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Aichi D3A1 Val part 3 - Imperial Japanese Navy Air Force, Battle of the Coral Sea The decal sheet contain follow markings: - Aichi D3A1 Val, Model 11, Bl-263, the crew were FPO2/c Takeo Yamazaki, aircraft carrier Soryu, Battle of the Coral Sea, May 1942. - Aichi D3A1 Val, Model 11, 35-201, 34th Kokutai, Battle of the Coral Sea, May 1942. - Aichi D3A1 Val, Model 11, Al-208, aircraft carrier Akagi, Battle of the Midway, 4th June 1942.

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Fieseler Fi-156C Storch part 1 - Around WWII Europe and Foreign servicesThe decal sheet contains the following markings: Fieseler Fi 156C Storch, W.Nr. 5061, Greece-Balkans campaign, April 1941 Fieseler Fi 156C Storch, Flugwaffe (Swiss Air Force), June 1943 Fieseler Fi 156C Storch, personal plane of General Harry Broadhurst, Duxford, Great Britain, 1944 Fieseler Fi 156 Storch, Legion Condor, Spain, 1938 Fieseler Fi 156C Storch, 1.(H)Pz/14, Yugoslavia 1941 Fieseler Fi 156C Storch, 1.(F)/120, Eastern front, cca. 1943 MS-500 Criquet, French Air Force, Indochina, 1947 Morane-Saulnier MS.500 Criquet (Fieseler Fi.156 Storch) c/n 2027 Spain Air Force Fieseler Fi 156C, Otto Skorzeny, Mussolini rescue operation, Gran Sasso, Italy, September 12, 1943 Fieseler Fi 156C Storch, 2./NAGr.2, Poland, summer 1944 Fieseler Fi 156C Storch, 403rd sqd. RCAF, Cairo 1944 Fieseler Fi 156C Storch, Flugwaffe (Swiss Air Force), June 1943 Fieseler Fi 156C Storch, personal plane of Generaloberst Busch, Poland & Russia, 1941-43

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Supermarine Spitfire National Markings-Late variants (2TAF, 1945, variation 2. large upper wing roundels) This package provides one variant of the national markings applied to both Merlin- and Griffon-powered Spitfires in service with 2nd Tactical Air Force (2 TAF) with effect from 2 January 1945. Roundels with yellow outer rings on both wing surfaces were a feature of this markings change. The variant in this set has the larger upper wing roundels which were a simple conversion of existing "Type B" or "Type C" roundels. (see Aviaeology ADD72c109-2 for the smaller 2TAF 1945 variant). Standard national markings with National Markings II ("Type B" roundels) for later Spitfires are also available in ADD72c109-1. This set provides for one 1/72 scale model. - Available as a Basic set or as a Combo set with the Spitfire airframe stencil data markings set (sold separately as ADD72s109) included. The Combo results in a discount over buying these separately.

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REVISED How to Build The Airfix 1:24 Typhoon MK.IB inc. Car Door and Bubbletop Versions.The complete guide to building the amazing Airfix 1:24 scale Hawker Typhoon, written by Brett Green of HyperScale and Model Military fame. This new book features an exhaustive step-by-step guide to construction with modelling contributions by James Hatch, Brett, Marcus Nicholls and Chris Wauchop. Detailed analysis of the 1:72 Airfix Typhoon and 1:48 scale kits on the market is also included. Hundreds of construction photos, reference images, a museum walk around, and how to get the very best from your big Typhoon kit a must have before you build the model!

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Operation Enduring Freedom 'Coalition Air Power over Afghanistan Part 1 Boeing CH-47D Chinook, 147202/202 'The Magic Bus', CHF, Canadian Air Force at Kandahar 2009 Boeing CH-47D Chinook, 147203/203, CHF, Canadian Air Force at Kandahar 2009 Boeing CH-47D Chinook, 147201/201 'Miss Behavin', CHF, Canadian Air Force at Kandahar 2009 Panavia Tornado IDS, MM55007, 102 Gruppo/6 Stormo, Italian Air Force Mazar-e-Sharif 2009 McDonnell-Douglas AV-8B Harrier Plus, MM.7224/1-19, Giuseppe Garibaldi Italian Navy, North Arabian Sea 2002 McDonnell-Douglas AV-8B Plus, 165421 'WE/01', VM-214 'Blacksheep' USMC (MAG-40, 2nd MEB) Kandahar 2009. (Black tail and drop tanks) McDonnell-Douglas AV-8B Plus, 165572 'CF/01', VMA-211 'Wake Island Avengers', USMC (MAG-13, 3rd MAW) Camp Bastion 2012 Grumman F-14D Tomcat, 164348 'NH/100', VF-231 'Blacklions' USS Carl Vinson CVW-11, USN, North Arabian Sea 2001 (Coloured Lion on fin) Grumman F-14D Tomcat, 164603 'NH/101', VF-231 'Blacklions' USS Carl Vinson CVW-11 USN, North Arabian Sea 2001 Fairchild A-10C Thunderbolt II, 79-0154 'BD', 47th EFS/455th AEW, USAF Bagram 2012 Fairchild A-10C Thunderbolt II, 79-0145 'BD', 107th EFS/451st AEW, USAF Bagram 2011 McDonnell F-15E Strike Eagle, 89-0487 'SJ', 335th FS (Chiefs)/4th FW, 4th Operations Group, USAF Bagram 2011 Eurocopter Tigre HAP, ET-703, 1st Attack Helicopter Battalion, Spanish Army, Herat 2013 Westland Lynx AH.7, XZ645, 672 Squadron, AAC Operation Herrick Kandahar 2007

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RE_PRINTED!!! Operation Desert Storm - Part 1 Westland Gazelle AH.1 XX437 'C' 4 Regiment AAC Westland Gazelle AH.1 ZB691 'Y' 4 Regiment AAC Panavia Tornado GR.1 ZA447/EA 'Mig Eater', XV Squadron RAF Based at Tabuk Panavia Tornado F3, ZE986/DJ, 11 Squadron RAF Based at Dharan Sikorsky S-70B-2 Seahawk, N24-004/73, SITU (HS-816), RAN aboard HMAS Sydney Boeing CF-188A Hornet, 188741, 441 Squadron 'The Desert Cats', Canadian Armed Forces, (CAF) Qatar CH-124A Sea King, 12412, 443 Squadron, CAF, Operation Friction SH-3G Sea King, 15139/742, HC-2 'Desert Duck Airlines', USN McDD AV-8B Harrier II, 163673/00, VMA-231 'Ace of Spades', USMC Based at Al Jubail McDD F-4G Phantom, 69-7212/SP, 81st TFS/52 TFW 'Wild Weasels' USAF Based at Sheikh Isa McDD RF-4C Phantom, 65-0886/, 192 TRS/152 TRG 'High Rollers', USAF Based at Sheikh Isa Douglas A-4KU Skyhawk, 801 of 9/21 Squadron Free Kuwait Air Force, Dhahran Dassault_Mirage 2000C 5-OP/74 of Escadron de Chasse 2/5 'lle-de-France' French Air Force Based at Al Asha (Desert camouflage Scheme) Dassault_Mirage F1CR 33-CG/629 of Escasron de Reconnaissance 1/33 'Belfort' French Air Force Based at Al Ahsa (Desert camouflage Scheme) Aerospatiale SA-330 Puma ADE 164, Escadrille d'Helicopteres de Manoeuvre (EHM 6/1) 'Buffalo 16' Armee de Terre (French Army) Aerospatiale SA-341M Gazelle BPD '82' of 5e Regiment d'Helicopteres de combat (5e RHC) Armee de Terre (French Army)

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BACK IN STOCK!!! 1994 - 50th Anniversary of D-Day Schemes The first in our Retro Series, features 3 decal sheets covering: Grumman F-14B Tomcat VF-143 Pukin Dogs, USS George Washington Grumman A-6E Intruder VA-34 Blue Blasters wearing D-Day stripes, USS George Washington Sikorsky SH-60B Seahawk HSL-42 Proud Warriors wearing D-Day Stripes, USS Normandy Sikorsky SH-60B Seahawk HSL-44 Swamp Foxes Det 5, wearing 'The Clowns' artwork, USS Thomas S. Gates F-4E Phantom 338 Mira, Greek Air Force wearing Greek Flag on intake F-111C Aardvark, 1 and 6 Squadron RAAF, wearing both Squadron markings on either side of the fin. Boeing CF-18 Hornet 188723, 410 Squadron Canadian Armed Forces wearing 70th Anniversary tail markings CF-18 Hornet 188781 of 441 Squadron Canadian Armed Forces wearing D-Day stripes Bell CH-135 Twin Huey KH-T of 403 City of Calgary Squadron, Canadian Armed Forces, wearing D-Day stripes (Middle Wallop Air Show 1994) Bell CH-136 Kiowa KH-E of 403 Squadron Canadian Armed Forces wearing D-Day stripes (Middle Wallop Air Show 1994) Bell CH-136 KiowaG9-M of 430 'City of Sudbury' Squadron, Canadian Air Force wearing D-Day stripes (Middle Wallop Air Show 1994) Canadair CT-114 Tutor 114188 '1' of the Snowbirds Aerobatic Team, Canadian Armed Forces and wearing D-Day strips. The set includes our unique Colour Conversion Card and 20 page instruction booklet Decals by Fantasy Printshop This really is a stunning decal sheet by Jon Freeman

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Boeing B-52 Stratofortress Trials Aircraft (4) Boeing B-52A 52-001 used for flight test of Boeing B-52G tail and engines 1958; Boeing B-52A 52-003 `The High and Mighty One' Edwards 1960 X-15 Mothership; Boeing B-52E 60632 Flight Dynamics Lab 1975; Boeing B-52H 58-0182 Cruise Missile test, Flight Test Centre

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Re-printed! USAF/VNAF Fairchild AC-119G Shadows & AC-119K Stingers in the Vietnam War. This 1/72 decal sheet includes marking options for AC-119G Shadow and AC-119K Stinger gunships in the Vietnam War as operated by the United States Air Force (USAF) and the South Vietnam Air Force (VNAF). Although the AC-119G Shadow variant is not available in kit form, the Shadow can be easily represented by relatively basic modifications to the Italeri/Testors AC-119K Stinger kit. 14 Marking Options Included: Six USAF AC-119G Shadows covering 71st Special Operations Squadron (SOS) and 17th SOS: The Devil's Advocate, City of Columbus Indiana, The Charlotte Representative, Burks Law, and two Charlie Chasers marked aircraft (all options provided also carried a variation of the Shadow III insignia). Six USAF AC-119K Stingers covering 18th SOS: Montezuma's Revenge, Fly United, Good Grief! The Pea-nut Special, The Super Sow, The Polish Cannon, and Black Killer Duck. Two VNAF AC-119G Shadows covering 819th Attack Squadron. NOTE: No specific VNAF AC-119K Stingers from 821st Attack Squadron are provided. However, other than the addition of the the Vietnamese fin flash on the tail, the VNAF Stingers did not appear to have any other unique markings after inheriting the aircraft from 18th SOS. All of the USAF AC-119K aircraft on this sheet were transferred to the VNAF in 1972/73 (minus the nose art), and as such, the Vietnamese fin flashes provided could be used with the AC-119K tail codes to represent a VNAF AC-119K Stinger if desired. Data/stencil sets provided for at least TWO aircraft with variations of certain markings also provided as options. Also included are decals for both the original AeroProducts 4-bladed propellers and the later Hamilton Standard 3-bladed propellers (used by both VNAF options and also Black Killer Duck). Additionally, decals provided for the flare launcher's compressed air/nitrogen bottles' markings and as well as the illuminator's various placards/warnings.

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VIETNAMESE SPADS (2) VNAF Douglas AD-6/A-1H Skyraiders in the Vietnam War [Decals released __ 2018] For Hasegawa 1/72 A-1H/A-1J Skyraider Part 2 of the South Vietnam Air Force (VNAF) Skyraider coverage, this 1/72 decal sheet includes 11 marking options (depicting 10 aircraft) for 1st, 514th, 516th, and 518th Fighter Squadrons. The markings provided span from the early 1960s to 1970, and also includes two Skyraiders that were retrofitted with the Yankee extraction system. Enough common markings are provided to cover at least two aircraft. NOTE: Although the Hasegawa kit was used as a basis for these decals, the fuselage bands have excess length on the bottom to potentially allow their usage on the other Skyraider kits.

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North-American P-51D Mustangs of the 8th Air Force (5) 44-63684 SX-B 352FS 353FG Lt.Col.William B.Bailey 'Double Trouble Two' Black/Yellow check nose RAF Raydon; 44-14985 CY-G 343FS 55FG Maj. Edward Giller 'The Millie G' Yellow/Green check nose band RAF Wormingford; 44-14888 B6-Y 363FS 357FG Chuck Jaeger 'Amourous Len III' 1944 Red/Yellow check nose band RAF Yoxford; 44-13410 E2-C 375FS Lt.Col Thomas Christian KIA 12-8-44 'Lou IV/Athelene' Yellow Nose RAF Bottisham; 44-15092 SX-B 'Alabama Rammer Jammer' Black/yellow nose band RAF Raydon.

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Supermarine Spitfire Mk.VIII - Part 1 This sheet contains markings for 6 different Spitfires operated by different air forces in 23 theatres. The sheet is thoroughly researched and beautifully printed by Cartograf. Complete with 2 full sets of stencils including door stencils and bomb markings and full color instructions. Spitfire Mk. VIII, Serial JF349 HL-K 308th Fighter Squadron, 31st Fighter Group, 15th Air Force, USAAF. Pilot - CO of 308th FS. Flown by Lt. Leland P. Molland. Castel Volturno, Italy. February, 1944. Spitfire MK. VIII, MT982 UM-C 152 Squadron RAF. SEAC. Flown by Warrant Officer Eric Clegg. Sinthe Airstrip, Burma, 1945 Spitfire Mk. VIII, A58-517 (RAF serial MT594) UP-F 79 Squadron RAAF. Flown by Flt. Lt. Norman Turnbull (surname legally changed in August to Smithells). Based at Morotai, Indonesia. Late Spring, 1945. Spitfire Mk. VIII, JF476 QJ-D 92 Squadron RAF. Desert Air Force. Pilot unknown. Based at Taranto, Italy. September, 1943. Spitfire Mk. VIII, JF835 UM-T 152 Squadron RAF. SEAC. Flown by Flying Officer Paul Gus Ardeline. Sinthe Airstrip, Burma, 1945

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Supermarine Spitfire Later Marks Airframe Stencils. This set consists of two complete sets of stencils for Spitfires Mk.VII through Mk.22/24 and Seafires Mk.XV through 47. Some factories retained the older stencil style into later marks. Includes cockpit door stencils and bomb markings. These are very thin and beautifully printed by Cartograf, and replace the often thick stencils with hard to hide clear film found in all kits of the marks listed above in 1/72 scale. A simple upgrade with a big payoff for your latest Spitfire build project.

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RE-PRINTED!!! Air National Guard McDonnell F-4C/D Phantom. This decal sheet provides accurate, high quality markings for Air National Guard Phantoms from early 1980s, when the Phantom was the primary fighter in Guard service. The eight colorful options on this sheet are:: F-4C 64-0888 ("8-Ball"), 114 FIS, Oregon ANG F-4D 66-5648, 179 FIS, Minnesota ANG F-4C 63-7591, 111 FIS, Texas ANG F-4D 66-7457, 171 FIS, Michigan ANG F-4C 63-7576, 171 FIS, Michigan ANG F-4C 64-0658, 123 FIS, Oregon ANG F-4D 64-0949, 178 FIS, North Dakota ANG F-4C 64-0914, 199 FIS, Hawaii ANG National insignia, stencilling and walkways for one aircraft is included. This set was professionally screen printed by Cartograf in Italy.

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Lockheed U-2A/C "Dragon Lady" Our new 1/72 scale decal sheet for the U-2 spyplane provides 10 marking options for this very important aircraft. We also provide serial number digits in both the early and late style. Combined with the accurate and comprehensive set of stencilling and common markings on the sheet, this should allow you to build almost any early U-2. The options on this decal sheet are: U-2A 56-6701, USAF - Air Force Flight Test Center, USAF U-2A 56-6715, USAF - 4080th SRW, 1960 U-2A 56-6703, USAF - 4080th SRW, 1958 U-2A "N800X", Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) U-2A "N803X", Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) U-2A 56-6682, USAF - 4080th SRW, 1961 U-2F 56-6676, USAF - shot down over Cuba during Cuban Missile Crisis (Maj. Rudolf Anderson's airplane) U-2A 56-6681, USAF - 4080th SRW, U-2A 56-6722, USAF - "Project Hi-Cat", 1967 U-2C 56-6680, USAF - 100th SRW, 1976

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Strategic Air Command Boeing B-52G/H Stratofortress - Part 2 The B-52 Stratofortress has been a significant figure in the United States Air Force (USAF) since the mid-1950s. With its powerful presence and remarkable payload capacity, the B-52 has been a critical player in strategic bombing missions throughout the Cold War and beyond. Despite its lengthy service life, the B-52 still serves as a testament to American engineering ingenuity and continues to operate in various roles across the globe. We are proud to present this comprehensive decal set featuring ten (10) marking options for the Cold War era USAF B-52 Stratofortress bombers, encompassing multiple units that have flown this incredible machine. This set includes a meticulously designed stenciling sheet that embodies the precision and attention to detail you've come to expect from Caracal. The aircraft featured on this sheet are: B-52G 57-6475 "Miami Clipper", 2nd BW B-52G 58-0177 "Petie 3rd", 2nd BW B-52G 58-0195 "Eternal Guardian", 42nd BW B-52G 58-0241 "Pterodactyl Courier", 42nd BW B-52G 58-0168 "Treasure Hunter", 379th BW B-52H 60-0010 "Smaug's Revenge", 7th BW B-52H 60-0048 "Stratofortress Rex", 410th BW B-52H 61-0019 "Jolly Roger", 410th BW B-52G 57-6485 "The Big Stick", 97th BW B-52G 57-6504 "Snake Eyes", 93rd B

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McDonnell F-4 Phantom Edwards Test Phantoms. Multiple marking options for USAF F-4D, NF-4E and RF-4C operated by the Air Force Flight Test Center at Edwards AFB over the years. This decal sheet features markings for some of the aircraft in the Phantom fleet operated by the Air Force Flight Test Center at Edwards AFB. These Phantoms were used not only for evaluating F-4 improvements, but also many kinds of weapons and equipment testing. The options on this decal sheet are: NF-4D 66-7716 NF-4E 66-0289 YF-4E 65-0713 "Glamourous Glennis" (Chuck Yeager's final USAF flight) YF-4E 65-0713, later sharkmouth scheme NF-4E 66-0289, ALCM chase aircraft NF-4E 66-0319 NRF-4C 65-0850 NRF-4C 63-7744

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USAF Fairchild A-10A "Cold War Hogs" Twelve marking options for Cold War era A-10 Warthogs in Euro 1 camouflage scheme. This very comprehensive decal set provides markings for A-10A Thunderbolts in the "European One" camouflage scheme that the type wore during the height of the Cold War and the first Gulf War that followed. With this sheet, you finally can build an accurate, high-quality model representing what the iconic A-10 looked like during most of the 1980s and early 1990s. Many of the options on CD72112 feature colorful, intricate nose art and period-accurate unit markings. The options on this decal sheet are: A-10A 78-0670 138th TFS, New York Air National Guard A-10A 78-0685 138th TFS, New York Air National Guard A-10A 81-0979 509th TFS, RAF Alconbury A-10A 81-0967 "Brothers in Arms", 511st TFS, RAF Alconbury A-10A 80-0206 92nd TFS, RAF Bentwaters A-10A 81-0952 510th TFS, RAF Bentwaters A-10A 81-0962 91st TFS, RAF Bentwaters A-10A 81-0950 78th TFS, RAF Bentwaters A-10A 78-0599 "Bird of Prey", 355th TFS, Operation Desert Storm A-10A 79-0099 "Fang", 355th TFS, Operation Desert Storm A-10A 79-0112 "Here Comes The Judge", 355th TFS, Operation Desert Storm A-10A 78-0724 "Leslie the Seminole Warrior", 355th TFS, Operation Desert Storm

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Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker. In this decal sheet, we provide markings for eight KC-135A Stratotankers from the SAC (Strategic Air Command) era. The colorful tail markings and intricate unit badges of these hardworking jets were replicated with accuracy and great detail. Limited release of 250 sets only. Please note that this decal sheet does not include national insignia or maintenance stencilling. You can source these markings from our 1/72 scale KC-135 General Markings Set (CD72070) or the kit decals. This sheet is intended to be used with the AMT/ERTL kits. The options on this decal sheet are: KC-135A 56-3627, 2 BW, Barksdale AFB KC-135A 61-0267, 97 BW, Blytheville AFB KC-135Q 58-0129, 9 SRW, Beale AFB KC-135A 57-1469, 42 BW, Loring ANG KC-135A 62-3560, 509 BW, Pease AFB KC-135A 58-0075, 92 BW, Fairchild AFB KC-135Q 62-3545, 380 BW, Plattsburg AFB KC-135A 61-0300, 22 BW, March AFB

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Martin B-57 Canberra in Vietnam An American-built version of the famous British Canberra bomber, the B-57 was the first U.S. jet bomber to see combat in the Vietnam conflict. From its role in the earliest strikes to its relentless campaign against the Ho Chi Minh Trail, the B-57 was a tireless workhorse, carrying out missions that defined the air war and cemented its place as a vital, if understated, combat veteran of the war. This new decal set covers the service of the Martin B-57 Canberra during the Vietnam War, featuring a variety of aircraft from the initial deployment of the 8th and 13th Bomb Squadrons to the later period with specialized versions such as the RB-57E "Patricia Lynn" and B-57G "Night Hawk". These decals are designed for the Airfix or Testors/Italeri 1/72 scale kits, and includes accurate period-specific stencilling designed to Caracal's high standards. We believe many of the details in our stencilling and marking options have never been accurately represented in decal form before. The options on this decal set are: B-57B 53-3888, 13th BS (first American jet bomber to drop bombs in combat) B-57B 53-3908 "Miss Mi-Nuki", 8th BS B-57B 53-3895, 8th BS B-57B 53-3856, 13th BS B-57B 52-1541 VNAF B-57B 53-3867, 90th BS B-57B 53-3877 "Hell's Angel", 8th BS B-57B 52-1507, 13th BS B-57B 52-1567, 13th BS B-57E 55-4248, 8th BS RB-57E "Patricia Lynn" 55-4245 RB-57E "Patricia Lynn" 55-4257 RB-57E "Patricia Lynn" 55-4249 B-57G 53-3865 B-57G 53-3929 B-57G 53-3906, 4424th CCTS, 1st TFW (post Vietnam War era)

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NASA McDonnell-Douglas F-18 Hornet NASA has operated a fleet of F/A-18 "legacy" Hornets for various flight research activities for years. These aircraft play a very important role for exploring new technologies and concepts in aviation - not to mention that they look great in the NASA color scheme! In this 1/72 scale sheet, we provide markings for six NASA Hornets - both single and twin seaters, some with special markings for specific research programs. In addition to all of the options featured on our previous 1/48 scale set, this set also includes bonus options for F-18 HARV research aircraft in 1/48 and 1/72. For the most part these aircraft are regular A & B model legacy Hornets. The instructions clearly explain the additional parts you may require for some of the options (the buddy refueling pod for 847, and optional travel pods). We designed this sheet to fit the Hasegawa kit, but it should work with Academy kits as well as any other dimensionally accurate 1/72 scale F-18A/B kit in the market. The options on this decal sheet are: NASA F-18A "843" NASA F-18B "845" Systems Research Aircraft (SRA) NASA F-18B "846" - Armstrong Flight Research Center NASA F-18A "847" AAR (Automated Aerial Refueling) program markings NASA F-18A "850" NASA F-18B "852" - Dryden Flight Research Center NASA F-18 HARV bonus markings (both in 1/48 and 1/72)

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USAF Lockheed F-104A/C Starfighter The F-104 Starfighter served in the United States Air Force (USAF) from the late 1950s to the early 1970s. Known for its sleek design and impressive speed capabilities, the F-104 was used primarily for air defense missions and played a crucial role in the Cold War-era arms race; and later became the backbone of many NATO countries' air arms. Despite its flaws, the F-104 remains a significant part of USAF history and its legacy lives on in the hearts of aviation enthusiasts around the world. This comprehensive decal set features fifteen (15) marking options for Cold War era USAF Starfighters, both from active duty units and the three Guard units selected to fly the type. The set includes a very comprehensive set of stencilling with the attention to detail you expect from Caracal. The options on this decal sheet are: YF-104A 55-2957, 83rd FIS (flown by Howard "Scrappy" Johnson for the world altitude record flight o n May 7, 1958 F-104A 56-0791 "Vociferous Viking", 83rd FIS F-104A 56-0788, 83rd FIS F-104B 57-1294, 83rd FIS F-104A 56-0851, 319th FIS F-104A 56-0821, 331st FIS F-104A 56-0814, 337th FIS F-104B 57-1306, Tennessee Air National Guard, 151st FIS F-104A 56-0840 "Ruler of the Roost", 538th FIS F-104A 56-0795 "Bird Dog II", Arizona Air National Guard, 197th FIS F-104A 56-0863, South Carolina Air National Guard, 157th FIS F-104C 56-0896, 476th TFS F-104C 56-0902, 435th TFS F-104C 57-0912, 436th TFS F-104C 56-0907, 434th TFS

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USAF Lockheed-Martin F-16D Viper Multiple marking options for USAF Lockheed-Martin F-16D twin-seat Vipers. The F-16D, the twin-seat version of the F-16C, has been a mainstay in the United States Air Force (USAF) and air forces of allied nations since the 1980s, showcasing exceptional performance and adaptability. With a blend of swift maneuverability, innovative design, and multifunctional capabilities, the F-16D has excelled in both air-to-air engagements and precision ground strikes. This comprehensive decal set is designed to fit the Hasegawa kits and features seven marking choices for the USAF F-16D Vipers, representing both the hard-hitting active duty wings and the distinguished Guard units that have flown this remarkable machine. One of the options is the special 30th anniversary desert camouflage scheme for 90-0778, the aircraft flown by Lt.Col. Gary "Nordo" North during the mission when he shot down an Iraqi MiG-25 Foxbat in 1992 The seven options on this decal sheet are: F-16D Block 42 90-0778 MiG-25 killer - 30th anniversary special scheme F-16D Block 40 89-2178 510 FS, Aviano AB F-16D Block 52 92-3924 157 FS, South Carolina ANG F-16D Block 52 92-3925 157 FS, South Carolina ANG F-16D Block 30 87-0365 182 FS, Texas ANG F-16D Block 42 90-0793 309 FS, Luke AFB F-16D Block 50 90-0846 148 FW, Minnesota ANG

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Douglas A-4M Skyhawk The A-4M was one of the last Skyhawk versions to see service in the US. This 1/72 scale Skyhawk sheet is designed for the Fujimi and Hobby Boss kits, and provides a mix of markings from both operational and test/evaluation units. The options on this decal sheet are: A-4M BuNo. 158148, Naval Air Test Center A-4M BuNo. 160045, VMA-211 "Wake Island Avengers" A-4M BuNo. 159487, VMA-223 "Bulldogs" A-4M BuNo. 160264, VX-5 A-4M BuNo. 158425, Naval Air Test Center A-4M BuNo. 158148, Pacific Missile Test Center (PMTC)

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USAF Lockheed-Martin F-16C "Dark Vipers" - Part 3 The third 1/72 scale sheet in our best-selling "Dark Vipers" series combines the options from our 1/48 scale Dark Vipers Part 5 (CD48236) and Part 6 (CD48242) sheets into a single scaled-down release, featuring ten marking options for USAF F-16s in the "Have Glass V" paint scheme. The highlight of this set is the 8th Fighter Squadron's stunning F-117 commemorative jet. Painted in a sleek matte black finish to honor the "Black Sheep" squadron's stealth heritage, this aircraft pays tribute to the legendary Nighthawk. Nine operational Have Glass V airframes from active duty, Air National Guard and Reserve units complete the sheet. The ten options on this sheet are: F-16C Block 42 88-0517, 8th FS "Black Sheep" F-16C Block 30 86-0355, 195th FS "Warhawks", Arizona ANG F-16C Block 30 86-0334, 93rd FS "Makos", AFRC, Homestead ARB F-16C Block 40 90-0725, 163rd FS "Blacksnakes", Indiana ANG F-16C Block 50 91-0388, 179th FS, Minnesota Air National Guard F-16C Block 50 98-0003, 55th FS, Shaw AFB F-16C Block 40 87-0359, 555th FS, Aviano AB F-16C Block 40 89-2049, 510th FS, Aviano AB F-16C Block 40 89-2078, 80th FS, Kunsan AB F-16C Block 40 90-0724, 35th FS, Kunsan AB

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Camouflage and Markings on Aircraft Of The Royal Netherlands Indies Army Air Force

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Lockheed-Martin F-16MLU These decal sets are for the Lockheed-Martin F-16 MLU of 1 Squadron of the Belgian Air Force, presented in 2022 for the 105th anniversary of the unit. 1 Squadron is based at Florennes AB. While the squadron was formed in 1913, it received its unit logo, the Scottish Thistle, only in 1917, during World War 1. These decals are made from the original designs of the aircraft.

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No.1435 Flt. Panavia Tornado F.3 No.1435 Flt. Tornado F.3 Tornado F.3s, based at RAF Mount Pleasant, provide air defence for the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. Decals for the following aircraft are included: ZE812/F ZG780/H ZG751/C ZG798/F ZE889/H ZG799/D ZE736/F ZG778/H ZE834/C ZG797/D These decals were designed to match 1/72 Airfix, Hasegawa, Italeri, Matchbox and Revell kits.

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Bristol Brigand (TF.I, B.1, MET.3, T.4, T.5)(designed to be used with Valom kits) Brigand TF Mk.I, RH748, Bristol Aircraft Co. trials a/c, SBAC Air Show, September 1946 Brigand B Mk.1, RH813/H, 'The Bridal Brigand', No.84 Sq., Iraq, June 1949 Brigand B Mk.1, VS855/OB-V, No.45 Sq., British Malaya, 1950-51 Brigand Met Mk.3, VS820/B, No.1301 (Met.) Flt., Ceylon, 1949-51 Brigand T Mk.4, RH758, Airborne Interception School, No.238 OCU, U.K., 1955-56 Brigand T Mk.5, VS837/N, Airborne Interception School, No.238 OCU, U.K., 1954-55 A comprehensive instruction leaflet is included.

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Slovak Air Force. The Slovakian Grey Crosses 2025. Lockheed-Martin F-16C Fighting Falcon x 2 F-16D Fighting Falcon Aero L-39ZAM/L-39Cm, Let L-410UVP-E20 Sikorsky UH-60M x 2 Mikoyan MiG-29UBS

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'Yak Attack' and includes markings for three striking Yak-1b fighters: - Yakovlev Yak-1b, flown by Capt. Vladimir P. Pokrovskiy of 2nd GIAP / 6th IAD, Air Force of the Northern Fleet, probably late 1943. - Yakovlev Yak-1b, coded 'White 42', flown by Snr. Lt. Garri A. Merkviladze of 152nd GIAP / 12th GIAD, 1st Ukrainian Front, Germany, spring 1945. - Yakovlev Yak-1b, most likely coded 'White 20', flown by Snr. Lt. Fotiy Y. Morozov of 31st GIAP / 6th GIAD, 4th Ukrainian Front, first half of 1944. None of these marking options have previously been reproduced in decals in an accurate manner. Our instruction sheets include photos of all depicted aircraft, some of which you may have never seen before, or at least not reproduced in this quality. The decal sheet was printed by industry leader, Cartograf of Italy, which ensures top printing quality and ease of application. It is complemented by instructions that differ from the plain market standard. Each subject is presented on an A4-sized sheet, with large side aircraft profiles printed on the front, and the remaining artwork, photos of the actual aircraft and all necessary information laid out on the rear side. This way you not only get some cool decals for your model kit, but also attractive posters to adorn your man cave, at the same time!

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Douglas A-4 'Ahit' in IAF Service. The A-4N and TA-4J 'Ahit' in Israeli Air Force Service by Ra'anan Weiss & Yoav Efrati Sized A4 landscape, softcover, English and German text, 120 pages of content, full colour, over 650 images. This walk around details the status of the A-4N and TA-4J, including a short introduction and colur profiles. The content coversf: - avionics - cockpits - landing gear - engines - most recent armament - fuselage details - camouflage schemes An absolute must have for the fans of the IAF version of the 'Scooter' (Fox Two! Colour & Markings (walk around))

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Double Ugly! Books " Fox Two! CAMO: The Modellers' to Aircraft Finish & Markings Republic F-105 Thunderchief: The 'Thud' in U.S. Air Force Service 1958 to 1984 softcover book

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McDonnell F-4C and RF-4C Double Ugly! Books " Fox Two! CAMO: The Modellers' to Aircraft Finish & Markings Spanish PHANTOMS: The McDonnell F-4C and RF-4C in Service of the Ejercito del Aire Espanol 1971 " 2002 by Salvador Mafe Huertas with Lee R. De Haven Sized A-4 landscape, softcover, perfect bound, English text and captions, 132 pages of content, over 220 images mainly in colour, 8 colour profiles From the content: " Introduction " F-4C/C.12 of Ala 12 in Serial Number Order " RF-4C/CR.12 of Ala 12 in Serial Number Order " EdA F-4 Phantom II Individual Aircraft Histories " F-4C/RF-4C Aircrews & Personal Equipment " F-4C C.12 / RF-4C CR.12 Camouflage and Markings

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Guideline in Action 2 Atlantic Resolve Nato's Show of Strength in Europe 2014 2020. Atlantic Resolve is a response to Russia's actions in Ukraine, mainly the war in Donbass, and is funded under the European Reassurance Initiative. The US took several immediate steps to demonstrate solidarity with NATO, such as augmenting the air, ground and naval presence in the region, and enhancing previously scheduled exercises. The US is taking measures to improve NATO military plans and defence capabilities, and remains committed to maintaining a persistent presence in Central and Eastern Europe. This second Guideline in Action looks at the US Air Force's recent deployments in support of Atlantic Resolve, US Army aviation assets, and multinational training exercises, as well as the transport and logistics efforts behind the maintenance of the front line squadrons. 84 pages perfect bound

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Camouflage & Markings No.6. The Air Campaign for the freedom of Libya Febuary to October 2011. Operations Odyssey Dawn and Unified Protector

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Fairchild A-10A Thunderbolt II (4) 76-552 706TFS Air Force Reserve Experimental brown/sand camouflage; 76-530/BD 46TFW Air Force Reserve Experimental grey camouflage; 76- 544/NO 706TFS Air Force Reserve Desert Storm; 76-708/NY 138TFS The Boys from Syracuse

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Updated! McDonnell F-4E/RF-4C Phantom II The sheet includes markings for: McDonnell F-4E/RF-4C Phantom II (8) - F-4E 67-0392 457th TFS 301st TFW `War Lord' double MiG killer, USAF Reserve, Texas 1989, in Hill Grey II camouflage; - F-4E 71-1121 / 3-6658 11th TFS I , Imperial Iranian Air Force (IIAF) , TFB 1 Mehrabad, 1978, in Asia Minor Sand-Dark Brown-Dark Green camouflage, - F-4E 73-1547 / 3-6645 61st TFW, Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF), TFB 6 Bushehr, 1980, - F-4E 73-1544 / 3-6642 32nd TFW, IRIAF, TFB 3 Nojeh, 1985, - F-4E 73-1550 / 3-6648, 61th TFW, IRIAF, TFB 6 Bushehr 2009, in Asia Minor desert scheme and sharkteeth, - F-4E 76-0499 152nd TFW 17th TFW, South Korean Air Force (ROKAF), Daegu 1980, in South East Asia camouflage; - F-4E 68-0421 156th TFS 10th TFW, ROKAF, Suwon 1998, in Light Ghost Grey and Dark Ghost Grey air superiority scheme. - RF-4C 67-0436 131st TRS 39th TRG, ROKAF, in Hill Grey II camouflage;

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North-American F-86F-25/F-30 (F-40 wing) Sabre (4) - - 'Camouflaged Desert Swords' (designed to be used with Fujimi, Hasegawa and Hobby Boss kits) * F-86F-25 51-13244 / 3-133 - 103rd TFS, Imperial Iranian Air Force, in Natural Metal Finish, deployed to Kamina AB,Congo, in 1963 as part of the UN Fighter Wing during the Katanga crisis. * F-86F-25 51-13224 / 3-140 - 41st TFS, Imperial Iranian Air Force, in Asia Minor camouflage scheme,4 TFB Vahdati, 1969 * F-86F-25 51-13240 / 275 - 1st Fighter Bomber Sqn, Imperial Ethiopian Air Force, in Asia Minor camouflage, Asmara AB, 1972 * F-86F-30 52-4576 / 'DRAGON' - 9th TFS, 5th TFW, Philippine Air Force, in Jungle camouflage, Edwin Andrews AB, Mindanao,1973. The Imperial Iranian Air Force received the first of 52 F-86F-25/F-30 Sabres, updated with the F-40 slatted wings and 4 underwing hardpoints, in 1960. Normally based at 1 TFB Mehrabad, four IIAF Sabres operated out of Kamina AB, between January and May 1963, as part of the United Nations Fighter Wing during the Katanga secession. The IIAF F-86Es were very active, flying more operational sorties than the co-based Swedish and Philippine contingents combined, one of the Sabres suffering damage due to ground fire. Around 1965, the Iranian F-86 fleet has been repainted in the Asia Minor camouflage scheme. The Sabres were used in the fighter-bomber and training roles until 1971. Several Iranian Sabres were delivered to the Imperial Ethiopian Air Force during November 1970. These aircraft saw intensive use in the COIN role against Eritrean rebel forces during the 1970s, using bombs and napalm. The Philippine Air Force used their F-86F-30 (updated with F-40 wings) in combat against the MNLF in Mindanao during 1973-1976. Several F-86Fs were lost during these COIN missions due to intense ground fire. 'Dragon' was one of the 9th TFS Squadron Sabres that received a locally designed 'Jungle' camouflage. This scheme was applied directly on the NMF and heavy wear and chipping appeared quickly, due to the tropical climatic conditions of Mindanao. 52-4576 was shot down during early 1974, the pilot ejecting safely.

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Mikoyan MiG-29 Fulcrum. DH-004 on the MiG-29 Fulcrum has been reprinted and is now available again. Two pages have been added on the Fulcrums in service with the Ukrainian Air Force. This book has 116 pages and contains one of the most extensive maintenance chapters in the entire series. You will find Fulcrums of the Air Forces of Poland, Russia, Slovakia, Hungary, India, Malaysia, Bulgaria and even North Korea. You will find every imaginable detail in this book: fuselage, landing gear, cockpit (with many photos of the K-36 ejection seat in super-detail) and 14 pages of the aircraft in maintenance! For the action photos, there some absolutely fantastic air-to-air photos! The book also covers the different variants of the MiG-29 including the standard single and two-seater, plus the MiG-29SMT & UPG, MiG-29M2, MiG-29K/KUB, and even the MiG-35 !

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Lockheed F-104 Starfighter In 180 pages, a complete portrait of the legendary F-104 Starfighter is brought in over 450 photos, picturing the aircraft both in action and in detail. Versions include the early subtypes but mainly the F-104D/F-104F/F-104G/F-104J/F-104S and F-104S ASA-M as well as the two-seat trainer CF-104D and TF-104G. Every detail of the aircraft is included and differences between the types are pointed out. For this book, currently flying aircraft of Starfighter Aerospace in Florida have been photographed as well. Aircraft from these countries are included: USA, Belgium, Germany, The Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Japan, Italy, Denmark, Turkey, Greece, ... This book also contains an impressive maintenance chapter, ideal for the scale modeller. Many interesting details, often overlooked, are included. With some of the benefits of this book, HMH Publications will financially support the further restoration of an F-104G at Volkel Air Base in The Netherlands.

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Blackburn Buccaneer The Blackburn Buccaneer is one of those typical British aircraft designs that has proven itself more versatile and effective than originally intended. While it was extremely stable when flying at high speeds and very low level for both the Fleet Air Arm and Royal Air Force, it was near the end of its career that it got into the spotlight it so deserved; during the first Gulf War, the few Blackburn Buccaneers that were deployed became important assets for other aircraft to destroy targets with precision weapons. In this book, we show you a close-up of this magnificent jet. A close-up that was made possible with the help of The Buccaneer Aviation Group. [S.2B S.2C]

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BACK IN STOCK!!! LTV A-7E Corsair US NAVAL Air Test Center " The final Countdown"

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General-Dynamics F-16A/B Netz Israeli Air Force The First Jet Squadron 1979-1986

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Air National Guard Douglas C-47A Skytrain. Puerto Rico Air Guard 0-92079; 'The Old Dominion' Virginia Air National Guard 1948; Nebraska National Guard NG315555; A60 New Mexico National Guard circa 1947 NG330691;

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REPUBLIC F105D THUNDERCHIEF 60-0504 MEMPHIS BELLE II 357TH TFS, 355TH TFW RTAB (Royal Thai Air Base) Takhli, Thailand, 1967. The nickname Memphis Belle II refers to the B-17F that carried the same artwork during WWII. The two red stars under the cockpit represent the two MiG kills it claimed during the Southeast Asia War. Pilot: MAJ Buddy Jones. REPUBLIC F105D THUNDERCHIEF 61-0165 MY HONEYPOT VIRGINIA AIR NATIONAL GUARD F105D My Honeypot was the first to reach the 4000 flying hours mark (in February '70) and completed 600 south-east Asia missions in all.

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Aero L-39C/L-39ZA of the New Great Game- The Aero L-39 Albatros over Russia, the Caucasus, Central Asia and Beyond (14) White 44, White 59, Both Centre for the Demo of Air Technology, Kubinka AB,2002; Red 122; Blue 04, Both Fighter Pilot Academy,early 1990s; Yellow 11, Chechen Republic 1994; Red 01, 121 Armenian Air Force, 2005; Blue 03, Azerbaijani Air Force 2004; Black 0010 Rep of Afghanistan Air Force 1977; Black 003; Black 005, Afghanistan, 1983; Blue 15, Uzbek Air Force 2005; Red 8703, VPAF, Vietnam, 2003; Black 1709 Ethiopian Air Force, 1980s; White 209, Bulgarian VVS, AB, 2004

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International Sukhoi Su-25/Su-25K The Rook Part 2 (9) Black TT-9AO Chad 2010; White 029 Equatorial Guinea 2009; Red 59 Afghanistan 1986; Grey 122 Macedonia Air Force 2001; Blue 01 and Blue 10 Ukranian AF; White 35 Uzbekistan AF2009; Black 54 Iran 2008; Blue 22 Russia 2005.

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Luftwaffe im Focus Edition No 18 - 50 pages, about 65 photos - thereof 10 in colour, 4 colour profiles, 2 maps, Readerforum - Aircraft in Focus: Me-262 'black D' of 2./KG 51 in February 1945 - Photos with a story: Of "Crabs", "Snakes" and "Dodeln" (The story of 3. Staffel JGr.10 in 1945, Part 2) - Tail: Ship killer in the Arctic Sea -Lt. Hennemann 2./KG 26 - Colourphotos: The 1.500 mission of 3.(H)/Aufklarungsgruppe 31 in autumn 1942 near Stalingrad - Scenery: Flooding and mud on Soviet airfields - Alliied fate: Emergency landing in Bad Zwischenahn, kill of a B-17 on 26.11.1943 - Unusual: Bullet damage with date! - Personal Emblem: The "Siegfriedsword" on the Junkers Ju-88 of the Kommodore of KG 3, 1942 - Unknown Emblems: The "Vistula"-Emblem of 7.(H)/32 (Pz) - as well as photos of Wekusta 76, Breguet 521, Close Support aircraft - as well as articles and photos to more topics...

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Luftwaffe im Focus Edition No 21 - 50 pages, 64 photos - thereof 11 in colour, 3 colour profiles, 2 coloured emblems, 1 coloured document, Readerforum - Aircraft in Focus: A Great Moritz Emil, but Whose Was It? - Portait: Dr. Ernst Kupfer, StG. 2 - Personal Emblems: Pedro 2 of 9./KG 51 - Color Photos: KG 40 Impressions of the Atlantic Coast - Tails: Lt. Gunther Specht, 3./ZG 26 - Documents: The 3,000th Flight by Wekusta 26 - Unknown Emblems: 2.(H)/10 Stork in Mountain Boots - Fate: Made it! (NAG 4) - as well as articles and photos to more topics...

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Luftwaffe im Focus Edition No.23 - 50 pages, 52 photos - thereof 7 in colour, 2 colour profiles, 1 coloured emblem, 3 coloured maps, Readerforum - Scenery: Hit in the Cockpit! (JG26) - Colour Photos of a Seldom-Seen Kampfgeschwader (I./KG 28) - Aircraft in Focus: An Extraordinary Aircraft from the Defense of the Reich-The Fw-190 of Major Philipp, Geschwaderkommodore of JG1 - Unknown Emblems: 7.(H)/12's "Jaunty Dachshund" - Photos with a Story: Target: Kramators- kaya Tank Works (KG 55-1941) - Unusual: The Camouflaged Tarpaulin - Fate: Shot Down Over the Murmansk Railway-The Fate of a KG 30 Crew in the Summer of 1942 - Documents: II./NJG1's 100th Night Victory - Close-Support Aircraft: Ground Attack Pilot in the Closing Months of the War" Night Close-Support Missions by 2./EJG2 in April-May 1945 - Fighters: Me-262 A-1a of JG7, April 1945 - Bombers: Ar-234 of III/KG 76 - As well as photos Fotos of Ju 290, DFS DFS-230 of St.G. 2, Ju-87 with an impressive snorting rhinoceros-Emblem, colourphotos of the emblem of IV./KG 54 and photos to more topics

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Luftwaffe im Focus 27 Schulflugzeuge / Training Aircraft D.520, I./JG 107, 1943 é Schulflugzeuge / Training Aircraft Maschinen der Flugzeugfuhrerschule C 7 Aircraft of Flugzeugfuhrerschule C 7 é Fotos mit Geschichte / Photos with a Story Die wahre Geschichte des "Lowen"-Emblems von Hptm. Bar bei der I./JG 77 The Real Story of Hptm. Bar's Lion Emblem, I./JG 77 é Aufklarer / Reconnaissance Aircraft Me-262A-1a/U3, 2./NAGr. 6, 1945 é Personliche Embleme / Personal Emblems "Lili Marleen" geht auf Reisen (Ju 52) "Lili Marleen" Goes on the Road é Maschine im Focus / Aircraft in Focus Die II./StG. 2 im Einsatz vor Stalingrad im Spatsommer 1942 Embleme und Markierungspraktiken an den Stukas der "Bamberger-Reiter"-Gruppe é II./StG. 2 in Action at Stalingrad in Late Summer 1942 Emblems and Marking Practices of the Stukas of the Bamberger-Reiter Gruppe é Dokumente / Documents Nachturlaubskarte Overnight Pass é Schicksale / Fates Woruber meist geschwiegen wird . . . Das Jagdfliegerschicksal von Eichenlaubtrager Hptm. Fritz Geishardt é Something usually kept quiet The Fate of Fighter Pilot and Holder of the Oak Leaves Hptm. Fritz Geishardt é Ungewohnliches / Unusual Treffen fernab der Heimat Reunion far from Home é Unbekannte Embleme / Unknown Emblems Die Eulen-Staffel - 2.(H)/13 - und ihr Emblem The Owl Staffel 2.(H)/13 and Its Emblem é Wasserflugzeuge / Seaplanes Norwegen, gefahrliches Terrain fur Seeflieger Norway, Dangerous Terrain for Seaplanes

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Luftwaffe im Focus 29 54 pages, 55 photos - thereof 20 in colour, 3 colour profiles, 1 coloured emblems, 1 cloured cocument, 6 coloured maps, reader's forum - Fighters: When the Fw-190 D-9 Came to the Front - Background: Operations on the Ta 152 by the Geschwaderstab and the III. Gruppe of JG 301 ��½" - Facts and Fiction Fates: Shot Down during a Mission over Silesia The fate of a pilot of 10./JG 77 in March 1945 - Close-Support Aircraft: 10.(Pz)/SG 9 ��½" Anti-Tank Operations until the Final Hour - Reconnaissane Aircraft: Necessity is the Mother of Invention! The Bf-109G-12 in Frontline Service with NAGr. 3 Color Photos: New ��½" Old - Colour Photos of Mistel Aircraft - Scenery: The End of the Lockheed F-5E of the "Circus Rosarius" - Nightfighters: Crash on the Way to the Frontline Unit - Portrait: Oberleutnant Karl-Heinz Wilke, 2./NAGr. 4 - Documents: A Previously Unknown Close-Support Flier with 600 Combat Sorties - Fighters: Rare Photos of 7./JG 3 Taken in April 1945 - Unusual: The Paper Drop Tanks Carried by American Fighters As well as photos of Me 410 of ZG 26 with BK 5 and Fi 156 in Allied Services

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Luftwaffe im Focus Edition No 31. 50 pages, 56 photos - thereof 3 in colour, 6 colour graphics, 4 coloured emblems, 4 coloured documents, 3 coloured maps, reader's forum Aircraft in Focus: An Me 410 of ZG 26 with Wave Mirror Camouflage Unknown Emblems: It Really Did Exist " Luftgaukommando Moskau Scenery: First Photos of the Ju 252 of "Kommando Gotz" (1944) Background: The Operational Flying Clasp and Staffel Markings of III./KG 1 " 1940-1942 Unusual: The Ju 52 for Night Operations! Photos with a Story: The First Fallen of "Kommando Nowotny" Last Photos of Major Walter Nowotny Color Photos: Wave Mirror Camouflage on a He 111 of KG 27 Scenery: Spa Time" Before a Mission over England (KGr. 606) Personal Emblems: Only the "Finest" For the Enemy! (KG 26) Tails: The Tail of Priller's Bf-109, For Once in Its True Colours (JG 26) Reconnaissance Aircraft: What Is That? Unidentified Equipment under the Wing of a Bf 110 As well as additional informations about the articels: "II./StG. 2 in Action at Stalingrad in Late Summer 1942" (LIF 27) and "Kurierstaffel (trop) Afrika " The Unit with many Names" (LIF 30) and photos of Messerschmitt Bf-109and Fw 58.

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Building the Focke-Wulf Fw-190. The Focke-Wulf Fw-190 is generally viewed as a far superior fighter than the much more famous Messerschmitt Bf-109 - and for good reason. This highly adaptable aircraft served in an enormous variety of roles, including fighter, night-fighter, fighter-bomber/ ground attack, reconnaissance and torpedo bomber throughout much of the Second World War. It initially appeared as an interim fighter designed to complement the Bf-109 and the first production model, the Fw-190A-1 was deployed on occupation duties in France in the summer of 1941, from where it could threaten the British Isles. The sheer number and variety of model kits of the Fw-190 makes this one of the most popular aircraft in various scales. This new book in the Model Aircraft Extra series from MA Publications brings you a guide to modelling some of the variants of this aircraft using some of the best model kits currently available, and some of the best model makers around. 13 build projects will be included, in a 'how-to' format, and herald the start of a fantastic modelling guide series from MA Publications, the new name in scale modelling.

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Model Aircraft Extra 4. Building the North-American P-51D Mustang. WAS £14.99. TEMPORARILY SAVE 1/3RD!!! Marrying an American dive-bomber design and a British engine, the North-American P-51 Mustang became one of the greatest fighters of World War II. The iconic P-51 was a World War II single-seat fighter and fighter-bomber that also saw service in the Korean War and other conflicts. The Mustang was designed in 1940 by North-American Aviation (NAA) in response to a requirement of the British Purchasing Commission. The Purchasing Commission approached North-American Aviation to build Curtiss P-40 fighters under license for the Royal Air Force (RAF). Rather than build an old design from another company, North-American Aviation proposed the design and production of a more modern fighter. The prototype NA-73X airframe was rolled out on 9 September 1940, 102 days after the contract was signed, and first flew on 26 October. The Mustang was designed to use the Allison V-1710 engine, which had limited high-altitude performance in its earlier variants. The aircraft was first flown operationally by the RAF as a tactical-reconnaissance aircraft and fighter-bomber (Mustang Mk I). Replacing the Allison with a Rolls-Royce Merlin resulted in the P-51B/P-51C (Mustang Mk III) model and transformed the aircraft's performance at altitudes above 15,000ft, without sacrificing range, allowing it to compete with the Luftwaffe's fighters. The definitive version, the P-51D, was powered by the Packard V-1650-7, a license-built version of the two-speed two-stage-supercharged Merlin 66 and was armed with six .50 calibre M2/AN Browning machine guns. From late 1943, P-51Bs and P-51Cs (supplemented by P-51Ds from mid-1944) were used by the USAAF's Eighth Air Force to escort bombers in raids over Germany, while the RAF's Second Tactical Air Force and the USAAF's Ninth Air Force used the Merlin-powered Mustangs as fighter-bombers, roles in which the Mustang helped ensure Allied air superiority in 1944. The P-51 was also used by Allied air forces in the North African, Mediterranean, Italian and Pacific theatres, and during World War II, Mustang pilots claimed to have destroyed some 4,950-enemy aircraft. At the start of the Korean War, the Mustang, by then redesignated F-51, was the main fighter of the United Nations until jet fighters, including North-American's F-86, took over this role, the Mustang then became a specialised fighter-bomber. Despite the advent of jet fighters, the Mustang remained in service with some air forces until the early 1980s. In Model Aircraft Extra #4, some 15 P-51 Mustang build projects will be included, in a 'how-to' format, and continue this fantastic series modelling guides from MA Publications, the new name in scale modelling.

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Building the Supermarine Spitfire The iconic Supermarine Spitfire, the most strategically important British single-seat fighter of World War II. The Spitfire, renowned for winning victory laurels in the Battle of Britain along with the Hawker Hurricane, served in every theatre of the War and was produced in more variants than any other British aircraft. The Spitfire was designed by Reginald Mitchell of Supermarine Ltd., in response to a 1934 Air Ministry specification calling for a high-performance fighter with an armament of eight wing-mounted 0.303-inch machine guns. The airplane was a direct descendant of a series of floatplanes designed by Mitchell to compete for the coveted Schneider Trophy in the 1920s. One of these racers, the S.6, set a world speed record of 357 miles per hour in 1929. Designed around a 1,000-horsepower, 12-cylinder, liquid-cooled Rolls-Royce PV-12 engine (later dubbed the Merlin), the Spitfire first flew in March 1935. It had superb performance and flight characteristics, and deliveries to operational Royal Air Force (RAF) squadrons commenced in the summer of 1938. A more radical design than the Hurricane, the Spitfire had a stressed-skin aluminum structure and a graceful elliptical wing with a thin airfoil that, in combination with the Merlin's efficient two-stage supercharger, gave it exceptional performance at high altitudes. The version of the Spitfire that fought in the Battle of Britain was powered by a Merlin engine. Faster than its formidable German opponent the Bf-109 at altitudes above 15,000 feet and just as manoeuvrable, Spitfires were sent by preference to engage German fighters while the slower Hurricanes went for the bombers. More Hurricanes than Spitfires served in the Battle of Britain, and they were credited with more 'kills,' but it can be argued that the Spitfire's superior high-altitude performance provided the margin of victory. Meanwhile, Supermarine was developing more-capable versions of the Spitfire driven by progressively more-powerful Merlin's. The eight 0.303-inch machine guns gave way to four 0.8-inch automatic cannons, and by war's end the Spitfire had been produced in more than 20 fighter versions alone, powered by Merlin's of up to 1,760 horsepower. Though outperformed by the German Fw-190 on that aircraft's introduction in 1941, the Spitfire restored parity the following year and eventually regained the advantage. It remained a first-line air-to-air fighter throughout the war. Spitfires were used in the defence of Malta, in North Africa and Italy, and, fitted with tail hooks and strengthened tail sections, as Seafires from Royal Navy aircraft carriers from June 1942. Spitfires helped to provide air superiority over the Sicily, Italy, and Normandy beachheads and served in the Far East from the spring of 1943. Fighter-bomber versions could carry a 250 or 500lb bomb beneath the fuselage and a 250-pound bomb under each win One of the Spitfire's most important contributions to Allied victory was as a photo-reconnaissance aircraft from early 1941. Superior high-altitude performance rendered it all but immune from interception, and the fuel tanks that replaced wing-mounted machine guns and ammunition bays gave it sufficient range to probe western Germany from British bases. n late 1943 Spitfires powered by Rolls-Royce Griffon engines developing as much as 2,050 horsepower began entering service. Capable of top speeds of 440 miles per hour and ceilings of 40,000 feet, these were used to shoot down V-1 'buzz bombs.' During World War II, Spitfires were exported in small numbers to Portugal, Turkey, and the Soviet Union, and they were flown by the U.S. Army Air Forces in Europe. When production ceased in 1947, 20,334 Spitfires of all versions had been produced, 2,053 of them Griffon-powered versions. Fighter versions of the Spitfire were withdrawn from RAF service during the early 1950s, while photo-reconnaissance Spitfires continued in service until 1954. In Model Aircraft 'Extra Special' #6, the biggest book of this series some 22`Spitfire build projects will be included, in a 'how-to' format, and continue this fantastic series modelling guides from MA Publications, the new name in scale modelling.

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Irish Civil Classics Pt. 1 features the Aer Lingus Douglas DC-3/C-47 and Bristol Freighter from the early 1950s in 1/72 scale. This limited edition silk screen printed decal sheet contains enough markings for one Bristol Freigther and one DC-3 or C-47 with or without the cargo door. markings are also provided for inside the C-47 doors should you wish to model them open. The decals are suitable for any C-47 kit from Airfix, Italeri or others. The Bristol Freighter markings are suitable for the Fly Models Bristol Freighter Mk31 kit.

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Northrop F-5E/F Tiger Peace Alps Part Two) 40 years ago the F-5E/F Tiger was introduced into the inventory of the Swiss Air Force. The Tiger was the last 'inexpensive' mass fighter aircraft for the Swiss Airforce, 98 single-seaters and 12 two-seaters were purchased. It was also the last Jet Fighter that was to be crewed by the militia pilot system; men who followed normal professions but also were professional Fighter Pilots. The end of the 'Flying Baker' has been proclaimed for many years. The fleet reduction started already in 2002 when the U.S. Navy became interested in the F-5 to beef up their 'Aggressor Squadrons'. In the media, the Tiger got called old, night-blind and lame winged. A replacement was required, found and tested, the Saab 39 Gripen came out superior to the Dassault Rafale and Eurofighter. Not everybody liked this and in 2014, three million aviation experts voted not to purchase any new aircraft at all. Peace Alps Part Two is the story of an aircraft that has reached 40 years of service in Switzerland against all odds and continues flying. This set offers decals for the very first aircraft up to some retirement schemes of today, but is not covering the end, as the final pages still need to be written. Tigers delivered in the original first batch (J-3001 J-3066 and J-3201 J-3206) did not have the extended Leading Edge Wing Extensions (LERX) or the aerodynamically more streamlined shark shaped radar nose cones. However the second batch (J-3067 J-3098 & J-3207 3212) delivered from 1982 onwards, were built from new with the LERX and the improved nose cone. The prominent VHF antenna was installed behind the cockpit. These modifications were also retrospectively introduced to the earlier Tiger fleet. As has become an established tradition, the last aircraft off the production line received special nose art and J-3066 became Peace Alps I and featured a flying dove while J-3098 had Peace Alps II titles above a flying witch (both aircraft are featured on the 'Peace Alps Part Two' decal sheet). There is hardly any F-5 in Swiss service that did not receive a squadron badge at some time during its service life. Since the aircraft are not assigned to any specific squadron, some aircraft have more than one squadron badge applied or may have had a mix of various badges at different times. Tiger airplanes also participated in training missions and competitions abroad. Sardinia (SAKA) or Waddington (NORKA) in the United Kingdom created new badges. It is imperative to check photo references to get a picture of the exact look of a particular aircraft at any given time. The paint scheme applied was similar to the USAF McDonnell Eagles's of the time. The original colors are F9453 Medium Grey and F9452 Light Grey, produced by the company Walter Mader AG in Switzerland. The closest equivalent is a mix of FS 35237 Grey Blue and FS 36622 Grey in parts 33/67 and 50/50 respectively. With the introduction of the F/A-18 Hornet in 1998, things became easier and the colors were harmonized with FS 36320 Dark Ghost Grey and FS 36375 Light Ghost Grey. This is a matter of evolution, some aircraft were completely repainted, some merely received only a partial replacement while others simply received a touch up, thus leaving a 4 color mottled effect. While similar, the new Ghost Grays are a shade darker than the original colors; a very pleasing challenge to the modeler. In 2002, the U.S. Navy purchased 32 surplus F-5Es from the Swiss Air Force to strengthen their 'Aggressor Squadrons'. Later, a similar deal for an additional 12 F-5E was finalized. Renamed as 'F-5N' , these Tigers now serve with VFC-13, VMFT-401 and also VFC-111 'Sundowners' in Florida, a suitable retirement home for ageing airplanes! Research for this project was extremely interesting and creating the artwork for the decals placed a challenge. I'm aware, that I got carried away. This presents my biggest decal project and while preparing these instructions, I have not seen the finished product myself. I do know, that some registration numbers are missing but they are easy made up with spare numbers. This said with this sheet you will be able to create almost any Swiss F-5 Tiger at some point in time. Extra squadron badges are provided. There is simply not enough space on the instruction sheet for the whole fleet.

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Messerschmitt Me-210/Me-410B-2/U4/Me-410A-1/U-2 & U4 colours and markings. Designed in accordance with the 'Zerstorer' (heavy fighter-bomber) concept just prior WWII, the Me 210 was, however, a failure in terms of flying characteristics. Following extensive modifications, its successor, the Me 410 Hornisse (Hornet), was produced in substantial numbers and many variants and saw operational service in Italy and North Africa, and over Germany and Central Europe. The improved Me 210 was also licence-built in Hungary. The publication has 28 pages, including a total of 49 overall and detailed photographs, 12 pages with colour camouflage schemes and their description. Text in English. A comprehensive decal sheet is added for modellers' convenience. Following aircraft are depicted on each decal sheet: Luftwaffe (7x), Royal Hungarian Air Force (1x), Royal Air Force (2x), Soviet Air Force (1x) and Imperial Japanese Army Air Force (1x). Messerschmitt Me-410 Hornisse

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WWI German Naval Lozenge Pattern. (FULL SHEET) 6' X 8.65' .. 6 Degree Skewed Pattern Used From March 1917 To March 1918 On All WWI German Naval Aircraft Such As The Albatros W4, Hansa-Brandenburg W29, W12, W20, All Dorniers

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"BLUE GOOSE" COMMAND AIRCRAFT of the USN, USMC and USCG 1911 to 1961 BY: William A. Riley and Thomas E. Doll 128-pages, 15-color illustrations, 13-color photos, 435-B&W photos, and 9-B&W illustrations. This book covers US Naval Aviation from its beginnings in 1911 until 1961 through the interesting and some times colorful "Blue Goose" or Command Aircraft. "Blue Goose" refers to a color scheme that developed for these aircraft in the 1930s. Command Planes were aircraft that were used by the Secretary of the Navy, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Secretary of the Treasury, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, Admirals and Generals of the Navy and Marines, and Captains and Commanders in command of naval installations, ships, squadrons, and air groups/air wings. Many were prototypes and one off civilian and military types converted for such use. The book also provides an overview of US operations in WWII and Korea.

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Sikorsky S-43/JRS-1 Amphibian By Steve Ginter 100-pages perfect bound 3 color and 232 b&w photos, 8 drawings. 53 S-43/JRS-1 "Baby Clippers" were produced (31 civil, 15 Navy, 2 Marine, and 5 USAAC). The book covers all users including civilian and post war users. 10 of the Navy's JRS-1s were at Pearl Harbor on December 7th, all survived the attack and one, BuNo 1063, is undergoing restoration at the Smithsonian today. Two civil S-43s have also survived, one originally owned by Howard Hughes and one at the Pima Air and Space Museum (painted as a Marine JRS-1).

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Vought SB2U Vindicator by Steve Ginter with Joe Weathers, Jr. 248-pages, 89-color photos, 22-duotone photos, 506 b&w photos and 25-drawings. The Vought SB2U Vindicator Scout Bomber was the Navy's second production carrier monoplane to fly after the Douglas TBD and for a time was the fastest aircraft in the Navy's inventory. The extremely clean aircraft was a unique blend of the old stick-and-rudder fabric covered construction and that of the new all-metal monoplanes that followed. About half the aircraft was metal skined and half fabric covered and each fuselage structure was individually hand made from steel tubing. The SB2U was built in three models. The very simular SB2U-1 and SB2U-2 for the US Navy, and the long range SB2U-3 for the Marines. Aircraft were also supplied to France and the United Kingdom and are covered in the book. Equipped with folding wings and capable of carrying a 1,000 lb bomb, they were in service from 1938 to 1943. By the time of the Pearl Harbor attack, the Navy Vindicators had all been assigned to the Atlantic fleet, but the Marine SB2U-3 were on the East Coast and at Pearl Harbor and aboard the Lexington for delivery to Midway. The VMSB-241 Vindicators at Midway saw the planes only combat on 4-to-6 June 1942 during the Battle of Midway and Henderson Field was named after the squadron CO who lost his life during the squadron's attack on the Japanese fleet on 4 June. Maj Hendersons replacement Maj Norris was also lost on 4 June during the squadron's 2nd attack. On 5 june, Capt Fleming was also lost during his attack on the cruiser Mikumo, for which he received the Medal of Honor for his actions. This book has extensive first person narative from Vought test pilots and USN/USMC pilots as well as the French V-156-F commander gathered by Joe Weathers in 1966 through 1974 when their minds were still sharp and their memories strong. All of which are gone today. A truly interesting read.

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Douglas A-4C/L Skyhawk In Navy Service by Steve Ginter 192-pages, 16 in color. Book contains 70-illustrations, 389 b&w photos, and 50-color photos. Book six in the Naval Fighter Series on the Douglas A-4 Skyhawk covers the A-4C/L in Navy service. It covers the technical aspects of these aircraft and squadron histories including squadron patches. Previous books in the series are: NF-49, USN A-4A/Bs; NF50, USMC/USMCR/USNR A-4A/Bs; NF-51, USN A-4E/Fs; NF52, USMC A-4E/Fs, and NF82, USN/USMC Two-Seat Skyhawks. The A-4C was the most numerous version of the Skyhawk built (636). It also saw more combat service during the Vietnam war than any other A-4 version, completing 44 of the 111 deployments to Vietnam made with the Skyhawk. In 1970, the A-4C was given a second lease on life when 100 were upgraded to A-4Ls. These were to equip the attack squadrons of the newly reorganized reserves and their two Air Wings. The A-4Cs were given the A-4Fs electronics and hump and thus emulated the A-4Fs. After usage in seven reserve squadrons, these A-4Ls were used by the VC/utility squadrons into the late 1970s.

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McDONNELL FH-1 PHANTOM 64-pages, perfect bound, color covers, 159-b&w photos, 4-color photos, 25-drawings, 6-insignias. By Steve Ginter The US Navy's first purpose-built carrier jet fighter was the McDonnell FD-1/FH-1 Phantom, first ordered in January 1943. The small elegant aircraft had a long gestation period due to the delay in development of its Westinghouse jet engines. Originally six and even eight small 300 lb thrust engines buried in the wing were considered as powerplants, before two 1,600 lb thrust engines were settled on. These were mounted just outside of the wing roots and allowed conventional flaps and ailerons of any size to be utilized on the wing. It was fitted with tri-cycle landing gear, tailhook, and catapult equipment. The 500 mph aircraft first flew in 1946, and two XFD-1 protoypes were built along with 60 FD-1/FH-1 production Aircraft with half the FH-1s going to Navy carrier squadron VF-17A/VF-171 and half to Marine squadron VMF-122. The Navy operated its full squadron operationally aboard the USSa�é-Ë�Saipan (CVL-48) and the USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVB-42) proving the feasibility of jets and carriers. The Marines fielded a FH-1 Flight Demonstration Team, "The Flying Leathernecks" too. The FH-1 had no vices in the air and with new engines the Phantom was re-engineered into the larger and very successful Korean War carrier fighter, the F2H Banshee. The Phantoms were relegated to the reserves from 1950

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Grumman FF/SF Plus G-23 Delfin/Goblin and Prototypes By Richard S. Dann 132 pages (128 B&W, plus 4 color Pages), 363 photos and drawings The Grumman FF-1 and its derivatives, namely the SF-1 and G-23, represent a paradox in naval aircraft design. On one hand, it represented the end of the line for two-seat US Navy fighters in the biplane era. On the other hand, it incorporated relatively new technologies that when brought together, gave the FF-1 a significant performance margin over existing U.S. Navy fighters. Indeed, design choices such as retractable landing gear, enclosed cockpits and all-aluminum construction existed previously, but the FF-1 incorporated all these technologies into a single airframe. In the Navy's own words, "The design of the XFF-1 marked a considerable advance in the reduction of weight and drag for this class of airplane and resulted in correspondingly high performance." The origins of the FF-1 can be traced back to early 1930, just months after the Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation filed articles of incorporation. During discussions with the Navy's Bureau of Aeronautics regarding their "A" Float, the Navy became intrigued by Grumman's approach to retractable landing gear, the Navy asked Grumman about the feasibility of adapting their patented landing gear system to existing Navy fighters, such as the Boeing F4B and the Curtiss F8C. Grumman advised against this approach stating that adding retractable landing gear to these existing aircraft would force a complete redesign. Furthermore, being an aircraft manufacturing company, Grumman desired to design and build its own aircraft. Grumman's Design G-5, was submitted to the Navy, and in March 1931, a contract was awarded to Grumman for the XFF-1. Naval Fighter Series NF121 is an in-depth study of the design and development of the FF-1 and its derivatives. The first half of the book describes the XFF-1, FF-1, XSF-1, SF-1, XSF-2, GG-1 and XSBF-1 in detail with photographs and drawings, while the second half of this book covers operational use. While U.S. Navy service was limited to two fleet squadrons, the FF-1 and SF-1 enjoyed long careers in Navy and Marine Corps Reserve squadrons until mid-1942. Perhaps the most interesting aspect of this series was the G-23, a license-built derivative manufactured by Canadian Car & Foundry in Fort William, Ontario, Canada. A total of 52 G-23s were built, with 34 finding their way into combat use by Republican forces during the Spanish Civil War. The Spanish "Delfin", as it was known saw extended service after the war, with the last one being retired in early 1954, nearly 22 years after the first flight of the XFF-1. 15 G-23s were accepted by the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1940 as the "Goblin", and their service is also included in this book. This book is a fascinating in-depth study of a little-known Navy fighter that set the stage for Grumman's dominance of carrier-based naval aircraft that lasted over 50 years. Lots of MPM/Special Hobbies kits of this have been released.

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FROM BATS TO RANGERS A Pictorial History of Electronic Countermeasures Squadron Two (ECMRON-2) Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron Two (VQ-2) by Angelo Romano and AMHC (AW) John D. Herndon, USN, Ret. This Pictorial History of US Navy's Electronic Countermeasures Squadron Two (ECMRON-2 or VQ-2), later designated Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron Two (FAIRECONRON TWO or VQ-2) by Angelo Romano and AMHC (AW) John D. Herndon, USN, Ret. is the second title of the new U.S. Navy SQUADRON HISTORIES by GINTER BOOKS. The photo coverage of the history of the Electric Bats, also known as the Rangers, is comprehensive, both in terms of photography and in terms of historical content. Much of the squadron's mission was top secret, as were many of its cold war missions, but the authors were able to utilize official (declassified) documents and first-hand accounts to write this book. For completeness, it is also a history of the U.S. Navy Electronic Intelligence gathering activities going back to WWII, beginning with the creation of the Cast Mike (Counter Measures) Project in 1942 and the deployment of early XARD receivers aboard aircraft like the Consolidated PBY Catalina and PB4Y Liberator. After WWII, the Navy started to use the Privateers as dedicated ELINT platforms and assigned them to two special units operating jointly with the National Security Group. One of these units, designated Port Lyautey Patrol Unit (NPU), was based at Naval Air Activities Port Lyautey, in French Morocco. It was first assigned modified PB4Y-1s and later, the Martin P4M-1Q Mercator. The NPU teamed with the Naval Security Group's Naval Communications Unit 32 George (NCU32G), which provided the ELINT equipment installed on board and the crew to operate them, mostly for covert operations around Europe and the Mediterranean. When the NPU reached its full complement of four P4M-1Qs, the unit and NCU32G, needed to have an administrative identity for budgetary and logistics purposes. Airborne Early Warning Squadron TWO (VW-2), based at NAS Patuxent River, was therefore selected to be its "mother" squadron. On 1 May 1953, NPU Port Lyautey became VW-2 Detachment A (or DET ABLE). In 1955, the Navy decided to establish a dedicated squadron for the unique mission rather than continue with a detachment: Electronic Countermeasures Squadron TWO (ECMRON TWO) was established on 1 Sep 1955. ECMRON TWO was assigned the alphanumeric designation "VQ-2". Its mission was to conduct electronic-search in support of fleet operations to obtain adequate and timely information on enemy radar, communications, and other emissions in support of fleet operations. The Squadron inherited the P4M-1Qs from VW-2 DET A and acquired a Lockheed P2V Neptune for utility purposes. On 1 Jan 1960, EMCRON TWO was redesignated Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron TWO (FAIRECONRON TWO) but still retained the alphanumeric designation "VQ-2". In 1956, VQ-2 received its first Douglas A3D-1Q Skywarrior, followed in 1957 by one A3D-1. In 1958, the Squadron received the Lockheed P2V-5F Neptune to augment the P4M-1Qs. The more capable A3D-2Q/EA-3B arrived in 1959 followed by the big Lockheed WV-2Q/EC-121M Constellation in 1960. The first Lockheed EP-3E ARIES arrived in 1971 and the squadron continued to fly this aircraft until disestablishment in 2012. The VQ-2 history and all worldwide events surrounding it are very well described and documented. This 242-page book contains 180 B&W and 444 color photos, most never published before. Thirty-seven superbly detailed aircraft color profiles show the evolution of the color schemes and markings and the different aircraft types and sub-types, providing very useful information for the benefit of both modelers and aviation historians. The inclusion of many squadron patches completes this masterpiece. THE AUTHORS Angelo Romano Angelo has authored six books: Wings from Coral Sea (Golden Wing Publications, 1986), Naval Fighters (Osprey, 1990), Naval Air Weapons Meet 1956-1959 (Model Publishing, 2006), First and Foremost - An illustrated History of Carrier Air Wing One - CVW-1 Part One 1934-1957 (Model Publishing, 2006), CVW-1 Part Two 1957-1973 (Model Publishing, 2008), and Black Knights Rule! (BKR) - A Pictorial History of VBF-718 / VF-68A / VF-837 / VF-154 / VFA-154 - 1946-2013 (Ginter Books, 2014). John D. Herndon AMHC (AW) Retired U.S. Navy John joined the U.S. Navy in 1978, Assigned to VQ-2 a total of 13 years E-1 to E-7, deployed to six Aircraft carriers in support of the EA-3B aircraft. Additionally deployed to locations all around the world in support of the EP-3E aircraft, Maintenance Control, Aircraft Division and Detachment Leading Chief Petty Officer. Retired out of VQ-2 his last tour which ended in 2000, went on to civilian life, employers ATA and American Airlines and finally the FAA as an Aviation Safety Inspector, currently the Boeing 787 Fleet Program Manager overseeing United Airlines safety compliance. Very involved over the years in collecting VQ-2 information/ history, assisted in raising funds and restoring a VQ-2 EA-3B Aircraft in Fort Worth Texas Ranger 15 BuNo 146453.

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US NAVY SQUADRON HISTORIES No. 304 Title: Electronic Aggressors Subtitle: US Navy Electronic Threat Environment Squadrons - Part Two 1978-2000 218 pages, 499 photos (mostly color), 31 color profiles, 33 patches, 41 tables and graphs. Author: Angelo Romano Short Desc: A Pictorial History of Fleet Electronic Warfare Support Group (FEWSG), Fleet Tactical Readiness Group (FTRG), Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron THIRTY-THREE (VAQ-33), Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron THIRTY-FOUR (VAQ-34), Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron THIRTY-FIVE (VAQ-35), and Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron ELEVEN (VQ-11). Long Desc: This book is the second in a two-part series and describes the FEWSG structure and mission in detail. FEWSG provided threat training which stressed the US Navy's ability to respond, from applying anti-jamming fixes, to understanding the weaknesses and what assets and tactics were usable for defense. FEWSG (later redesignated Fleet Replacement Training Group - FTRG), and its complement of Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadrons (VAQ-33, VAQ-34 and VAQ-35), were so much more than Cold War training assets. They represented another Navy EW intellectual center, a cadre of personnel who monitored opposition capabilities in order to accurately mimic the threat. In order to accomplish that goal, ingenuity and improvisation was required. As a result, the community prized unconventional thinkers, people who tried to use common equipment to achieve uncommon ends. Starting with the operators who saw the advantage of modulating jamming with the propellers of the Skyraiders, FEWSG operators pioneered EW tactics. Those personnel then percolated back into the fleet, bringing with them an ability to innovate tactics and get more from installed electronics. Plenty of historical photos illustrate in detail the Squadron activities both at sea and ashore. These two books are dedicated to the women and men of the Electronic Aggressors.

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World Class DIAMONDBACKS. A Pictorial History of Strike Fighter Squadron 102 (VFA-102) by Angelo Romano US NAVY SQUADRON HISTORIES No. 306 ISBN-13: 978-1-7349727-3-3 Soft bound (NF306) Originally designated Fighter Squadron 102 (VF-102), the DIAMONDBACKS of Strike Fighter Squadron 102 (VFA-102) were established on 1 Jul 1955 in Jacksonville, Florida. The first aircraft to carry the distinctive DIAMONDBACK markings was the McDonnell F2H Banshee, a twin-engine fighter-bomber with four 20mm internal cannons. The DIAMONDBACKS' inaugural deployment took place on-board the USS RANDOLPH (CV-15), in July 1956. After this deployment, the squadron transitioned to the Douglas F4D-1 Skyray. In 1960, the DIAMONDBACKS moved to NAS Oceana, Virginia, and transitioned to the McDonnell Douglas F-4B Phantom II. This marked the beginning of a 20-year association with the Phantom. In Jun 1981, the DIAMONDBACKS bade farewell to the Phantom and transitioned to the Grumman F-14A Tomcat. The Tomcat's design provided the pilot and RIO with a formidable air-to-air radar and weapons system. The long-range AWG-9 radar and its multiple track, multiple launch capable AIM-54 Phoenix missile system, AIM-7 Sparrow and AIM-9 Sidewindermissiles, and the six-barrelled 20mm cannon, comprised the Tomcat's weapons suite. With the addition to the Tomcat of the Tactical Air Reconnaissance Pod System (TARPS) in 1982, the DIAMONDBACKS added the tactical aerial photo reconnaissance mission to their traditional fighter role. In 1992, VF-102 and the Tomcat entered the critical air-to-ground mission area, thus solidifying the DIAMONDBACKS' role as a strike fighter squadron, and leading the way into the 21st century. In 1994, the DIAMONDBACKS transitioned to the re-engined F-14B and, with the installation of the Low Altitude Navigation Targeting Infrared for Night (LANTIRN) pod in 1998, they added the precision strike mission to their capabilities. In 2002, VF-102 was assigned to Commander, Strike Fighter Wing Pacific and transferred to NAS Lemoore, California to transition to the Navy's newest strike fighter, the Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet. In March 2002, the DIAMONDBACKS were redesignated Strike Fighter Squadron 102 (VFA-102). After completion of the transition to the Super Hornet, VFA-102 moved across the Pacific to Naval Air Facility Atsugi, Japan, to join Carrier Air Wing FIVE (CVW-5), the Navy's only forward deployed air wing and part of the Forward Deployed Naval Forces (FDNF). Since then, the DIAMONDBACKS were assigned respectively to the following FDNF carriers: USS Kitty Hawk Models (CV 63), USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73), and USS RONALD REAGAN (CVN 76). Pages: 284 Size: 8.5 X 11 (inches) Format: Soft bound Illustrations: 741 color and 124 B&W photos, 52 color profiles, 82 patches Publisher: Ginter Books

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Consolidated P2Y Ranger (patrol flying boat) by Steve Ginter. The book begins with a 24-page in depth review of the origins of the patrol flying boat covering most Curtiss boats (except the NC boats), the Naval Aircraft Factory PN boats and their derivatives (Douglas PD-1, Keystone PK-1, Martin PM-1/2), the Boeing PB-1, and the Hall PH-1/2/3 and XP2H-1. 13 3-view drawings by Lloyd Jones help illustrate this section. The book then goes on to cover the Consolidated XPY-1 Admiral, Consolidated Model 16 Commodore, Martin P3M-1/2 and XP2M-1 before detailing the Consolidated's P2Y Ranger development and squadron usage. The P2Y was the aircraft that put Consolidated on map of great aircraft manufacturers and led to the PBY and PB2Y flying boats that served with such distinction during WWII.

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Curtiss XP-55 Ascender By Gerry Balzer, 72-pages, 148-b&w photos, 4-color photos. The Curtiss XP-55 Ascender was a tailless swept-wing WWII pusher fighter design born out by the USAAC 1940 fighter competition. The USAAC was looking for a fighter to counter the threat of the German Bf-109 and the Japanese Zero and replace the obsolete P-35s, P-36s and the front line P-40s just entering service. From this competition three unusual pusher prototypes were ordered, the Consolidated XP-54, Curtiss XP-55, and the Northrop XP-56. A low powered full scale flying model (model CW 24B)was built out of wood and cloth to substantiate the flying qualities, and was first flown on 2 December 1941. The XP-55 mock-up was completed in August 1942, and the first of three XP-55s was completed on 26 June 1943 with its first flight being conducted on 13 July 1943. The first aircraft was destroyed on 15 November 1943. Changes deemed necessary were incorporated in the second airframe in which performance testing began on 16 September 1944. Although the much more capable P-38, P-47, and P-51 had entered service, research into the XP-55s unusual design continued. The third XP-55 had entered flight testing in April 1944 and was used at Eglin Field for armament tests before being lost during a war bond rally display on 27 May 1945. By then the program had been terminated. Today, the second XP-55 presides in restored condition at the Kalamazoo Air Museum.

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Lockheed XF-90 Penetration Fighter By William Simone. 68-pages, including 21-pages of color. 212 B&W photos, 68 color photos, and 90 illustrations. Created by the famous Lockheed "Skunks Works" and highly publicized at the start of the 1950s, the futuristic XF-90 seemed to epitomize what a supersonic fighter ought to look like. I was one of the first Air Force jets to be equipped with afterburners and the first Lockheed aircraft to exceed the speed of sound. Its handsome good looks captured the public's imagination. Even the creators of the popular Blackhawk comic book series adopted the XF-90 as its hero's jet fighter of choice. The text covers the design criteria of the 1945 penetration fighter request-for-proposal and the 8 companies that submitted proposals. Lockheed made over 60 design studies for the XF-90 which included delta wings, V-tails, forward swept wings, variable sweep wings, and Navy proposals, many of which are discussed in the book. The text goes on to describe its development and testing and flight testing at Muroc/Edwards AFB by Tony LeVeir, Lockeed's chief test pilot. Also included is an extensive history (14-pages) of the second XF-90's involvement in the nuclear testing at the Nevada Test Site and its subsequent retrieval. Additionally, 2-pages are devoted to Blackhawks and 9-pages to XF-90 models.

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North-American B-45 Tornado. 264-pages (13-pages of color). 90,000 words, over 450 images. Author Geof Hays. This 264-page book about the North-American B-45 is generously illustrated with 267 drawings, 355 photos, of which 15 are color aircraft images, and color drawings of 33 insignia of units which flew the Tornado. The book is presented in 12 chapters detailing B-45A, B-45C and RB-45C design, production, performance, payload, endurance and operations as it served as a bomber, reconnaissance and flight test aircraft. The author delves into the technological difficulties, lack of operational assignments, and politics which plagued the first third of the Tornado's career, from 1947 through 1950. He then presents the Tornado's more demanding and highly successful career from 1952 through 1958, which saw this turbojet develop into a fully combat capable aircraft using an entirely new field of weapons and carrying out a new and essential element of reconnaissance. The author includes the tail numbers of RB-45Cs assigned to Yokota AB, Japan who flew combat missions during the Korean war, and highly classified covert missions following the Korean War. Configurations, colors and marking of aircraft assigned to units at Yokota AB, Japan are provided as well. Mission details, tail numbers, and markings for aircraft supporting NATO from the UK, such as RB-45Cs which flew Peripheral Aerial Reconnaissance Program missions or PARPRO in Europe. For the first time, serial numbers of all armed RB-45s in the Far East Air Forces and US Air Forces in Europe are covered. And critically important sorties flown by allied personnel over denied territory deep into eastern Europe and the Soviet Union in 1952 and 1954 are also covered in detail. A separate detailed table presents a list and facts of all known accidents. Scale models of the B-45 Tornado from 1956 to the present day are presented with pictures of the boxes and a review of each kit. Geoffrey Hays is a retired USAF officer, Museum professional and the respected author of Ginter Books' sell out title, Air Force Legends No. 215, the Boeing B-50. As with the B-50 book, he once again presents here a detailed, accurate and highly readable history of the USAF's first multiengine turbojet bomber and reconnaissance aircraft, the North-American B-45 Tornado.

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Martin XB-48 48-pages, 96 b&w photos, 3 color photos, 26 b&w illustrations. In 1944, the Army issued requirements for a jet-propelled medium bomber which eventually spawned four aircraft. These were the North-American B-45 (see Air Force Legends 224), Convair XB-46 (see Air Force Legends 221), Boeing B-47, and the Martin XB-48 the sudject of this book. Specifications were somewhat general and called for an 80,000 to 200,000 lb aircraft with a 45,000 ft ceiling, range of 3,000 miles and a maximum speed of 550 mph. The Martin designwas a three-place, straight wing, six-jet, high wing, all metal medium bomber. The unique landing gear developed by Martin consisted of dual wheel main gear located in tandem with outrigger single type wing gear. This gear arrangement allowed for a huge continuance bomb bay with quick acting doors capable of carrying a 22,000 lb "Grand Slam" bomb. The other unique feature of the airplane was instalation of the six J35 engines. Each engine (three on a wing) had its own squarish nacelle seperated with by-pass ducts framed by a thin airfoil plate across the bottom of the three engines mounted under each wing. Two aircraft were produced and were tested at the Naval air Test Center, NASa�é-Ë�Patuxent River, MD, about 70 miles from Martin's New River plant before being accepted by the Air Force. The XB-48 was not accepted for production, those contracts going to the B-45 and B-47. The second XB-48 finished its life as a landing pilot training plane for future B-47 pilot's.

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Douglas XB-42/42A Mixmaster and XB-43 Jetmaster Air Force Legends number 229 ISBN: 979-8-9899509-3-5 88-pages, 182 b&w photos, 3-color, 40 drawings During WWII, the unsolicited Douglas Aircraft proposal for a contra-rotating pusher propeller powered light bomber would become the most unusual and iconic U.S. military aircraft built during the war. Shades of "Buck Rogers" to be sure. Amazingly, no major problems were encountered by this challenging design. The XB-42 "Mixmaster" performed well, even setting a transcontinental speed record. It's fuselage housed two Allison V-1710 engines and their long propeller driveshafts. This gave the fuselage enough width to house two jet engines and the all-jet XB-43 proposal was born. Where the XB-42 was designed, built, and flown within a year of Douglas first proposing it, the XB-43 "Jetmaster" took many years to complete, mostly waiting for its promised J-35 engines to be delivered.

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Greek restored Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IX IN 4 SCALES also set include decals for propeller blades Some history for plane... Spitfire MJ755 was built at Castle Bromwich, and delivered to No. 33 MU at RAF Lyneham in December 1943, remaining in store until early 1944 when it was allocated to the Middle East Air Force and dispatched by sea to Casablanca, arriving 13th March 1944.- By August 1944, MJ755 had been allocated to 43 (China-British) Squadron-known as the 'Fighting Cocks'-coded FT-V and covering the Operation Anvil landings in the South of France. The MJ755 was one of 77 Spitfires presented to the then Hellenic Royal Airforce to help rebuild Greece's fleet, delivered to Athens by RAF pilot George Dunn DFC on February 27, 1947. In April of that year, it joined the 335th Royal Hellenic Pursuit Squadron in Sedes while from 1949 it was used as a training aircraft for military pilots in Tatoi. (Mk.IXc Mk.IXe]

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Messerschmitt Bf-109G-2 (11) Various different camouflage schemes in service with Luftwaffe; Italian AF; Yugoslavia AF; Hungarian AF; 1.Sicily, June-July 1943. So-called "Kanonen Booten" Bf.109 151/20 armed with three guns MG in under wings contain (Rustsatz R6). A camouflage: top-RLM74/75, a bottom-RLM76 2. BF.109G-10, III./JG 1, Anklem, �½�¾'���'�é-'l' 1944 ��. 3. Bf-109G-2. Pilot- D. Spisarevsky. By this plane it rammed bomber B-24. 4. Bf-109G-10/U3, 2. Lovacko Jato, 1. Zrakoplovna Skupina. Airdrome Zagreb-Lutsko, April 1945 5. Bf. 109G-6/R6/Trop, 70 Squadrilia, 23 Gruppo, 3 Stormo Caccia Terrestre. Cerveteri (Rome) July-August 1943 6. Bf. 109G-6 lieutenant Laslo Daniela, destructive group of 101/1 Hungarian Air Forces, summer 1944 7. Bf. 109G-2/R6, second lieutenant lon Dicezare, summer 1944 8. Bf-109-2. The commander 9 groups of 52 squadrons (9./JG 52) Herman Graf 212 victories, September 1942, airdrome Pitomnik, Stalingrad area 9. Bf. 109G-2, 3./JG 53, the pilot- Krinius. Augus 19th, 1942 10. Bf. 109G-4, Gruppen Kommandeur, I./JG 52, Summer 1943 11. Bf-109G-6 Staffelkapitan Hptm. Kirschner, 5/JG 3, Schipol, October 1943

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Mitsubishi A6M Zero 1. A6M2 Zero of boatswain H. Toyoshima from IJN Hiryu aircraft carrier. The aircraft was lost on February 19, 1942 2. A6M2 Type 0 Model 21, third Kokutai No. X-108Pilot - Tamotsu Yokoyama. Takao, Formosa, 19 3. A6M2-type 0, Model 21- Zero IJN Carrier Akagi Pilot: PO Sueyoshi Osanai 4. A6M5-Hay Type 0 Model 52 Hay. Tsukuba Kokutai No.Tsu-46 The air base in Oita, Japan Islands Defense, February 1945 5. A6M2 Type 0 Model 21. Tainan Kokutai No. V-103 Pilot - Petty Officer Saburo Sakai, Bali, Indonesia, in February 1942 6. A6M2 Type 0 Model 21. Third Kokutai No.X-183 Pilot - Petty Officer 2nd Class Yoshiro Hashiguchi, Kendari Air Base, March 1942 7. A6M2 of P/O 1-st Cl. Simakawa Masaaki front Tainan Kokutai. End of 1941 8. A6M5-Hay Type 0 Model 52 Hay. 303rd hikotai, 203rd Kokutai No. 03-09 Pilot - Petty Officer Takeo Tanimitsu. Navy airbase Kagoshima, Japan, June 1945 9. A6M2 Type 0 Model 21. Tainan Kokutai No. V-141, 439 Pilot - Petty Officer 1st Class Yoshisuke Arita, February 1942 10. A6M2 model 11Aircraft captured army of Chiang Kai-shek. 11. A6M5 Technical Air Intelligence Center No. TAIC-8 Technical Center of Military Intelligence - Technical Air Intelligence Center (TAIC) 12. A6M2 Tainan Kokutai. V-172 No. 26, 1941 made ??an emergency landing in China, and was captured by Chinese nationalists.

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Yakovlev Yak-9 1. Yak-9U - flown by Georgiy Baevski, Hero of the Soviet Union (19 personal victories). The 5th Guards Fighter Regiment (GIAP), Germany, March 1945. 2. Yak-9T - flown by Capitan Rene Challe. Normandie-Niemen Regiment of the 303rd Fighter Division (IAD). Eastern Front, February 1945 (according some sources this a/c was also spotted at Dubrovka airfield in June 1944). The portrait of Fury was mark of G C I II/7 aircraft since 1940. . 3. Yak-9P (Yak-9B) "Moscow" - tactical number "2' - flown by Captain I.I. Petrov, the commanding officer of the 1st Sq. 168th IAP. Khimki, Moscow, June 13, 1944. 4. Yak-9M - flown by soviet ace pilot G.L. Nakaznyuk. (5 personal and 5 group victories. Participated in 60 aerial combat in 78 sorties). This a/c was flown Nakaznyuk from August 1944 and shot down a Fw-190. The aircraft was gray on all surfaces. The emblem of the Orden of the Battle Red Banner was only on the port side. 5. Yak-9D, tactical number 31 - flown by Vladimir I. Voronov, the wingman of M. Grib. The 6th GIAP of the 11th ShAD, Black Sea Fleet Arm, May 1944. 6. Yak-9D - tactical number 22 - flown by Captain M. Grib (17 victories). The 6th GIAP of the 11th ShAD, Black Sea Fleet Arm, Saki Airfield, April-May 1944. 7. Yak-9U - flown by Major Victor Kalashnikov, Commander of the 291st Niemen (Suvorov Orden IIIrd Degree) IAP (of the 265th IAD, the 3rd IAK). (15 personal victories). Noidorf Airfield, Germany, 1946. 8. Yak-9UT - flown by Major Grigori Kudlenko, Deputy Commander (Navigator) of the 6th Orshansk Red Banner, Suvorov Orden IIIrd degree GIAP of the 4th GIAD, the 1st GIAK. 5 personal victories. Perleberg, East Prussia, 1947. 9. Yak-9UT - tact.#37 - belonged to the 12th Red Banner IAP of the Baltic Sea Fleet, Kohlberg, East Prussia, 1945. 10. Yak-9UT - tact.# 31 - belonged to the 3rd sq. of the 43rd, IAP, 3 IAK, 16VA. East Prussia, May 1945. 11. Yak-9U with VK-107 engine - tact.# 14 "Vakhtangovets" belonged to the 29th Volkhov GIAP, 7VA. Karelia Front, winter 1944-1945. 12. Yak-9UT - tact.# 31 - flown by Major Alexei Reshetow, Hero of the Soviet Union, Commander of the 1st sq., 21 GIAP, 268 IAD, 8VA (36 personal and 8 group victories), Hungary, 1945. 13. Yak-9UT - tact.number 1 "Pobeda" - flown by Captain Garry Merkveladze, Hero of the Soviet Union, deputy squadron commander in the 152nd Sandomir, Bogdan Khmelnitski and Alexander Nevski Orders GIAP, 12 GIAD. (13 personal and 2 group victories) Prague, Czechoslovakia, May 1945 14. Yak-9U - tact.# 9/5 - unknown unit. April, 1945 15. Yak-9T - tact.# 52 - flown by Lieutenant Petr Peskarev. The 812th IAP. This a/c was shot down on April 12, 1944 - pilot KIA. 16. Yak-9T - tact.# 38 - flown by Lieutenant Alexandr I. Vybornov, Commander of the 3rd sq. 728 IAP, 3 IAK, 256 IAD. (20 victories) Poland, autumn 1944. 17. Yak-9P (Yak-9B) - s.n. 12153100 - flown by Lieutenant Colonel G.A. Kokrushev, Commander of the 168th IAP 18. Yak-9T - tact.# 04 - flown by Major I.N. Stepanenko, sq. commander in the 4th IAP, 1945 19. Yak-9T - tact.# 10 - flown by Captain Soloviev. The 845th IAP. Spring 1945. 20. Yak-9M - tact.# 1 - this aircraft was presented to Stojan Stojanov (a Bulgarian ace pilot), by A.Pokryshkin (the Soviet ace, triple HSU). Bulgaria 1945 21. Yak-9U - tact.# 2, ser. N. 42166097 - flown by Lieutenant N.F. Kizim, the 2nd sq. Yambol Airfield, Bulgaria, 1945-1946. 22. Yak-9P - tact.# T2-3002 - this aircraft was tested at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, USA in 1955 and was marked with the US insignia. 23. Yak-9P of North Korean Air Force. This a/c was captured by the US troops at "Kimp-Ho" airfield.

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Bell P-39 Airacobra 1. P-400 of 39 FS, 35 FG, 5 AF, 12 Mile Aerodrome New Guinea, 1942, personal aircraft of Lt. Eugene Wahl 2. P-39D-I(41-28297) "51' of 363rd Training Squadron California 1942 3. P-39D-I (41-38350) "P' of 35 FS, 8 FG, 5 AF, Milne Bay, New Guinea, October 1942. Personal aircraft of pilot Lt. I. A. Erickson 4. P-400 "80' "Pepper" of 67 FS, 347 FG, 13 AF, Guadalcanal, end of 1942. Aircraft in rather unusual camouflage. 5. P-39N (42-9033) of 9 GIAD, 100 GIAP, Germany, May 1945. Personal aircraft of Gieorgij Dolnikov (15+l victories). Earlier it was yhe personal aircraft of Capt. Iwan Babak (33+4victories),who become POW on 22 April 1945 6. P-39N of 191 IAP, Leningrad Front, summer 1944 7. P-39N-5 (218738) "A" of GC I/4 "Navarre", 1944 8. P-39L-I (42-4558) "QT" "The Pantie Bandit" of 93rd FG, Tunisia 1943 9. P-39Q Airacobra (84/J. Baracca) 4° Stormo C.T. Italian Co-Belligerent Air Force Italy 1945 10. 'TARAWA BOOM DEAY' was a P-39Q-1-BE flown by Major Josef H. Powell. He served with the 72nd Fighter Squadron of the 21st Fighter Group in the Mariana Island during 1944.

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Vought F-8 Crusader 1. Vought F-8 Crusader,F-8E (F8U-2NE), VF-162, US Navy, 202/AH (BuNo.150908), CVA-34 USS Oriskany. Pilot - Commander Richard M.Bellindzher. July 14, 1966 was shot down in combat with J-5 Ndo Duck. 2. Vought F-8C Crusader (F8U-2),VF-111, Det.11, US Navy, 103/AK (BuNo.146961), CVS-11 USS Intrepid, 1968. 19th September 1968. Lieutenant Anthony Gran on this machine knocked North Vietnamese MiG-21 of 921 IAP. 3. Vought F-8 Crusader. This F-8H (316/ BuNo 148628) was assigned to the 7th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 5th Fighter Wing. Philippine Air Force at Basa Air Base, Luzon, the Philippines.It was painted in two-tone 'wrap around' camouflage scheme of Glossy Dark Gray (FS 15327) and Glossy Neutral Grey (FS 16320) adopted in 1982. All markings were Flat Black, except for the full color national insignia on the wings and fuselage. 4. Vought F-8 Crusader assigned this F-8E (FN) (21/ Bu No 151752) to Flottille 14F. This Squadron was embarked on the Porteavions (Pa: Aircraft Carrier) FOCH (R-99) in June of 1967.The Crusader was painted in the stancard US scheme of Light Gull Gray over Insignia White. This aircraft has English data stencils and a Radome Tan (FS 33613) radome.

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Douglas A-26 Invader 1. A-26C flew with the 86th Bomb Squadron, 47 th Bomb Group, 12th Air Force in Italy 1945. 2. Kiwi Boid was an A-26B Invader assigned to the 554th Bomb Squadron 386 th Bomb Group during 1945. 3. Douglas A-26/B-26 Invader of the 3rd BG. Mid 1952. 4. Jersey Bounce was a B-26B modified with a B-26C glass nose. The aircraft was assigned to the 90th Bomb Squadron, 3rd Bomb Group in Korea during 1952. 5. A B-26B Invader of GB 11/23 Guyenne, French Air Force stationed in Algeria during 1959. 6. B-26C-50-DT Part: GB 1/19 'Gascogne', Armee de l'Air , BC-911 / E (44-35911) Turan, French Indochina, 1951. 7. Douglas B-26C Invader, coded 931, Fuerza Aerea Ejercito de Cuba,1957. 8. Douglas A-26/B-26 Invader, Congo, 221 Escadrille, 21 Wing, 2 Groupement, Force Aerienne Congolaise, B-26K, FM-662, Albertville 1966-67.

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Douglas SBD Dauntless 1. SBD-2 flown by CDR Howard Young, Commander of the Enterprise Air Group. Upper surfaces are Blue Gray over Light Gray lower surfaces. Red centered stars are carried in four locations. Pearl Harbor. 2. Douglas SBD-3 'Dauntless' Squadron VS-2 aircraft carrier 'Lexington', May 1942. 3. SBD-5 of Flottille 4FB, Aeronavale, Cognac January 1945. 4. Light bomber CAC CA-5/CA-9 Wirraway of the No.12 Sqn. RAAF (above) and A-24 Banshee of the No. 27 BAG USAAF (below) became victims of the Japanese strike to Darwin on February,19,1942. 5. Douglas SBD Dauntless representing GCB I/18 'Vendee' (Groupe de Chasse Bombardment), Armee de l'Air Serial: F/254543 operating from Vannes, November 1944. Note unit emblem right. 6. Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless,NZ 5057(BuNo 36925). of No25 Sqn. RNZAF, crewed by the squadron commander S/L T.J.Maclean de Lange and his radio operator F/O Sewell. Piva airfield, Bougainville, spring 1944. 7. Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless NZ 5056 (ex BuNo36924) of No 25 Sqn RNZAF, crewed by f/ Sgt C.N O'Neil and F/Sgt D.W. Gray. Piva airfield, Bougainville, spring 1944. 8. SBD-3 from the Air Group off the Wasp participated in attacks on Guadalcanal on7 August 1942.The roundels have been crudely enlarged by hand, while the stars have been left the original size. 9. Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless NZ 5048 of 25 Dive Bomber Squadron, Piva, Bougainville, April 1944.

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Mikoyan MIG-19 Farmer 1. MiG-19 PM, a board 335. Museum of the Air Forces of GDR, Berlin-Gatov.1980. 2. Mikoyan/Gurevich MiG-19 '24 red' of the 33rd IAP based at Wittstock AB was flown by Capt. Fyodor Zinov'yev against the RB-66 which intruded into East German airspace on 10th march 1964. The plan had standard painted for this type - all silvery. MiG-19 sans suffixes '27 red', 35th IAP. This fighter was flown by Capt. Vitaliy Ivannikov when he intercepted the intruding RB-66 on 10-th March 1964 and turned the destroyer into a destroyed. Later MiG-19 sans suffixes '27 red' had a single 'kill' star applied on the port side under the cockpit to commemorate the shoot down. 3. A two tone Gray camouflaged F-6, 19 Squadron, Pakistani Air Force. The aircraft is a late production F-6 with Pakistani modifications including the deletion of the antenna mast under the cockpit and the addition of AIM-9 Sidewinder rails on the outboard wing panels. 4. Bangladeshi F-6, Black 7104. Is armed with seven shot rocket pod and two 200 gallon (760 liter) underwing fuel tanks. It is a late production F-6 with the bullet shaped braking parachute container at the base of the rudder and N-30 cannons without gun gas defectors on the muzzles. 5. Shenyang F-6s of the Commanders School area Swat hills near Sargodha, Pakistan. The plane is armed by AIM-9P Sidewinder infra red homing air-to-air missiles on the outboard wing pylons. 6. Shenyang F6, Pakistan Air Force. 7. Lim 7 (MiG-19 PM Farmer E) of the 28 Pulk Lotnictwa Mysliwskiego (28th Fighter Regiment) Slupsk-Redzikowo, Poland, 1980. Plan is overall Natural Metall. Polish aircrafts did not carry the national insignia on the wing upper surfaces. 8. MiG MiG-19/J-6 Farmer , Czechoslovakia , Aero S-105 No. 0218. 9. MiG-19/J-6 Farmer, Indonesia, No. 1904/F. 10. �l"���"-19/J-6 , China , Shenyang J

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Cessna O-1 Bird Dog 1. L-19A of the 8th Army was used to transport President elect Dwight D. Eisenhower on an inspection trip of Korea in December of 1952. 2. TO-1D carries the high visibility Gloss White end Red scheme used for aircraft that operated over the Arctic or jungle areas. 3. Cessna O-1D " Little Annie Fanny", 199th Reconnaissance Airplane Company, the " Swamp Foxes" Vinh Long, RVN, understand was flown bu Rich Burns. Mid-60s. 4. This shark mouthed O-1D of the 19th TASS was one of the first Air Force Bird Dogs to deploy to Vietnam during July of 1963. 5. Marine Corps OE-2 (O-1C) of VMO-6 based at Chu Lai, South Vietnam during the early 1960s. 6. A number of Air Force O-1s carried three color camouflage schemes that varied from aircraft to aircraft. The Orang identification panels on the wing uppersurface helped attack aircraft spot the O-1. 7. Cessna O-1C, US Marines Corps, BuAer 140100, System Test Division, NAS Patuxent River MD, ca.1965. 8. Cessna O-1D Bird Dog, Cambodian Air Force, s/n 23529 (55-4689),Pochentong Air Base, ca 1972. 9. Cessna O-1E Bird Dog of tHe-112th Liaison Squadron, 23rd Tactical Wing, Bien Hoa during 1966. 10. MAJ Boung used this VNAF O-1A to South Vietnam with his wife and five children. MAJ Boung made the first landing bu an O-1 on an aircraft carrier, landing on USS MIDWAY on 30 April 1975.

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Fiat G.50 Freccia 1. Fiat g. 50 part: 3./jagdgeschwader 108 number: 352 Wiener-Neustadt, 1944. 2. Fiat G.50 bis Part: 352 Squadriglia Phone: 352-2 (MM8978) Libya, 1941. 3. Fiat G.50 bis Part: 352 Squadriglia, 20 Gruppo, 51 Stormo Phone: 352-7 AFB Maldegem, Belgium, Fall 1940. 4. Fiat G.50 Part: 155 Gruppo Autonomo Phone: 351-12 April 1941. 5. Fiat G.50 Part: 20 Gruppo, CAI Phone: 20 (MM5372) Belgium, November 1940 The aircraft carries a typical Italian G.50 camouflage. By car flew commander of the 20th Group Mario Bonsai. The group was part of the Italian Corps, which operated in the neighborhood of La Mashnov winter 1940/1941. 6. Fiat G.50bis Part: 356 Squadriglia, 151 Gruppo Number: 366 Greece, 1942. 7. Fiat G.50 Serie 1 Part: unknown Phone: MM3590 So the plane looked before sending the unit. The aircraft carries the standard camouflage applied at the factory: the upper and side surfaces of the Giallo Mimetico 3 (FS 33434) spotted Verde Mimetico 3 (FS 34102), the lower surface Grigio Mimetico (FS 36293). 8. Fiat G.50 Part of: Grupo 27, Regimiemto Mixto de Africa Espagnol Phone: 1-7 (MM3582) Melilla, Morocco, 1940. 9. Fiat G.50B Serie VII Part: 21.LJ, 11.LS (Lovacka Skupina) No. 3510 Borongay, Zagreb, Croatia, the beginning of 1944. 10. Fiat G.50bis Part 12 Lovacko Jato No. 3502 Of 1942-1943. 11. Fiat G.50bis Number: 8 (c / n.249, MM6197, ex-Croat Air Force No.3505) Former Croatian plane captured guerrillas. 12. Fiat G.50 (2nd series) Part 1 / LeLv 26 Number 2 (FA-15, c / n.4706) Aerodrome Lunkula, June 1941 On the first aircraft of the second series was kept vertical tail early sample. 13. Fiat G.50 Part 1 Gruppo Sperimentale Caccia Aviacion Legionaria No. 1-2 (3586) 14. Fiat G.50 Part 1 Gruppo Sperimentale Caccia Aviacion Legionaria Number: 1-1 Pilot - the commander of the Italian experimental group, Major M.Bonzano. Spain, March 1939. 15. Fiat G.50 bis of 376 Squadriglia, 154 Gruppo Autonomo C.T., Regia Aeronautica. Berat Greece, November 1940.

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Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa 1. Ki-43-IIIa GC II/7, Armee de l'Air (ex 64th sentai) French Indochina, December 1945. 2. Ki.43-III Unit: GC 1/7 "Provence", Armee de l'Air. Serial: A. Po-Chen-Tong, French Indochina, December 1945. 3. Ki-43-I-Hei Unit: 3rd chutai, 50th sentai. Pilot - Sgt Anabuki Satoshi (51 victories, 30 - confirmed), Burma, April 1943. This plane named 'Fubuki' (snow storm), painted in white kanjis in the rudder, was also flown by 1st Lt.Shigeru Nakazaki, in fact, nine of the victories painted in the tail are of him, by this date (January 1943) Anabuki has painted 3 victory circles from a P-40 and a couple of Hurricanes. 4. Ki-43-II.Manchukuo National Military Force Air Corps, Summer 1944.The hieroglyphs on the fuselage are name of company which bought this aircraft. 5. Ki-43 Serial: 8 (B-24034) Communist flying shool in Tunhua, in 1946. 6. Ki-43-II-Otsu Unit: 2nd chutai, 55th sentai Serial: 3 Pilot - Lt.Tomito Toda. Kemaki airfield, Nagoi area, Summer 1944. 7. Ki-43-IIIb Royal Thai Air Force. South China. Thailand Spring 1944. 8. Ki-43-II-Kai. Unit: Indonesian People Security Force Serial: S/42. Djakarta, Java, 1946.

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Curtiss P-40N Warhawk 1. P-40N, 7th Fighter Squadron (49th Fighter Group), Gusap, New Guinea, 1943. The leading edges were white as was the tail. Flown by Major Arland Stanton, seven kills of which three with this P-40N. 2. P-40N, serial number 42-23736 from a non-identified training unit in the USA, 1943. 3. P-40N, 18th Fighter Squadron (51 st Fighter Group) China, summer 1944, flown by 1st Lt Carl E. Harby. 4. P-40N, 8th Fighter Squadron (49th Fighter Group), Mailian, New Guinea, end of 1943, flown by Capt. Robert H. Wright. The white for the theatre of operations has been transferred to the leading edges of the wings. 5. P-40N, 8th Fighter Squadron (49th Fighter Group), Gusap, June 1944. Flown by Lt. Marion Felts. This plane had its original olive drab removed after an accident and subsequent repairs; it only kept the yellow 45 on the green background. the tail is white which continues under the American roundel for better visibility. 6. P-40N, 7th Fighter Squadron (3rd Fighter Group), Laohow, China, January 1945, flown by Wang Kuang Fu, a veteran of C.L. Chennault's American Voluneer Group, and an ace of the Chinese Air Force, with 6.5 victories. 7. P-40N, P-11249, 8th Fighter Squadron (3rd Fighter Group), Liangshan, China, Raymond L. Callaway, six confirmed kills, one probablle and one aircraft damage. 8. P-40N, 89th Fighter Squadron (80th Fighter Group) Assam, India 1944. 9. P-40N, 8th Fighter Squadron (49th Fighter Group) Kalamazoo, Guadalcanal, in 1943, flown by Ernie Harris, unit commander, 10 kills on P-40 and the first ace in the Pacific to reach this score on this type of machine. 10. P-40N, 7th Fighter Squadron (49th Fighter Group) New Guinea 1943. 11. Curtiss P-40N Warhawk Kittyhawk Mk.lV, No 122 Squadron RAF, flown by Flight Sergeant G.F. Davis Cutella, Italy, April 1944.

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Sukhoi Su-24 1. Su-24 "Fencer-C" Unit: 735th BAP, Soviet AF. Serial: 10. Karshi airfield. The aircraft equipped with OFAB-250-270. 2. Su-24 "Fencer-C" Unit: 149th GvBAP, Soviet AF. Serial: 40. Crew: Sub.Col.V.A.Markin, Cpt.A.Saveliev. Typical load of FAB-500M-62 bombs. Aircraft of 149th GvBAP flew missions to Afghanistan in 1984 from Kokaidy and Khanabad in 1988-1989. 3. Su-24 "Fencer-C" Unit: 149th GvBAP, Soviet AF. Serial: 42 Karshi airfield, October-December 1988. The aircraft equipped with FAB-1500M-46 bombs. Aircraft flew missions over Afghanistan. 4. Su-24M Unit: 143rd BAP, Soviet AF. Serial: 20. Kopet-Nari. 5. Su-24 M the air force of Russia, the Krasnodar military of the United flight and technical College, summer 1993. The paint scheme has provided V. P. Pupkov. 6. Su-24M Unit: 455th BAP. Serial: 29. Voronezh, 2002. 7. Su-24M Serial: 44 . 4th trainer center, Lipetsk, 2002. 8. Su-24MK Serial: 24246. Circa 1991. 9. Su-24MK Unit: 72 Sqn, IRIAF. Serial: 3-6810 Shiraz AB. 10. Su-24MK Serial: KX-88. 11. Su-24M Unit: 455th BAP, 16th VA. Serial: 26 Bunchuk airfield, Voronezh. On 28th April 1998. 45th anniversary on 455th BAP. Note: advertisement stick Pepsi-Cola on the radar cover. On 29th May 1998 16th VA was disband.

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Hannover CL.lll/llla 1. Hannover CL.III. Unit/Location: Sonderkommando Vogel, France, March/April 1918. Code:16050/17, White S Pilot & Observer: unknown Background: "Sonderkommando Vogel" was a special purpose unit, operating with different planes in France in the spring of 1918. The time must have been end of March, at least beginning of 1918, because while the Hannover had their new. Balkenkreuz-insignias painted on, other planes still carried the Eisernes Kreuz. All planes carried a big white "S" on both sides of the fuselage, followed by a small "onderkomando" (written with only one "m"!). 2. Hannover CL.III. Unit/Location: FA(A) 286b, France, 28.05.1918. Code:16020/17, Yellow 1. Pilot: Heinrich Fichtbauer Observer: Joseph Herz. Fate: Fichtbauer survived, Herz was killed on 28.05.1918 in this plane. Background: FA (A) 286 was an artillery spotting unit and this plane carried an elaborate "ghost out of the bottle" emblem and still early and broader German Balkenkreuze. 3. Hannover CL.III. Unit/Location: Schlachtstaffel 9, Masny-Sud/France, September 1918. Code:16087/17, White 5 Pilot & Observer: unknown. Background:This plane had a rather long service life, especially when reconsidered to serve in a "Schlasta".Having their early Eiserne Kreuze firstly repainted in broader early Balkenkreuz style and then later even in the final and smaller variant. 4. Hannover CL.IIIa. Unit/Location: FA 46b, France, late summer/autumn 1918. Code:3870/18 Pilot & Observer: unknown. Background: Serving in a Bavarian (hence the suffix "b") Fliegerabteilung (FA), his unit was performed as a pure recon unit. The fuselage band might be centered in black or red. We tend to red, but provide both options as modelers choice. 5. Hannover CL.IIIa. Unit/Location: FA(A) 253, Autremencourt /France, Summer 1918. Code: 2714/18 Pilot: Peter Johannes Observer: Hanns-Gerd Raabe. Background: Artillery ranging FA 253 (hence the additional suffix "A" for artillery) carried individual emblems in black on white discs. Raabe as the observer and "chief of the plane" carried the "Wandervogel"- Emblem, because "Rabe" in German means raven and sounded very similar to Raabe and so a bird was chosen for the individual emblem. 6. Hannover CL.IIIa. Unit/Location: FA(A) 253, Autremencourt /France, Summer 1918. Code: 2???/18 Pilot: Unteroffizier Braunger Observer: Willy Hentschel. Background: Hentschel did chose a black hand as personal emblem as a "stay off me"! This might be a foreseeing measure, because together they scored an air victory on 01.08.1918 to save their lives. The code of the plane is sadly not known, but presumably it is from the 2000/18-batch and we leave it to the modelers to choose "their" number. 7. Hannover CL.IIIa. Unit/Location: FA(A) 295b, Montigny-le-Franc/France, August 1918. Code: 2622/18. Pilot: Johann "Hans" Baur Observer: Georg Hengl. Air victories: Baur: 6 victories (+3 unconfirmed, all together with Hengl), Hengl: 7 + 3 unconfirmed victories (all except one with Baur). Background: Presumably the best known and most successful CL.IIIa. Both crew members survived. Hengl was knighted after the war and had to be called Ritter Georg von Hengl. "Hans" Baur was getting famous in becoming the personal pilot of Adolf Hitler and attaining the rank of Generaloberst of the SS until the end of WW II. He flew many mighty politicians at that time and after WW II spent 10 years in Sibiria as PoW of the Soviets to lose a leg to gangrene. 8. Hannover CL.IIIa. Unit/Location: Schlachststaffel 20, Briey/France, September 1918. Code: 13369/17, White 6 Pilot: Paul Weisser Observer: Wilhelm Scharg. Background: Both were shot down in this plane on 06.09.1918, but survived to end up as POW. Planes of Schlasta 9 wore elaborate white arrows as unit insignias on both sides of the fuselage and numbers before them to show the individual rank in the Staffel. 9. Hannover CL.IIIa. Unit/Location: Schlachtstaffel 20, Thonne-le-Pres/France, 04.10.1918. Code:3892/18, White 4 Pilot: Rudolf Hager Observer: Otto Weber. Background: Another plane of Schlasta 20 that didn't make its way home. The crew was shot down on this very day. While Weber survived to become a POW, Hager died shortly thereafter of the wounds he received. The plane was shot down by American ground fire, but was credited wrongly to Eddie Rickenbacker. 10. Hannover CL.IIIa. Unit/Location: Schlachtstaffel 24b, Oudenaarde/Belgium, October 1918. Code:7005/18, Blue 6. Pilot & Observer: unknown. Background: Presumably as a Bavarian unit (hence the suffix "b"), Schlasta 24b carried its numbers in dark blue inside white diamonds.

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Aero L-29 Delfin 1. L-29. Serial: 104. Air Force Traning College at Barnaul, 1972. 2. L-29. Seria: 08. Zaporozhye, 1996. 3. L-29A "Akrobat". Serial: 0517 (c/n 390517). 4. L-29. Serial: 0105 (c/n.290105). The a/c served with Aviation College at Presov, it bearing emblem of black owl sitting on the yellow crescent. 5. L-29. Serial: 0902 (c/n.490902). Production L-29 of Air Force Training College at Kosice entered service with standard 'Soviet' colour scheme of natural metal finish with red trim and bands. 6. L-29. Unit: VSZ-103. Serial: 0108 (c/n.290108). Military Research an Test Establishment (VSZ-103) at Prague-Kbely. On this a/c was tested special antireflex (low visibility) paint. 7. L-29. Unit: 2.SBoLK. Serial: 2845 (+3404). Malacky AB. 8. L-29RS. Serial: 715 (c/n.792407). Training College at Nan-Chang. 9. L-29. Unit: Pilots and Technical School 'Killian Gyorgy'. Serial: 374 (c/n 591374). Pilots and Technical School 'Killian Gyorgy' at Szolnok, in painting scheme used during early 1970s. 10. L-29. Unit: unknown. Serial: 08. 11. L-29. Unit: GI Training Regiment. Serial: 82. Pleven AB. 12. L-29. Unit: c/n 591233. L-29 c/n 591233 originally operated by 1st Training Regiment received new paint during the overhaul after the service in Nigerian AF, when overhanded to Ghana Air Force in 1989. 13. L-29 Serial: U-510 (c/n 993328). The a/c operated from Entebe Air Force Base. The later Udandian camouflage scheme.

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Bucker Bu-131 Jungmann Bucker Bu.131 Jungmann / 72-350 / 1. Bu.131. Unit: FFS(A)43. Serial: CW+BG (50, W.Nr.483). Backer Bu.131. CW+BC. Werk Nummer 483. was flown by a pupil from FFS(A)43 at Crailsheim (Germany), who landed at Basle, Switzerland, on 14 June 1944, having mistaken the city for Strassburg. Finished in overall RLM 71 Dunkelgrun with RLM 65 undersides, the machine is a classic example of a late-war trainer. It is exceptionally fully marked by virtue of its unit emblem, school number (50) and white outlined Stammkenzeichen fuselage codes and fuselage crosses. The German pilot expressed a preference for internment and the aircraft was consequently flown back to Freiburg by a Swiss pilot. 2. Bu.131B. Unit: LKS7 (Luftkriegsschule-Airwarschool). Serial: CC+NZ (W.Nr.4262). Tulln (near Vienna), Austria 1944. 3. Hauptmann Hans Philippe. Krasnogvardeiskoe, March 1942. 4. Bu.131. Unit: 1/3 Koz Asz (Ace of Hearts). Serial: G-154 Overall Light Grey painting. 5. Bu.131. Unit: III.Kozelfelderito szdzad. Serial: I-333. This overall RLM 02 Grungrau machine served as a trainer, courier and Liaison machine with the Hungarian III.Kozelfelderito szdzad - III Tactical Reconnaissance squadron - whose falcon emblem can he seen on the fuselage. Sole the chevron-style national markings used only until 1st March 1942. The original picture on which this illustration is based does not show the code absolutely clearly, but notes that the serial number is I-333, as shown. This is of interest as it is outside the range of numbers officially allocated to the type. This could mean therefore that the serial is actually I-233. Photographic evidence exists, however, for other out-of- sequence numbers for the type in Hungarian service, possibly indicating that those machines were impressed civilian aircraft. 6. Bu.131. Serial: I-421. The national colours were also painted on the upper and lower surfaces of the elevator. 7. Bu.131. Unit: Comando Aeronautico dell'Albania. Serial: No.947. Tirana, Albania, Autumn 1941. 8. Bu.131. Unit: 1st Pilot School. Serial: 7 4th Air Base Borovo. Late 1943. It has blue outlined Swallow emblem of Pilot School, and School`s internal number '7'. 9. Bu.131. Unit: 1st air base Zagreb, 1943. Light Grey overall painting scheme. Note insignia of the Castle is badge of the 1st air base. 10. Bu.131. Unit: Schweizer Fliegertruppe (Swiss Air Force). Serial: A-4 The aircraft in wartime WWII colours with the flashy colors for German productions airplanes flew in borderland controls. 11. Bu.131. Serial: GD+EU (W.Nr.4497) Aircraft belonged to Luftdienst. On 29th April 1941 it was stolen in Caen by two former French Arme de l'Air pilots and flown to Somerford, England. In use with RAF as DR626.

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Petlyakov Pe-2 1. Pe-2 "Leningrad-Kenigsberg". Unit: 34th GvBAP. Serial: 26. Crew commander is 1st.Lt.N.D.Panasov. Poland, August 1945. 2. Pe-2 (265th series). Unit: 125th GvBAP, 4th GvBAD. Serial: 95 (c/n.7/256). Crew commander: Gv.2nd Lt.Shelikova (woman). Balbasovo airfield, early Summer 1944. 3. Pe-2. The crew of Lt.Ovsyannikov, photographed in August 1945 (probably at Far East Front), flew 107 missions with this Pe-2 on the Leningrad Front. The aircraft decorated with three orders of the Red Banner. Most probably the airplane wore some serial code. 4. Pe-2 (31st series). Unit: BAP, Northern Fleet. Serial: 8. Temporary winter camouflage. Winter 1941-1942. 5. Pe-2 (220th series). Unit: 161st GvBAP, 2nd GvBAK. Serial: c/n.3/220. Crew commander: Gv.Lt.Matveev. On 20th February 1944. 6. Pe-2 Unit: 3rd IAK. Serial: 1. A Petlyakov Pe-2 operated by the 3rd Fighter Air Corps . (IAK - htryebitelniy Aviatsionniy Korpus) in 1943. The emblem of the 3rd IAK (a winged star) is painted on the nose. The camouflage is heavily weathered, especially on engine nacelles and the rear fuselage. Note two small windows on the fuselage side aft the canopy. 7. Pe-2. Unit: 140th BAP. Serial: K. Estonia, 1944. 8. Pe-2. Serial: NS+BA. On 29th January 1944. 9. B-32 (Pe-2FT). Unit: 1.Letka, Bombardovaciho Pluk. Serial: LV-11. Czechoslovak post-war Petljakov Pe-2FT's were painted with Grey-Blue on upper surfaces and with Light-Blue on bellow surfaces. 10. Pe-2 series 1. Unit: 2/PLeLv 48. Serial: A (PE-211). This photo-reconnaissance aircraft was issued to Capt. Jaakko Ranta when he led 2/PLeLv 48 at Onttola in August of 1944.

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Polikarpov U-2/Po-2 Part 1 1. Po-2VS. Unit: 9th GbNBAD. Serial: 28. Mission of Polish rebels supply. September 1944. 2. U-2VS. Unit: 1st AE, 45th GvNBAD. Serial: 7. Pilot - CO of 1st AE, 45th GvNBAD K,Michailenko. Single white stripe means 1st AE (two stripes 2nd AE, three - 3rd AE). 3.Po-2VS. Unit: 23rd GvNBAD. Serial: 1. 4. U-2. Serial: 80. Engelsk flying school. July 1932. 5. U-2VS (LNB). Unit: 242nd NBAD. Serial: 5. Pilot - Hero of the Soviet Union Popova Nadezhda Vasilievna (852 combat missions). 6. U-2. Unit: 2nd Numberless Regiment, 46th ZAP. Serial: 9. July 1943. Aircraft were produced at Kazansky factory. 7. U-2. Unit: 399th Separate Liaison Regiment, 3rd VA. Serial: 13. 3rt Byelorussian Front, Konigsberg direction, February 1945. 8. U-2SP (PS-3). Unit: 62nd Guards air regiment of GVF. Serial: 9. Winter 1943-1944s. 9. Po-2VS. Serial: 6 Academy of Air force, Monino, 1945. 10. S-2. Unit: Separate transport-medical regiment, 4th VA. Summer 1944. 11. U-2. Serial: 5. Two-colour camouflage. This aircraft was found by Germans in Summer of 1941. 12. U-2VS (LNB). Unit: 46th GvNBAD. Serial: 2 13. U-2. Unit: Normandie-Niemen. Serial: 10. The liaison aircraft, Monastirchina, September 1943. 14. U-2. Unit: 235th ShAP, 264th ShAD. Moldova airfield, 1944. On 17.45 of June 21st, 1944 this a/c piloted by Hero of the Soviet Union Vinogradov I.N. 15. Po-2 Unit: 889th NBAP. Serial: 4. Wysoche-Bartosh, Poland, October 9th, 1944. 16. U-2. Serial: 1. This a/c was captured by Finns at Karelia on December 20th, 1939. 17. U-2 "Menzhinskiy". Unit: aeroclub of the No.39 factory. Serial: 1. Middle of 1930's. 18. U-2 "Basneft" Serial: SSSR-Kh5. Limousine Basneft (Bashkirsaya neft' = Bashkirian Oil). Middle of 1930's. 19. U-2. Unit: V.P.Chkalov. Serial: SSSR-Che4. The personal mount of the Valeriy Pavlovich. Chkalov, presented by Narkomat (Ministry) for Heavy Industry. Circa 1937.

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Dassault_Mirage F.1 Part 1 1. Mirage F.1CG Unit: 342 MPK, 114 PM. Serial: 105 (c/n 59). Mirage F.1CG '105', basically as delivered to the EPA, in 1978, albeit with the badge of the 342 MPK applied on the fin. Only two Mirages are known to have carried this bade: except '105' the other was '113'. 2. Mirage F.1EQ-1 Unit: 92nd FS, IrAF. Serial: 4010 belonged to the first batch of 16 F.1EQs supplied to Iraq between April and October 1981, where it entered service with the 92nd FS. The unit suffered extensive losses during the first series of engagements with IRIAF F-14s, most of which occurred in December 1981 inside the Kuwaiti airspace! 3. Mirage F.1EQ-5. Part: IrAF. Number: 4578 It is believed that the Iraqi Mirages F.1EQ-5, equipped with Cyrano IV-M radar and AM.39 Exocet anti-ship missiles, turned out to be the 'star' of the tanker war. However, these machines suffered heavy losses in 1988. 4. Mirage F1EQ-4: Iran Air Force. Serial:3-6205, first flight in IRIAF service, 1993. 21/01/2012 5. Mirage F1EQ6 - Iran - Air Force. Serial:3-6210. Tehran - Mehrabad International (THR / OIII) Iran - February 28, 2013. 6. Mirage F.1CE. Unit: Escuadron 141 "Patanes", Ala de Caza 14, Ejercito del Aire. Serial: 14-15 (C.14-15). Spain was one of the first export users of the Mirage F.1, ordering 15 Mirage F.1CE interceptors in 1972. All of Spain's 73 Mirages are assigned to the Ala de Caza 14 (Fighter Wing 14). 7. Mirage F1CE of Escuadron 141 (Ala de Caza 14) of Spain's Ejercito del Aire based at Albacete, and (left) the emblem of Ala 14. The Mirage F1CE is scheduled to remain in service with the Air Combat Command (MACOM) of the Fuerza Aerea throughout the 'eighties. 8. Mirage F.1CZ. Unit: 3 Sqn, SAAF.Serial: 206. AFB Rundu, 1987. Piloted by Capt. Arthur Piercy during a dogfight against MiG-23, it was damaged and forced landed. Pilot seriously wounded hard after ejection and paralyzed. 9. Mirage F.1CH. Unit: Escadrille de Chasse "Assad", Al Quwwat Aljawwiya Almalakiya Marakishiya. Serial: 127 Sidi Slimane AFB, Morocco, 1980. 10. Ecuador - Air Force Dassault_Mirage F1JA FAE803. Guayaquil - Jose Joaquin de Olmedo (Simon Bolivar) (GYE / SEGU) Ecuador - October 14, 2010.

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Mikoyan MiG-29 "Fulcrum" 1. MIG-29 (9-12) part: 1-I AE, 120 8th IAP, 23-I WA, ZabVO number: 01 (p/n 2960515803), 1998, Domna Airfield. 2. MIG-29 (9-13) part: 2 Squadron 'Moscow ', 115th GvIAP number: 44 SOVIET AIR FORCE base near the city of Termez, near the Afghan border, Uzbekistan 1990. 3. MIG-29ub (9-51) part 2: AE, I-120th GvIAP, 14 Army Air Force and air defence number: 75 (c/n. 50903026969), 1999, Domna Airfield. 4. MiG-29 k Part: not available number: 311 First deck flying machine. 29 anchors with the star on the left side on landings-September 1, 1990. 5. MiG-29 (9-13) 290-series Number: 51 MiG-29 (9-13) 290 Series, vol. 1990. BN 51, Russian Air Force, Boris Gleb. In February 2000, the aircraft, together with the other side (the MiG-29 BN 47 and 23, and the MiG-29UB b.n.70) was transferred to the training regiment in Borisoglebsk (2 AE 120 IAP, a / d Domna), is at the time of a structural subdivision of Armavir Military Aviation Institute. As a result, once the reform of military educational institutions in 2002 established a single Summer Institute - Krasnodar VAI named Hero of the Soviet Union, AK Serov, which consisted of Armavir and Balashov Military Aviation Institute and Sts Training Center, 2001-2002 years. board 51 among others 'Borisoglebsk' 29's was transferred to Yerevan, where he continued his further service. The aircraft is depicted as of August 2001. 6. MIG-29 (9-13) part: not available number: 44 AA Ukraine, Gostomel airport, August 1992. 7. MIG-29 (9-13) part 40: wing number: 35 Vasilkov. 8. MIG-29ub part: 3 FS, 2 TW number: 61 Crimea, Kirov airbase, 1995. 9. MIG-29 "Kis" part: Orlik 2, PKW number: 4120 Estonia, 2008 g. PKW. 10. MIG-29 of the 31Sk Wing: 31/1 Sqn number: 6930 Airbase Fajrford. RIAT-98, 1998. 11. MIG-29ub : Polku Lotnictwa Mysliwskiego "Warszawa" Room: 15 base of Minsk-Mazowiecki. A similar camouflage are: 42. 12. MIG-29 Parts:? Sqn, IrAF number: 29060 Habbaniyah Airbase, 1990-1991 . 13. MIG-29 (9-13) number: 19.

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Battle of France. 1940. Part-2 1. Caudron CR.714 C1. Unit: GC I/145 "Warsaw" (Polish), Armee de l'Air. Serial: 2 (I-204, N14, c/n 8546). Aircraft was flown by Polish volunteer group at Dreux. The Group's pilots downed several German aircraft in June 1940. The French fuselage roundel was partially overpainted by an incomplete Polish national insignia. 2. Caudron CR.714 C1. Serial: 8. Unit: 1 Escadrille, GC I/145 "Warsaw" (Polish), Armee de l'Air. Pilot - ppor.Eugeniusz Fiedorczuk. Villacoublay, May 1940. 3. Caudron CR.714 C1. Unit: 1 Escadrille, GC I/145 "Warsaw" (Polish), Armee de l'Air. Serial: 13 (I-207, N17, c/n 8549). Pilot - ppor.Boleslaw Gladych (Polish). Villacoublay, France, May 1940. 4. Caudron CR.714 C1. Unit: 2 Escadrille, GC I/145 "Warsaw" (Polish), Armee de l'Air. Serial: 7. Pilot - por.Zdzislaw Zadrozinski. Dreux, June 1940. 5. Caudron CR.714 C1. Unit: 2 Escadrille, GC I/145 "Warsaw" (Polish), Armee de l'Air. Serial: 10 (I-201, N11, c/n 8543). Pilot - pilot.kpr.Andrzej Niewara (Polish). Dreux, France, 8th June 1940. 6. Caudron CR.714 C1. Unit: 1 Escadrille, GC I/145 "Warsaw" (Polish), Armee de l'Air. Serial: 2. Pilot - ppor.Jerzy Godlewski. Circa 1940. 7. Caudron CR.714 C1. Unit: 2 Escadrille, GC I/145 "Warsaw" (Polish), Armee de l'Air. Serial: 3, Pilot - krp.Ernest Watolski, Villacoublay, June 1940. 8. Caudron CR.714 C1. Unit: 2 Escadrille, GC I/145 "Warsaw" (Polish), Armee de l'Air. Serial: 13, Pilot - por.Boleslaw Gladych (Polish). Villacoublay, France, May 1940. 9. Caudron CR.714 C1. Unit: GC I/145 "Warsaw" (Polish), Armee de l'Air. Serial: 6 (I-217, N27, c/n 8559). Lyon-Brone, France, May 1940. Finally it was captured by Germans. 10. Curtiss H-75A-1 N 1 (X8000) Serial: 4. Unit: 3 Escadrille, GC II/5, Toul- Croix-de-Metz May 10, 1940.

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Mitsubishi Ki-21 Sally 1. Ki-21-Ib, 7th Group, 2nd Squadron, Malaya 1942. 2. Ki-21-llb of the 3rd Dokuritsu Hikotai, Imperial Japanese Army Air Force. The aircraft, with dorsal turret removed and stripped of all armament, was one of nine despatched on a commando mission against the American-held Yontan airfield on Okinawa on 24th May, 1945. 3. Ki-21-Ia 60th Sentai, 2nd Chutai, and used to fly with this appearance over Manchuria in 1939. 4. Ki-21-llb, 98th Group, 2nd Squadron, during operations against Calcutta, India, December 1943. 5. Ki-21-ll Ko (a) 22nd Hikoshidan, Shurebu Displaying field applied camouflaged Green patches, this aircraft was operated by the 22nd Wing Head Quarters and was based in Formosa during 1945. 6. Ki-21-llb 5 Hikoshidan. Based in Japan this aircraft bears the markings of the Head Quarters painted in White on the tail. Camouflage was applied with a brush covering the fuselage and upper surfaces. 7. Ki-21-ll Otsu, 14th Sentai, South Pacific, July 1944. 8. Ki-21-ll Ko(a) 81 Sentai 1 Chutai. Despite primarily using the Dinah some 'Sally' were used including this one. During 1943 81Sentai were based at Lakunai, New Britain. Painted with an uneven application of Green over the fuselage and upper surfaces. 9. Ki-21-l Otsu b 105 Kyoiku Hiko Rentai. Wearing only the national insignia on the wings, the tail bears the markings of the 105 Kyoiku Hiko Rentai Training Unit which in 1941 was based at Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. 10. Ki-21-ll Ko (a) 62 Sentai 1 Chutai. Only the undersides of this aircraft were not painted in Green all other areas had an even application of paint. 62 Sentai became part of the 5th Hikoshidan in Tailand in January 1942. 11. Ki-21-l Ko (a) 60 Sentai 2 Chutai Painted in JAAF Green and JAAF Khaki this scheme was worn during 1938 whilst the type were operating in Manchuria. 12. Ki-21-l Otsu (b) 60 Sentai 2 Chutai Green camouflage pattern sprayed over Light Green and presumably applied in the field. This unit supported the invasion of Singapore in January 1942.

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Lockheed U-2/TR-1 1. Lockheed U-2R s/n 68-10331,of the 6th Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron, 9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, based at Osan Air Base, South Korea. 2. Lockheed TR-1A, s/n 80-0182 Note Bulldog insignia carried on fin. 3. Lockheed U-2R, s/n 68-10338, possibly serving with the 9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing. Beale AFB. 4. Lockheed TR-1B, s/n 80-1091. The Q-bay was occupied by the second cockpit on this variant. Earlier TR-1B'swere white overall. 5. Lockheed U-2A, NACA-320. This is actually the prototype, as it appeared in February, 1957. The purpose of the NACA, (later to become NASA),markings was purely a cover-up exercise. The aircraft is shown as it appeared in the first officially released photograph of the U-2. 6. Lockheed U-2A, NASA 55741. 7. Lockheed TR-1A, c/n 80-01074. 8. Lockheed U-2R Senior Span, 68-10338. 9. Lockhed TR-1A , 80-01099. 10. Lockheed TR-1A , 80-01084.

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