article F4u-1A Corsair Greg “Pappy” VMF-214 BuNo. 17740Many 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 “Pappy” …
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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 WWII D-Day USAAF (1944-1945)camoOlive 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 of …
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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 skies …
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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 P-47 THUNDERBOLT PILOT USAAF340th & 341st Fighter Squadron / 348th Fighter GroupAircraft HistoryBuilt by Republic. Delivered to the U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) as P-47D Thunderbolt serial number unknown. Disassembled and shipped overseas to …
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article US Air Force/Air National Guard 1968-1980U.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 and …
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article Tactical Air Command Camouflage 1947-1964The 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 be …
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article Brewster F2A BuffaloBrewster Buffalo in 1/32 scaleMarcel du LongThis 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 one but still …
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article JM. VillalbaJM. Villalba Workshop is the namesake company of the famous Spanish modeler JM Villalba.An internationally recognized, acclaimed, respected and influential modeler, Mr. Juan Manuel Villalba. Known for his books and articles, his excellent …