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Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat
The Wildcat would be the US Navy’s best front-line fighter from the start of the War until early 1943. Let’s take a quick look at an example from the first Allied offensive in the Pacific.
Grumman F4F-3 Wildcat
Obviously a favorite type of mine, this time we’ll look mostly at origins and early use. Join me for a quick look at the first production model of the well known naval fighter.
Douglass TBD-1 Devastator
The Douglass TBD is one of those types synonymous with the painful start to the US’ war effort in the Pacific War, and is often reviled as painfully obsolete. Of course, like many such examples, there’s more to the story … Continue reading
Curtiss-Wright SNC-1 Falcon
Another lesser known type, the SNC was one of a number of modern types produced in the early 1940s as technology was changing rapidly and the need for this new tech was extremely high with the World exploding into War.
Westland Whirlwind Mk II
The Westland Whirlwind may be a type many aircraft and World War II enthusiasts are “familiar” with, but few of us know much about it. I’d put myself in that category, really until I worked on this model. Let’s take … Continue reading
Grumman F3F-2
Grumman’s little F3F was the US Navy’s front-line fighter into 1940. Let’s take a look at one that served abord the Navy’s most famous aircraft carrier.
North American P-51A Mustang
Time for another quick look at that most famous of American Fighters, the Mustang
Fairey Fulmar Mk I
Definitely a lesser known type, yet the Fairey Fulmar was in fairly wide service in the early to mid years of the War. Let’s take a quick look.
Theme Build 7
USS Enterprise (CV-6) Easily the best known aircraft carrier of World War II, and the name is even better known thanks to a certain sci-fi television series. Why did the Enterprise become so synonymous with US carrier aviation? Known as … Continue reading
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Panzer V Panther Ausf D
The Panther Tank belongs on any short list of the most important tanks of World War II. And while, in some senses it was truly a brilliantly engineered Armored Fighting Vehicle, it came with some significant downsides. Let’s take a … Continue reading
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