article RAF Photo-reconnaissance High Altitude PRU (1940-1945)During the early years of the Second World War, aerial photography became one of the most valuable strategic tools available to the Royal Air Force. Long before satellites and …
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article P-47 Thunderbolt & P-51 Mustang DioramaOperation Overlord Maintenance Diorama I am proud to show off my completed Operation Overlord Maintenance Diorama. From start to finish, this entire project was completed in roughly 40 days.This …
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article P-38F Lightning “Maid of Harlech” Diorama – Advanced Modeling GuideP-38 LightningThe Lockheed P-38 Lightning remains one of the most distinctive aircraft of the Second World War, but the story of the “Maid of Harlech” …
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RAF Desert Camouflage 1942–1945: The Complete Guide to North Africa and Mediterranean Aircraft Colors
article Desert camouflage paint scheme.RAF North Africa (1941–1945)RAF Middle East CommandThe RAF Desert Camouflage Scheme remains one of the most recognizable military aircraft paint schemes of the Second World War. Developed for operations across North …
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article Russian Navy Sea Flanker. 2006 to presentThe base color is Light Blue-Grey, which has the peculiarity of appearing distinctly gray in some photographs, probably due to the stronger contrast with the other brighter and …
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article F-35A Lightning II Aggressor – The 65th Attack Squadron at Nellis Air Force BaseImportOn June 9, 2022, an F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 65th Strike Fighter Squadron began its first training mission with a distinctive new paint …
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article X-15 North American nasaThe X-15 was one of the most exotic and successful of the entire X airplanes. The X-15 aircraft can trace its origins back to the 24th of June 1952. NACA decided …
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article C-130H HERCULES Hellenic Air ForceHere are some pictures of my old classic them, a C-130H HERCULES in Hellenic Air Force duty. It is the old Italeri kit in scale 1/48 with pure detail components.The …
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article F4u-1A Corsair ‘Jolly Rogers’ Early VF-17 US NAVYThe 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 Blackburn. …
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article Atlantic Anti-Submarine Camouflage Schemes (ASW) (1943–1945)It became clear during 1943 that the standard US Navy three-tone camouflage scheme—developed for operations in the Pacific—was not effective under the grey, overcast conditions of the Atlantic. The …