Modeling AccuracyThe Vought F4U Corsair is often approached by modelers as a finished war machine, heavily weathered and placed on a Pacific airstrip. Yet the …
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article VU: Utility Squadrons 1946-1965The VU designation was used from 1946 to 1965. Before the creation of the VU designation, utility squadrons were called VJ. In 1965, all VU squadrons were redesignated Fleet Composite (VC) …
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article F6F-5 Hellcat “Minsi III”Many people say; “The F6F-5 Hellcat was a solid war machine, but a bit mediocre”. And, I think most F6F-5 Hellcat models reflect the same tone. The Hasegawa F6F-5 Hellcat 48th …
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article VF-84 Fighter Squadron 1944-1945HistoryFighter Squadron 84 or VF-84 was a United States Navy aviation unit. Originally established on 1 May 1944, it was disbanded on 8 October 1945. It was the first squadron in …
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article RAF Gulf War IRAQ Desert Pink Camouflage1991-2003 Desert Storm. Operation Granby / Herrick / Telic Before the first Gulf War as part of Operation Granby, the RAF painted low-level tactical aircraft in a special washable paint …
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Blenheim Mk.IVF, wreck Hellenic Air Force Museum in Tatoi. By: Panagiotis Koubetsos
article Blenheim Mk.IVF, wreck Hellenic Air Force Museum in Tatoi. The first exhibit that one can see upon entering the HAF (Hellenic Air Force Museum) in Tatoi, Athens, is the wreck of a Blenheim Mk.IVF, built …
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article USSR/Russia Tactical Camouflage Patterns for Ground Attack Aircraft 1970The 1970s USSR/Russia introduced a tactical camouflage pattern for ground attack aircraft as well as fighters engaged in attack, close support or other types of low-level …
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article F7F Tigercat .FIRE BOMBERSThe Grumman F7F Tigercat was designed to meet a 1941 Navy requirement for a twin-engine fighter that could climb quickly, have a long range, and firepower. The first flight was in …
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article Ki-61-II ‘Bubbletop’Kawasaki Ki-61-II-kai Back in 2014 Aviation of Japan referenced a challenging project by Tetsuya Inoue to kit bash the 1/48 Hasegawa Kawasaki Ki-61-I and Ki-100 to produce a model of the Ki-61-II ‘Bubbletop’ fighter, …