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 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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Carl Decklar and His P-51K “Dot Darlin’ / Our Mom”
Lieutenant Carl E. Decklar of Dubuque, Indiana, was a fighter pilot of the United States Army Air...
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Hawker Hurricane V6864 “DT-A” — R.R.S. Tuck’s Hurricane in Two Distinct Schemes
Hurricane V6864 is one of the most interesting aircraft of No. 257 Squadron RAF — not because its...
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Yellow or Blue? The True Colors of the “Dooleybird” Mustang
The dispute over the color of the fuselage band on Mustang KM272 “Dooleybird” of No.19 Squadron...
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