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Category Archives: Fighter
Hawker Hurricane Mk IIc
The Hurricane was most famous for its role in the Battle of Britain. But the type would continue to be improved for later service. After the jump, a brief look at a later model Hurricane.
Boeing P-26C Peashooter
New and revolutionary in 1932, by the time World War II started the P-26 was clearly past its time. Yet it still saw combat in a very limited capacity. After the jump, a look at a little fighter and its … Continue reading
Mitsubishi A6M2 Model 21 Zero
The best known Japanese aircraft of World War II is the A6M Zero. This really isn’t even close. After the jump, a look at the type that shocked the western allies and dominated the first year of the Pacific War.
Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat
David McCampbell The US Navy’s top ace of World War II, David McCampbell has several interesting claims to fame. After the jump, a brief look at the ace and his most successful mount.
Kyushu J7W Shinden
A late war prototype, the J7W was an interesting project designed to combat American B-29 formations. After the jump, a look at where the Japanese could have gone if the war lasted a little longer.
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Tagged Aircraft Models, Scale Models, World War II
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North American P-51B Mustang
By the end of World War II the Mustang was being used in every theater of operations by the Army Air Force. After the jump, a look at a China based P-51B.
Messerschmitt Bf109G-6
Erich Hartmann The top fighter aces of all time are German. One statistic makes this clear; Germany has over 100 aces with over 100 kills. No other country has any aces with over 100 kills. And Erich Hartmann is at the very … Continue reading
Hawker Typhoon Mk Ib
Maybe not quite as well known as some types, the Hawker Typhoon was a fast and powerful machine that became best known for close support work. After the jump, a fighter best at working down low!
Vought F4U-1 Corsair
The air war in the Pacific was one of bloody attrition through the first year of the war. But early in 1943 a new generation of high performance fighters were deployed by the Allies against Japan. This meant kill ratios … Continue reading
Grumman F3F-1
As World War II started in Europe, the United States Navy had not yet started to seriously modernize. After the jump, a look at a last generation bi-plane.
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