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Tag Archives: Aircraft Models
Curtiss Mohawk Mk IV
The Curtiss Hawk 75 had been a popular export product in the years just before the start of World War II. Let’s take a look at one that flew for the RAF.
Blohm und Voss BV 141B-0
Symmetry is over-rated. Time for a look at one of aviation’s truly unique designs.
Posted in Germany, prototype, Reconnaissance
Tagged Aircraft Models, Scale Models, World War II
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Consolidated Catalina Mk I
One of the better known types that wasn’t a fighter or bomber; the Catalina served the US, Britain and other Allies throughout World War II. Let’s take a look at one in service before the War had even started for … Continue reading
Grumman F4F-3S Wildcatfish
Japan may have been the only nation with a fully successful float-plane fighter, but others tried. Let’s look at a US Navy attempt.
Ilyushin Il-2 Stormovik
With over 30000 examples built (over 40000 if we count the Il-10 follow-on), the Soviet flying tank remains the most produced combat aircraft in history. Let’s take a look at an early example
Posted in Bomber - Tactical, Soviet Union
Tagged Aircraft Models, Scale Models, World War II
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Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat
The Hellcat is best known for its central role in devastating Japanese air power in the last two years of the Pacific War. But it also served, if briefly, against the more land locked opponent. Let’s take a look at … Continue reading
Mitsubishi A6M1 Zero
Part of the first wave of great World War II fighters, the first flight of Mitsubishi’s famous Zero came on April 1, 1939. Let’s take a look at an important type that was so secret it was almost entirely unnoticed … Continue reading
Gloster Gladiator Mk I
At the start of World War II every combatant still had hardware that looked like leftovers from the previous era. But some of those weapons were very effective in the right hands. Let’s look at a British plane and a … Continue reading
Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress
Perhaps the most famous Flying Fortress of them all, the Memphis Belle flew combat at a time when casualty rates for bombers was pretty high. Its claim to fame was as the first such bomber to complete a full tour … Continue reading
North American P-51D Mustang
Among the better known American fighter groups of the Second World War, the 332nd Fighter Group made a name for itself in Italy. Let’s take a look at a plane and a pilot that saw action in the Group’s largest … Continue reading
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