Category: History
Each aeroplane has its own history. On this page you will find articles in which we try to dodge the mystery and show the history of pilots and their machines, modeled on Arma Hobby models. Browse the list of articles below and find photos and illustrations included that will help you make your model.
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The Last Flight of Salamander “2”
On 7 September 1939, the squadrons stationed at the aerodrome in Kierz did not carry out any...
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112 Fighter Squadron in the Defence of Warsaw
The Pursuit Brigade – Warsaw defenders The Pursuit Brigade, organised in May 1939, was a fighter...
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The Salamander – the 112th Fighter Squadron insignia in 1939
Majority of Polish aviation fans would easily answer a question about the 112th Fighter Squadron...
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‘Swallow no. 4’
Tracing the day-by-day fate of individual aeroplanes during the 1939 air operations over Poland is...
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Nobody wanted to die in May any more…
That memorable day, 8 May 1945, Sub-Lieutenant Peter Lock, aged 20, a pilot of the Royal Navy’s...
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Lidya Litvyak’s Yak-1 and Yak 1b fighters.
The total war on the eastern front required the USSR to use all available forces to repel the...
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Karel Kuttelwascher – the most effective Hurricane night fighter pilot
Karel Kuttelwascher was the most successful Czechoslovak fighter pilot during the Second World...
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John “Kentowski” Kent – a Canadian in No. 303 Squadron
John Alexander Kent went down in the history of the Polish Air Force as a flight commander in the...
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Hurribomber Mk. IIb from 174 squadron RAF
One of the most intriguing and well documented Hurricanes Mk IIb is the aircraft BE682 / XP-R from...
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The “Saints” Squadron – US Navy most successful Wildcat unit
Of all the units that used FM-2 Wildcats with great success, the most successful was VC-27...
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Wildcats of USS Petrof Bay against the Kamikaze over Okinawa
The Battle of Okinawa was the last decisive sea battle during the war in the Pacific. During the...
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