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  1. 1/72 Hasegawa Panzer IV Ausf. F.1

    The Panzer IV was a German medium tank that saw service in WWII. Originally devised as an infantry support tank, it was increasingly pressed into service against enemy tanks, and soon took over that role from the Panzer III. It saw service all throughout WWII, even after it's replacement, the...
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    new drawing subscription service

    Not trying to spam the community but I thought you guys would like to know that there is a new subscription service available called Aircorps Library that has 500,000+ blueprints available for viewing online of a dozen or so WWII era civil and military aircraft. Airframes include P-40, P-51...
  3. Heinkel He-111H-4 entry into Service.

    Does anyone have definitive information as to exactly when the H-4 variant entered service with the Luftwaffe ? In various books I've been studying, this variant is shown as entering service, or at the very least replacing the H-3 variant in production, on periods ranging from '..early 1940'...
  4. 1940: the top 3 engines in service

    What would be the top three engines in air forces of the world, in service, in the key year of 1940? Whether inline/V-12 or radial, big or small, with provision for prop shaft gun or not. Please tell a bit about your picks. Flag waving is discouraged :)
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    Impact of Me262 timeline moved up 12 months?

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messerschmitt_Me_262 Assuming this happened in April 1943 instead and the first combat operations Me262 fighter entered service in early October 1943 with 40 Me262s what impact would that have had on Allied strategic air operations...
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    The most secret weapon of the Luftwaffe

    I share with you a lot of pictures, some of them previously unreleased, rare and never before seen by me, referring to one of the secret weapons of the Luftwaffe. We are talking about the Horten flying wing. Perhaps, the aircraft of the Second World War the most ahead of its time than any other...
  7. MASTER SGT. JOSHUA L. WHEELER

    Died on Oct. 22, 2015 Operation Inherent Resolve When Kurdish commandos went on a helicopter raid to rescue about 70 hostages who were about to be executed by Islamic State militants, the plan called for the Americans who accompanied them to offer support, not join in the action, Defense...
  8. **** DONE: 1/48 F-101B Voodoo – The Jet Age.

    Username: Vic Balshaw First name: Vic Category: Judge – Non competing Scale: 1/48 Manufacturer: Monogram 5811 Extras: Eduard: ED48394 detail set, EX108 Mask and ED MR48041 pitot head. Eagle Strike 48236 decal set. Not sure how I'll go with this one, It's more about me trying to spur...
  9. B 24 career after the end of WWII

    In wiki: “B-24 bombers were also extensively used in the Pacific area after the end of World War II to transport cargo and supplies during the rebuilding of Japan, China, and the Philippines.” I have no notice of B24 operations after the end of WWII, AFAIK. Certainly B24 was a difficult...
  10. ANZAC Day

    Today is Anzac Day, Australia and New Zealand's remembrance day. 100 years ago the assault on the Gallipoli Peninsula began and the impact this and the subsequent fighting had on the populations of these two countries was immeasurable. Gallipoli centenary: Australia and New Zealand mark Anzac...
  11. P-38 Thunder

    OK, you've heard of the P-38 Lightning, but have you ever heard of the Thunder? Never made it into squadron service, though ...
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    Yak-1 Question

    Hello, Been scouring for an answer and haven't found a definitive one, was hoping someone around here might know: Did the Yak-1 have a heater for pilots or did they have to suffer in the cold (particularly looking at its service in 1942 and early 1943)? And if it did have one, did it work...
  13. TBF Avenger obsolete in light of SBD Dauntless SB2C Helldiver?

    Would Grumman's resources have been better spent designing and manufacturing the replacement for the SBD Dauntless? Curtiss did not handle the SB2C Helldiver project well. Grumman began development of the Avenger two years later that Curtiss began the Helldiver, yet the Avenger entered...
  14. Can you match this!

    some guy has modelled EVERY type that saw service during WW2! Holtgrewe WWII Model Collection | The Museum of Flight
  15. High Altitude Combat

    What was the greatest altitude where combat between fighters took place. I know the RAF intercepted Ju86 PR planes at 40,000ft+ but that was a specially lightened Spitfire against a converted bomber. I am asking how high did regular combat take place between standard service models of...
  16. Only in the U.S.A.

    Just when you thought you heard of everything you read this. Woman with kangaroo service animal asked to leave McDonald's following complaint Article by: Associated Press Updated: February 3, 2015 - 2:04 PM 121 comments resize text printbuy reprints Share60Tweet BEAVER DAM, Wis. — A...
  17. Junkers Ju88 in French service

    Nr 70
  18. Stinson Reliant

    In French service
  19. Bell P-63 Kingcobra

    In French service
  20. eBay: Short Sunderland

    In French service