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article Curtiss XP-60 – Curtiss’s Last Attempt at a New FighterCurtiss XP-60 Prototypes and the XP-40Q-2A – History and Modeling GuideDuring World War II the American aircraft industry was developing new fighters at an extremely …

article P-39Q-1 Airacobra – 46th Fighter Squadron, Makin Island 1943ImportDuring the critical stages of the Allied advance into the Central Pacific in 1943, American fighter units began operating from newly captured island bases. Among the …

article P-40N Warhawk of the 45th Fighter Squadron at Nanumea (1943)The Unusual Pacific Island CamouflageDuring World War II, aircraft of the United States Army Air Forces operated in some of the most diverse and demanding environments on the …

article A-7E Corsair II “Desert Storm” Project – Building the Hasegawa PT14 A-7E “Valions” 1/48IntroductionThe LTV A-7E Corsair II was one of the most iconic attack aircraft of the US Navy during the Gulf War. …

article F6-F Hellcat Air Group 16 – USS Lexington (CV16) – 1942-1945Rare photographic material from the pilots of Air Group 16 gives us the opportunity to see the F6F Hellcatnot just as a successful World …

article P-51C Mustang North American ReconstructionROCAF – Texas – 1948The P-51C Mustang is one of the early versions of the legendary Mustang, before the bubble canopy D/K version. It was built by North American Aviation …

article A-7E Corsair II VA-37 “Bulls” – Gulf War Desert Camouflage Modeling GuideRecreating a Rare Transitional Scheme from 1989–1990The first time I encountered this specific Vought A-7E Corsair II was through the book A-7E Corsair …

article FG-1D Corsair, BuNo 92050 “Race 94” or “Big Hummer” – RENO (1963–1972)Scale: 1/48Base kit: Tamiya F4U-1DSubject: FG-1D Corsair BuNo 92050 – Reno Racer “Race 94 / Big Hummer”Builder inspiration: Patrice FresnelIntroductionThe FG-1D Corsair BuNo …