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1/48 Bf 109E-3 – Defence of Britain/Atlantic GB Username : Wayne Little First name : Wayne Category : Judge – Non competing Scale : 1/48 Manufacturer / Model : AIRFIX Bf109E-1/E-3/E-7 Extras : OOB Build with probably only Eduard Seatbelts. The Subject aircraft is a Bf109E-3...

Username: Ozhawk40 First name: Peter Category: Advanced Scale: 1/48 Manufacturer: Airfix Model Type: Supermarine Spitfire Mk. I Aftermarket additions: Montex paint masks, Eduard seat belts, decals from the spares box. For this build I have chosen the aircraft of Flight Lieutenant...

Did pilots serve in different aircraft during the war?

Hey guys. I'm appealing to the masses for some help to nail down some facts to help with our Hurricane Mk XII restoration. Our Hurricane was built at the Canadian Car and Foundry Company and is known to be s/n 5389 and we strongly believe it was coded "M". We know the service history of the...

Username: Vic Balshaw First name: Vic Category: Judge – Non competing Scale: 1/48 Manufacturer: Eduard 8261X OOB which included the following Eduard "Big Ed" resin and PE detail sets: ED48074 cockpit and Radio Compartment, ED 48060 MG 17 gun mount, ED48058 wheel and EX317 Mask. I've also...

:?: Hi Please can anyone help me to identify this propeller as I have no idea what type of aircraft it came from. The height is 1900mm and the width at the widest part of the blade is 280mm Thank you :)

Sorry if there was a specific section for Naval Aviation that I missed, but I really need an answer to this. In this diagram, on wikipedia...

Restored Spitfire fetches record £3,106,500 at auction That is a whole lot of money. Great aircraft, great story behind the sale. Anyone know who has purchased this icon? Jeff

This is the best place i can think of to ask, so hopefully you guys can help me out. Recently i have been trying to get a better understanding of how well .50 caliber ammunition worked in combat. I've looked into threads/posts but there isn't really any exact or technical conclusive there and...

My father flew in these aircraft, along with others, during WWII. On D-Day he was involved with dropping paratroops and gliders. I have been unable to complete my collection of videos of the aircraft he flew in as I have only a very short video of the Albemarle. I would appreciate information as...

I share with you some photos showing P-51 Mustangs on aircraft carriers. There was a naval version of this plane? To see the photos, visit the link below: Aviação em Floripa: Um P-51 Mustang navalizado Cheers.

Username: destrozas First name: sergio Category: intermeadilly Scale: 1/72 Manufacturer: fujimi F-11 Model Type: Ling temco Vought A-7 D accesory: none the plane it's of ANG 23 TFW/74TFS and this is the squadron history: The 23d Tactical Fighter Wing moved "on paper" without...

RLM - Painting and Weathering Luftwaffe WWII aircraft, 80 minutes DVD.

Considering that zoom climb was a performance characteristic that one would think would have been a very important aspect in the air to air combat environment of WWII, one would also think that this performance aspect would have been measured, charted, and recorded to death. Is there any such...

Hi , i'm looking for how many aircraft destroyed by 56.FG's P-47M1-RE's ? Also they have 7 jet kills and i really want to learn which pilot and which aircraft killed which type of jet ? I looked for some P-47M kill records but only one i found is Me262 shot down by George Bostwick. Also i want...

Something i have been wondering is how does one gauge a planes full potential performance if it was only ever tested at say "Military" power, but had access, say 5 minutes, to increased boost. In the case of the Spitfire MKii there is lots of good data for 9lbs boost, but the aircraft was...

A big deal is made of a number of British aircraft, that while designed for combat would up as trainers. The US had the luxury of not only starting later but having an industry large enough (or of being capable of expanding enough) to build thousands (if not 10s of thousands) of trainers...

Username: Ratpit First name: Adam Category: Beginner Scale: 1/48 Manufacturer: Academy Model type: P-47D thunderbolt Aftermarket add-ons: Mustang P-47 cockpit set, Quickboost engine, superscale decals 48-912 P-47D 419562, piloted by Lt.Col. Kenneth W Gallup, 350th FS, 353 FG. Raydon, Suffolk...

History shows many promising aircraft that were cancelled. It also shows many that received a huge injection of resources that was taken from other programs but themselves had poor combat records or were problematic. These aircraft came at an opportunity cost: draftsmen, engineers, test...

Next week the Oostwold airshow is there again. For the first time as a two-days event. I have been there the last 4 editions or so and it's one of those great little airshows. Not too many people, sun in your back and many interesting aircraft, Spitfires, Hurricane, Corsair, Fokker S.11, you...