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Tag Archives: Aircraft Models
Nakajima A6M2-N Rufe
The float version of the Zero was perhaps the most successful floatplane fighter ever built. This will also be the mildest sort of “hypothetical” build I can even imagine. The aircraft is real, its service by unit and location are … Continue reading
Posted in Fighter, Hypothetical, Japan
Tagged Aircraft Models, Scale Models, World War II
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Boulton Paul Defiant Mk I
An example of a less than fully successful concept, the Defiant was one of the first generation of fighters that Great Britain had on entering World War II. Let’s look an interesting idea that never fulfilled its promise.
Grumman F3F-2
The US Navy pushed through a last generation of “modern” biplane fighters when most other air arms were switching to monoplanes. Let’s take a look at the ultimate expression of a passing era.
Lockheed P-38F Lightning
Lockheed’s big Lightning first came to prominence late in the North Africa campaign. Let’s look at a primary operator of the type.
Messerschmitt Bf 109E-7 trop
Werner Shroer One of the more successful fighter pilots against the Western Allies. Let’s take a look at Werner Shroer who rose from enlisted ranks to high Luftwaffe Command during the War years.
Kawasaki Ki-45 Nick
This twin was Japan’s attempt at a twin engine “heavy fighter”. Serving from 1942 to the end of the War, the Ki-45 can be regarded a reasonable entry to the genre.
Polikarpov U-2
Looking like a relic from the previous War, this trainer found widespread use in the Soviet air force from before to after World War II. Let’s look at a type that seemed lost in time yet provided valuable service.
North American P-51D Mustang
The 356th Fighter Group was among the lesser known, but more colorfully marked units of the 8th Air Force.
Curtiss SB2C-4E Helldiver
From an outside view it seems clear the War was all but over at the start of 1945, but for those involved combat remained intense and relentless towards an Apocalyptic end. Bombing 84 (VB-84) on the USS Bunker Hill had … Continue reading
Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vb trop
Malta An epic 29 month siege of the strategic island of Malta was a central part of the Mediterranean Campaign. Like the Battle of Britain, the Spitfire became the Allies’ iconic image of that fight.
Plane Dave 