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 AVG and the Curtiss Hawk 81-A2 – A Match Made in History
In the annals of military aviation history, few combinations of men and machines are more enduring...
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Curtiss Hawk 81-A2 “Flying Tigers” – The Beginning of a New Arma Hobby Family
The Curtiss Hawk 81-A2 “Flying Tigers” (70094) is the first release in an entirely new Arma Hobby...
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Why Was the Me 262 Armed with WGr.21 Rockets?
The story behind one of the rarest operational versions of the world’s first jet fighter....
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The Last Flight from Wake Island
“`html The history of the defense of the Wake Atoll islands is really only a tiny fragment...
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The Day Fighting Three Broke the 4th Kokutai
On 20 February 1942, near Rabaul, the first major clash took place between US Navy carrier...
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70090 F4F-3 Wildcat – Three Aircraft That Faced the Might of the Imperial Japanese Navy
For many years, 1/72 Wildcat kits from various manufacturers were available, including Arma Hobby....
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General Galland’s Last Aircraft
While the course of Adolf Galland’s final combat mission is relatively well documented, the...
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Avia S-92 Turbina – The Czech Jet Messerschmitt
Developing a historical model is very rarely a matter of simply “recreating what was there”. Much...
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Curtisses at Cleveland 1939. Experimental Camouflage of the 27th Pursuit Squadron
The new 70082 Curtiss P-36C boxing includes markings for aircraft of the 27th Pursuit Squadron —...
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Messerschmitt Me 262 A-1a WNr 500071 – History, Camouflage and Final Flight
Messerschmitt Me 262 A-1a serial number 500071, known as “White 3” of JG 7, is one of the...
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Me 262 and Late-War RLM Colours – An Attempt to Bring Order to the Subject
Me 262 was developed at a time when the German aviation industry was operating under enormous...
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