article RAAF Royal Australian Air Force camouflage 1941-1945The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) had its own palette which, while roughly based on RAF colors, had slight variations to the originals. Additionally there was a small …
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article RAF Photo-reconnaissance High Altitude PRU (1940-1945)Beginning in December 1940, tactical aircraft used in photo-reconnaissance began to adopt their own specialized camouflage designs, introducing many experimental colors and patterns of which only a few were …
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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-40 Warhawk By Gary SausmikatHi All,Here’s my latest completion. The Hasegawa, 1/48, P-40E, detailed with a Quickboost engine and CMK cockpit. AK Real Colors were used to paint the P-40. Tamiya’s US Infantry at …
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article Steve Budd replicates the inhabitant of a Welsh beach with Academy’s 1/48 P-38F Lightning, creating his own interpretation of a famous aircraft wreckP-38 LightningWith the upper and lower halves of the wings taped temporarily, …
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article Desert camouflage paint scheme.RAF North Africa (1941–1945)RAF Middle East CommandThe Desert Air Force (DAF), also known chronologically as Air Headquarters Western Desert, Air Headquarters Libya, the Western Desert Air Force, and the First Tactical …
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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 FG-1D Corsair ‘Race 94’ BuNo 92050/N194GConstructed as a FG-1D by Goodyear. 12 May 1945Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 92050.From 1945 to 1954Served in several units stateside until 1954.Transferred to …
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P-47D Thunderbolt, John S. Lolos “Naughty Nadine”340th & 341st Fighter Squadron / 348th Fighter Group
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 …