hi all, iv just joined this forum hoping a learned sort might help me identify this brass thingy i found on my local beach [Bawdsey ] any ideas?/
its number 1089/185 and has the Air ministry logo above it
im probably posting this in the wrong section,if so,sorry if im messing up the...
Ok after leaving this one almost finished for far too long whilst i built other kits, i decided to finish this off before starting my next build.
Trumpeter's Vampire kit is much maligned here in the UK but the errors in the kit dont worry me too much, it looks like a vampire and i am no rivet...
Has ISIS, Boko Haram, Taliban etc. made much use of heavy machine guns or automatic cannon for anti-aircraft protection?? Or do they mostly rely on shoulder fired anti-aircraft rockets for protection against air strikes???
The Beechcraft C-45 was a widely-used utility transport aircraft which saw service with civilian and military users all over the world.
The Beechcraft Model 18 was the basis for the various versions, and the production ran from 1937 until 1969 with over 9,000 made.
The C-45 had a crew of...
Again all were re-drawn plus some new additions..
The Westland Lysander entered service in 1938, and was used throughout the war in various roles, most famously dropping and recovering agents into occupied France.
The Lysander performed the roles of Artillery Spotter, Light Bomber...
The SPAD S.XIII entered service with the Aéronautique Militaire in 1917 and was one of the best fighter aircraft of WW1. It was a larger heavier and faster version of the earlier S.VII.
The S.XIII was widely used by the French and US Air Forces and also saw service with Belgium, Britain...
The Sikorsky Sea King is the workhorse of many air forces and navies around the world. Since it’s introduction in 1961 many have been built under licence in Italy, Japan, and the UK as well the long production run in the USA.
The Sea King was primarily designed for Anti-Submarine Warfare...
All redrawn plus new ones - so a long thread...
This example is a P-47D-30 of the Bolivian Air Force 1967.
This example is a P-47D-25 of the 1st GAVCA Brazilian Air Force 1945.
This example is a P-47D-40 of the 11th Grupo de Aviacion Chilean Air Force 1953.
This example...
Not to clog the other thread, this topic desreves more. If peolpe have some good and relevant info, please shere it here :) Should cover the air battles over Northern Australia, Darwin in particular, in ww2.
Hi, I'm a fan of WW2 US Army Air Corps memorabilia. I'm also an US Army active duty officer stationed in Virginia. I'm interested in finding a propeller blade of a B-17, B-24 or B-25 for design purposes. Also, I'm seeking anyone that have memorabilia from the Army Air Corps. This is my hobby...
The Greatest Man I ever knew
An unassuming gentleman passed quietly this morning, 7 November 2015, most would not notice. He was a frail old man who could not take care of himself any longer. Born on July 22ed 1926 in the small town of Decatur Arkansas, to Mary and Ode Phillips he was the...
A local CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corp.)personality visited (2 or 3 weeks ago) the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum to do his weekly TV show. There are great air to air shots of the Lanc taken buy one of the museum's Directors from his helicopter. Enjoy!
Rick and the Lancaster Bomber - CBC...
found this posted on another forum I belong to and thought it looked good....hey it has spitfires and 109s that makes it work watching all by itself
In 1948, a group of World War II pilots, mostly American, volunteered to fight for Israel in the War of Independence. As members of “Machal” –...
The contents of the article may or may not have been covered at some point in old threads here.
In the current (August 2015) issue of "Air Force Magazine" there is a very interesting article "The Goering Interrogation."
This occurs the day after VE and conducted by Spaatz and Vandenberg...