Recently read, regarding the campaign in Norway 1940 that "If Britain had had an effective carrier force, with better carriers and modern aircraft, they could have challenged German air superiority and provided Allied ground forces with air support".
While due to long development of a carrier a...
This is one of the earliest Hellcat Mk 1's in the Royal Navy, operating with 800 Sqn FAA, HMS Emperor, and participated in the attacks on the Tirpitz in a 'fighter suppression' role. It accounted for three FW-190's in those strikes.
This is the ancient Otaki 1/48 Hellcat with some improvements...