Tag: colours and markings
Silver Curtisses in the Armée de l’Air
Faced with the growing threat from Hitlerite Germany, in the second half of the 1930s France...
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Indian Hurricanes from No. 6 Squadron
HV538, a fighter-reconnaissance Hurricane, served with No. 6 Squadron of the Indian Air Force...
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‘Glory is the Reward of Valour’: The Remarkable Story of Hurricane “Sir Iain” and the ‘MacRobert Fighters’
‘It is with a mother’s pride that I enclose a cheque for £25,000, and with it goes my sympathy to...
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Lithuanian pilot in the RAF – hero of the ‘Great Escape’
Our Friend Mark Attrill, RAF Wing Commander (retired), author of many aviation books, presently...
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Hurricanes with the red stars
For me, the person primarily responsible for the project, the “Eastern Front” kit was a great...
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F4F-4 Wildcat “Operation Torch” – kit 70065 markings
The Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat was one of the main carrier-based fighters used by the US Navy and Royal...
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“P-Seven” – Polish gull-winged fighter
The main fighters defending the Polish skies against German and Soviet aggression in September...
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Mustangs over Europe. Review of markings from Deluxe Set 70069
To commemorate the 80th anniversary of Operation Overlord and the battles over Normandy and...
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P-39N Airacobra in 1/48 scale – preorder for new kit 40011
The Airacobra P-39N was the first version of this fighter produced in a large series – over 2000...
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Stanisław Skalski and his Mustang III FZ152 “SS”
On 8 April 1944, North American Mustang III no. FZ152 (or P-51B-5NA no. 43-6533) was delivered to...
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The Four Citizenships of Z2585
At first glance, Hurricane Mk IIa Z2585 does not stand out particularly from the seven different...
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