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What Allied fighter aircraft types should earn the medals in 1941? The series produced examples are contenders, ones that made it in service in that year? So no F4U, Spit IX, P-51, La-5 etc. The carrier-based aircraft can also compete, but CV suitabiity yields no points in this thread. The...

Earlier this week my cousin sent me my Uncle Clare's flight log which I will cover at some point in the future. Also included were some photos taken by my Uncle Keith from his time stationed at various places around Canada and Europe while with 437 Squadron. Although they may not be the best...

What WWII aircraft have you helped or have restored/maintained? I have helped restore a Vultee BT-13 (In progress, tail section), a North American B-25J (Wings, in progress) and have worked on an A6M2 Zero (landing gear). Sorry if this is a re-post.

Christmas came early today when I was given my Uncle Clare's Observers and Air Gunners Flight Log Book. It covers his time from August 1941 when he was assigned to #9 AOS in St. John's Quebec and ends with his passing out of 22 OTU in July 1942. Along the way he flew in Ansons, Battles and...

Hey guys, long time no see! I got my dad the Italeri 1/32 F-104, and he'd like to do it as 441 aircraft. That being said, he'd like to do it in NMF, as opposed to the later camo finishes. I've been unable to nail down any specific aircraft as part of 441 during the time period where they were...

Has there been a thread that explored the possibility of a single seat Fulmar development as a companion to the Fulmar? Alternatively, is there any documented history of such a development being considered? Seems like there would be more than just performance advantages to introducing such an...

Hello dear friends and colleagues in this beautiful hobby. About a month ago I bought this model to a collector of old models. And my desire to continue enjoying my build aircraft of the Second World War, I always look for free time to construct and implement the many tips and techniques...

User Name: Wayne Little Name : Wayne Category : Non Competing Judge Kit : Dragon 1/48 Ju88A-4 Schnell-Bomber Scale : 1/48 Accessories : Most likely Eduard Cockpit and seatbelt set and canopy masks Decided on this Uniquely camouflaged Ju88A-4 of 4/KG54, based at Catania, Sicily in the...

When I was a kid one of my friend's father's had been a Kingfisher pilot off the Battleship Colorado in WW II. He claimed you could barrel roll the Kingfisher with floats. He also said it lost hundreds of feet of altitude per roll ( I forget how many). Being able to barrel roll a Kingfisher...

At what point could we say that the VVS made its recovery from the disaster of 1941? It seems to me that the shift to the Mediterranean and the Stalingrad disaster finally gave the VVS the breathing room to stage a recovery and start to become the juggernaut of 1944-45; without that I don't...

As the title says, in this thread I'll post pictures of RAAF aircraft or RAF aircraft with Australian themed nose art from WWII. While not as elaborate as most American nose art, some are pretty damn cool :cool: enjoy.. Lancaster JB607, 460 sqn RAAF.

If I would like to know which units (Allied or German) with single engined aircraft were active over this region, west Brabant, south of Rotterdam, where would one start? Is it even doable? Timeframe is november 1944, december 1944, januari 1945.

See also http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/aircraft-pictures/nakajima-j8n-1-j9y-kikka-41931.html for the Kikka pictures

Curtiss P-40 Warhawk

I am trying to find out more about the service of my father, Major Porter W. Gifford. He was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for his service as Chief Aircraft Section, Maintenance Division, 2nd Advanced Air Depot Area, IX Army Air Force Command during the period from 15 December 1943 to 7 December...

A spin off from another thread. How much the Hs-129 was important to the German war effort? How well/bad is fares against other assault aircraft? Was it the best the Germans were capable for in 1941-44 time frame? Was the lack of rear gunner a shortcoming?

The Rare Bear is a racing airplane made from an F8F Bearcat, modified with a Wright R-3350 Deuplex-Cyclone. Both of which, the aircrame and engine are made during the later days of the war and are used post war. but I have to ask, what if the Rare Bear was a standard aircraft design to be used...

There are aircraft wrecks from WW2 everywhere here in the Netherlands. Many have been found, but an estimated number of 1000 wrecks are still somewhere burried u der the soil. Occasionally some pop up. Last week I was driving with my wife over the dyke of the river Lek when I suddenly saw a...

University students have made a sensational discovery deep down at 180 meters in Trondheimfjorden in Norway. During an under water search course a British aircraft used in the fight against Tirpitz during WW2 appeared on the ocean floor. Rare British WW2-airplane found in Norwegian fjord -...

I recently purchased the Academy 1/72 P-47D (Razorback) kit, want to build a diorama depicting when P-47s were ferried to the Marianas on escort carriers. The 318th group P-47s launched off the Manila Bay because of Japanese aircraft in the area. Has anyone scratch built an aircraft carrier...