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Hawker Hart Detail set & Decal (Egypt Service) (designed to be used with AZ Model kits)

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Hawker Hurricane Mk.I Finnish Pt.III (designed to be used with Sword, AZ Model, Revell, Airfix and Hasegawa kits)

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Hawker Hurricane Mk.I in Belgian service (3) Nos 30, 33, 39 1940 inc resin wheels (designed to be used with Airfix kits)

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Re-printed! Finnish Curtiss-Hawk H-75 Hawks (over Karelian Sky 6) CU-504; CU-505/5; CU-552/2; CU-553/3; CU-558/8; CU-560/0 Olive green and olive green/dark green camouflage schemes with yellow trim

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SOUTHEAST ASIA Grumman INTRUDERS (2) USN A-6A, A-6B, & KA-6D Intruders in the Vietnam War Five Navy squadrons are covered on this 1/72 decal sheet with multiple options for each squadron: VA-165 and VA-196, tied for the most A-6 Intruder Vietnam combat cruises (five each); VA-65, including the experimental 1966 camouflage trials and the ill-fated 1967 Forrestal cruise; VA-75 with coverage of their third and final deployment to Vietnam; and lastly, VA-95 that supported the naval mine clearing Operation End Sweep along the North Vietnamese coast under the Paris Peace Accords in 1973. [Decals released July 2024] For Trumpeter 1/72 A-6A Intruder VA-65 Tigers - USS Constellation (1966), USS Forrestal (1967), & USS Kitty Hawk Models (1968/69) VA-75 Sunday Punchers - USS Saratoga (1972-73) VA-95 Green Lizards - USS Coral Sea (1973) VA-165 Boomers - USS Ranger (1967-68), USS Ranger (1968-69), USS America (1970), & USS Constellation (1971-72) VA-196 Main Battery - USS Constellation (1968-69), USS Ranger (1969-70), USS Enterprise (1971-72), & USS Enterprise (1972-73) Full airframe data/stencils provided for one aircraft; however, additional data/stencil sheets are also available to purchase separately, see 72-011.

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Hawker Hurricane in the USSR Decal with opportunity make 71 marking variations of Hawker Hurricane aircraft of all modication from VVS RKKA. Includes three full stencil set for aircraft. Including two big size decals and 12-pages big size instruction.

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Hawker Hunter F.Mk.4/Mk.6 New Fokker built Hunter FMk.4/6. KLu/RNethAF. By L. Boerman. G.Boxem. T.van Kampen 58 pages FC with many profiles of this famous aircraft [F.4 F-6]

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Curtiss P-40s of the A.V.G. 1st and 2nd Pursuit Squadron Four interesting and colorful Hawk 81-A2 aircraft (the export version of the P-40B/C) appear on this sheet. #3 Serial Number: P-8103 Pilot: Dick Rossi 1st Pursuit Sqn. #21 Serial Number: P-8182 Pilot: Greg "Pappy" Boyington 1st Pursuit Sqn. Note non-standard camouflage pattern on mid-port fuselage forward of cockpit. Fuselage numbers have faded to a Grey color. Included are fresh White decals should an earlier version be required. Note non-standard simplified unit insignia. #47 Serial Number: P-8127 Pilot: Bob Layher/John Petach 2nd Pursuit Sqn. #48 Serial Number: P-8134 Pilot: David Lee "Tex" Hill 2nd Pursuit Sqn. Note the provisional details of the "Panda Bear" applied to the left fuselage side is based on views of the starboard side and interviews with the pilot.

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Grumman E-2C+ Hawkeye SPACE set - 3D waterslide decals and STEEL PE parts. 1/72 (designed to be used with Heller kits)

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Japan, Army Test Center 1/72 nd size A7 (having one Martin Type 166) You may do these aircraft, tried by the Army Test Center (with the corresponding insigna): Martin 166 N°5121 WH-3 Martin 139 N°523 WH-2 (you have to procure the roundels) Hawker Hurricane Mk.IIb (probably not Mk I as written on the sheet) Boeing B-17E (only the Army Test Center insigna is given)

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Hawker Sea Fury / Baghdad Fury ( 7 ) * Egyptian Air Force very first Sea Fury (ex. G-AKRY) in sand & brown desert camouflage and with attractive personal markings, used in combat during the first Palestine War in1948, * Egyptian Air Force in aluminium overall, used in combat against Israeli forces in the Sinai on 30 and 31 October1956, * Iraqi Air Force in sand & brown desert camouflage, based in Egypt and later transferred to the REAF, used in combat during the Palestine War in 1948, * Iraqi Air Force in sand & brown desert camouflage and special markings, in 1955, * Pakistani Air Force target tug in sand & brown desert camouflage and high-viz black/yellow striped undersides, in 1960, * Pakistani Air Force in dark green & ocean grey camouflage, in 1957, * Moroccan Air Force ( former Iraqi a/c) in sand & brown desert camouflage.

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BACK IN STOCK!!! Duke Hawkins: The Sepecat Jaguar. With 8 additional pages showing the aircraft in action and 2 pages on the Jaguar M, the navalised version of the Jaguar. A close up at the Jaguar, in service with the RAF, Armee de l'Air and Indian Air Force with over 250 photographs in 84 pages. Size: 240 mm x 240 mm, high quality paper. Every detail of the airframe, cockpit, maintenance and action photograpy, covering all the types, including the maritime version of the IAF Jaguar! [Gr-1/Gr.2]

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Duke Hawkins: Panavia Tornado 116 pages, with over 330 photos

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Dassault_Mirage F.1 The Tenth book in the Duke Hawkins series covers the Dassault_Mirage F1. It is an 84 page book, showing the aircraft both in action and in detail. A complete walk-around, a closer look at the cockpit (several versions, single-seat and two-seat), an extensive look at the landing gear, avionics bay on top of the aircraft, engine, nozzle, and more. It includes some great action as well, with Mirage F1s during exercises and in war conditions. This book will also be in a limited edition box from Special Hobby, which includes two 1/72 scale kits; a single seat and a two-seat Mirage F1.

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BAE Hawk 116 page book on the BAE Systems Hawk T.1 and T.2. This book is the result of some extensive visits to RAF Valley and includes every part of the aircraft, combined with truly spectacular action photography of the different versions of the jet trainer. The cockpit chapter includes the prototype version, T.1 and T.2 and a very close look at the ejection seat out of the aircraft. An impressive 20 page chapter shows every detail of the aircraft in maintenance, with open spine, open avionics bays and even the jet with the wings removed. Included are a lot of jets from the RAF, but also from the air forces of Finland, Australia, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Switzerland, South Africa,

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Hawker Tempest Mk.V cockpit interior/instruments 3D-Decal (designed to be used with Airfix kits)

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Hawker Hurricane Mk IIC cockpit interior/instruments (3D- Printed decals) (designed to be used with Arma Hobby kits)

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Hawker Sea Fury FB.11 - cockpit interior/instruments 3D-decals (designed to be used with Trumpeter kits)

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Gulf War Part One - Blackburn/Hawker-Siddeley Buccaneer 1991 - 2016 '25th Anniversary Edition Gulf War Blackburn Buccaneers 1991. Includes 6 aircraft from Operation Granby. Sky Pirates flags, Scotch Whiskey names, nose art serials and codes and stencilling where appropriate. All desert pink camouflage. XV863 'S' 'Sea Witch' 'Debbie' 'Tamnavoulin'. XX885 'L' - 'Hello Sailor' 'Caroline' 'Famous Grouse'. XX901 'N' - 'The Flying Mermaid' 'Catherine' 'Glen Elgin'. XX895 'G' - 'Lynn' 'JAWS' 'Glen Fiddich'. XX530 'E' 'Glenmorangie' Sky Pirates. XX352 'U' 'Tamdhu' Sky Pirates. The sheet includes comprehensive Buccaneer Stencil and Data information, although used on the 'Operation Granby' Buccaneers as it was painted over with desert pink, most other schemes carried this information and we are sure the modeller will find it is a very useful addition to the sheet. [Blackburn/Hawker-Siddeley Buccaneer S.2B]

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Pre & Early WWII Serial and Cocarde Markings, 1938 - 1940. This set of Decals provides under-wing and fuselage serial numbers along with fuselage and wing markings for the early fabric wing Hawker Hurricane MKI. The serials can also be used on Spitfire, Gloster Gladiator, Hawker Fury, Hind etc. and Blenheim light bomber. This style of marking was used up till the Dunkirk evacuation just before the Battle of Britain period when large under-wing serials were long gone and underside colour was standardised(!) as 'Sky' on RAF Fighter Command aircraft. Gas-patch markings are also included, usually carried on the upper port wing where the pilot could easily see it, the idea being it would change colour if exposed to gas, which was thankfully never used

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WWII Hawker Typhoon " Tempest Full Colour 3D Seat Belt decals. (designed to be used with Airfix kits)

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Bae Hawk T1 - 3D Full colour Instrument Panels - (designed to be used with Airfix.

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Hawker Hurricane Mk.I over Romania (designed to be used with Hasegawa, Airfix and Heller kits)

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Building The Harrier. Model Aircraft Extra #5 Building the Harrier The iconic Hawker-Siddeley Harrier was the first of the so- called Harrier 'Jump Jet' series. It was developed in the 1960s as the first operational close-support and reconnaissance fighter aircraft with vertical/short take-off and landing (V/STOL) capabilities, and the only truly successful V/STOL design of the many that arose in that era, and at its heart was the innovative Rolls-Royce Pegasus engine with its thrust vectoring nozzles. The Harrier was developed directly from the Hawker Siddeley Kestrel prototype aircraft, following the cancellation of a more advanced supersonic Hawker Siddeley P.1154. Originally said to be 'unable to carry more than a matchbox over a football field' the Harrier matured into one of the most potent warplanes of its generation. The RAF ordered the Harrier GR.1 and GR.3 variants in the late 1960s, as well as T.4 trainers versions, and it was also exported to the United States as the AV-8A and TAV-8A, for use by the US Marine Corps as well as the Spanish Navy in the 1970s. Spain sold seven single-seat and two twin-seat Harriers to Thailand in 1998. The Sea Harrier FRS.1, which shot to fame during the Falklands War, was designed to fill the strike, reconnaissance and fighter roles for the Royal Navy, and the innovative use of a 'ski jump' allowed the aircraft to take-off from a short flight deck with a heavier loadout than otherwise possible. After the Falklands War, the Sea Harrier was upgraded to the F/A2 standard and featured the Blue Vixen radar and carried the AIM-120 AMRAAM missile. The Indian Navy was the only other user of the Sea Harrier aboard their aircraft carriers INS Vikrant and INS Viraat. The BAe/McDonnell Douglas Harrier II was a second-generation of V/STOL aircraft designed for use by the US Marne Corps, RAF and the Royal Navy and continues in service with the USMC as the McDonnell-Douglas AV-8B and TA-V8B trainer and is also in service with the Spanish and Italian Navies. For the RAF, initial deliveries of the Harrier II were designated as Harrier GR.5 and subsequent upgraded airframes were redesignated accordingly as GR.7 and GR.9. The RAF Harriers saw action over Bosnia and Afghanistan before being retired in 2011. Most of the original US Marine Corps McDonnell-Douglas AV-8B 'day attack' aircraft were upgraded to either the FLIR equipped 'Night Attack Harrier' or the more capable radar equipped 'Harrier II Plus' and have participated in support of Operation 'Southern Watch', Operation 'Allied Force'. USMC McDonnell-Douglas AV-8Bs also took part in Operation 'Enduring Freedom' in Afghanistan from 2001, and the aircraft also participated in the Iraq War in 2003, acting primarily in support of USMC ground units, and in 2011, they flew in support of Operation 'Odyssey Dawn', enforcing the UN no-fly zone over Libya. This fourth book in the MA Extra Series contains fourteen model builds, colour profiles and scale plans, and will be a must for the Harrier aficionado!

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General-Dynamics EF-111A Raven USAFE 42ECS 66ECW/20TFW RAF Upper Heyford. Choice of thirteen aircraft with striking nose art. BAe Hawk T.1 XX159 1TWU Brawdy 1987 display scheme WAS £3.99. HALF PRICE!!! NOW BEING CLEARED!!! GREAT FOR THE NEW REVELL KIT!!!

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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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Hawker Hurricane Mk.I Battle Of Britain Aces 1. Hurricane Mk.I P3395 JX-B of No 1 Sqn. flown by Flt Lt AV Clowes, November 1940 2. Hurricane Mk.I P3878 YB-W of No 17 Sqn. flown by Plt Off HAC Bird-Wilson, 24 Semember 1940 3. Hurricane Mk.I V7467 LE-D of No 242 San flown by Sqn Lrdr DRS Bader, September 1940 4. Hurricane Mk.I P3901 RF-E of No 303 'Pollsh' Sqn, flown by Fig Off W Urbanowicz, September 1940 5. Hurricane Mk l P2961 LE-A of No 242 Sqn, flown by Flg Off W L McKnight, December 1940 6. Hurricane Mk.llb,HA E, 'Death Warmed Up', flown by P/O Bill Hollis Hallett, No.261 Squadron, March 1942. Hollis was killed together with five other officers when a bomb exploded at the Hotel Point de Vue, Rabat, where many Ta'Qali pilots were billeted 7. Hurricane Mk.I W9145 DX-L of No 24s Sqn, flown by Sqn Ldr JWC Simpson, December 1940 8. Hurricane Mk l, N2359/YB-J, of No17 Squadron based at Debden during the Battle of Britain, September 1940. The winged Popeye motif is carried on the port sidevonly 9. Hurricane Mk.I P2798 LK-A of No 87 Sqn. flown by Flt L11 R Gleed, August 1940

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Curtiss P-40 Part 2 / 72-323 / 1. P-40B. Unit: 78th PS, 18th PG, USAAC. Serial: 300/18P. Based at Bellow Field in the Hawaiian Islands, at the time of the attack on Pearl Harbour, 7th December 1941. 2. P-40C (Hawk 81A-2). Unit: 3rd PS "Hell's Angels", AVG (American Volunteer Group). Serial: 94. This plane was flown by Tommy Haywood, formerly of the USMC who finished his tour of duty with the Flying Tigers with 5.80 kills. Camouflage was dark earth and dark green similar to those of the RAF together with a medium grey, Federal Standards reference 16473. 3. P-40C (Hawk 81A-2). Unit: 2nd PS "Panda Bears", AVG (American Volunteer Group). Serial: 36. Rangoon, Burma, January-February 1942. Flown by Edward Rector, squadron second in command. He finished the war as colonel at the head of the 23rd Fighter Group. With 10.75 kills. 4. P-40C (Hawk 81A-2). Unit: 3rd PS "Hell's Angels", AVG (American Volunteer Group). Serial: 47. China, June 1942. It was flown by Robert T.Smith, one of the most important figures of the Flying Tigers with 8.90 kills. He was an instructor with the Army Air Corps at Randolph Field before joining the group. 5. P-40C (Hawk 81A-2) (P-8134). Unit: 2nd PS , AVG. Serial: 48. Flown by David Lee 'Tex' Hill 11.25 kills with the Flying Tigers. China, 1941-1942. 6. P-40C (Hawk 81A-2). Unit: 1st PS "Adam and Eve", AVG (American Volunteer Group). Serial: 7. Kunming, China, June 1942. Flown by First Squadron Leader Robert Neale, 15.55 kills with the Flying Tigers and the top American ace at the time the group was disbanded. 7. P-40C (Hawk 81A-2). Unit: 1st PS "Adam and Eve", AVG (American Volunteer Group). Serial: 5. Hawk 81A-2 (P-8178 sometimes given as P-8198), 1st Pursuit Squadron (American Volunteer Group) Loiwing China April 1942, flown by the second in command of the squadron, Charles R. Bond, 8 kills with the Flying Tigers. [Kittyhawk/Tomahawk]

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Royal Navy Hawker Hunter 1. Hawker hunter T. Mk.8 XL 580:719 VL of the Air Direction Training Unit, FAA., Yeovilton, September 1970. 2. Hawker hunter T.8 XF 289:738 VL , of Heron Station Flight, Yeovilton, September 1972. 3. Hawker hunter T. Mk 8 C XF 985:811 BY , of 759 Squadron FAA, Brawdy, in the late 1960s. 4. Hawker hunter T. Mk 8 XF 357:634 LM , of 738 Squadron FAA, Lossiemouth, September 1962. 5. Hawker hunter T. Mk 8 XL 584. Flag Office Flying Training, 1967 Also known as the Admiral's Barge' XL 584 was painted in a Roundel Blue over White scheme. Note Rear Admiral's pennant on nose in red and white. 6. Hawker Hunter T.8 WT 772, FRADU, 1975 Light Aircraft Grey overall with areas of Fluorescent Orange-Red (DayGlo). Note Harley light ins.

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Lockheed SR-71 Part-1 1. SR-71 Blackbird 61-7976. 976 was the first SR-71 to be flown on an operational mission; Ed Payne and Jerry O'Malley flew her over Viet Nam on Thursday, March 21, 1968. 22 years later she became the last blackbird to be flown to a museum, when Don Watkins and Bob Fowlkes flew her to the Air Force Museum at Wright-Patterson AFB in Dayton, Ohio, on Wednesday, March 27, 1990. 2. 10 May 1966 First SR-71 #958 delivered to Beale AFB, CA USAF Pilots: Doug Nelson/ Pennington (LSB)(LSW says 4 Apr 1966) On July 27th and 28th, 1976, The United States Air Force celebrated out bicentennial by performing Operation Glowing Speed, which was orchestrated to simply regain absolute speed and altitude records held by the Soviet MiG-25 Foxbat aircraft. SR-71 #17958, on display at the Museum of Aviation near Warner Robins Air Force Base in Georgia, was responsible for record setting flights during Operation Glowing Speed. 3. SR-71 Blackbird, 61-17979 USAF 9th SRW, Night Hawk, 1990. Limited Edition 800 Pieces Worldwide. Aircraft #61-7979 first flew on August 10th, 1967. Over the next 23 years it flew missions with the 9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing from Beale AFB in California and Kadena AFB in Japan. In 1973 it flew six of the nine non-stop operational missions from the US to the Middle East to monitor the Yom Kippur war. Nearing the end of its career, the aircraft was briefly decorated with stunning "Night Hawk" artwork applied to the vertical stabilizers in chalk. 4. SR-71 Blackbird, 61-17970. This aircraft was lost on 17 June 1970 following a re-fueling collision with a KC-135Q (59-1474) tanker. Lt. Col. Buddy L. Brown and his RSO Maj. Mortimer J. Jarvis both ejected and survived the crash. The KC-135 made it back to Beale AFB, California with a damaged refueling boom and aft fuselage. Super Skater crashed into the desert.

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Hawker Typhoon Mk.Ib early 3D-Printed coloured Interior on decal paper (designed to be used with Brengun kits)

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Hawker Hurricane Mk.II family 3D-Printed coloured Interior on decal paper (designed to be used with Arma Hobby kits)

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Hawker Typhoon Mk.IB Late 3D-Printed coloured Interior on decal paper (designed to be used with Airfix kits)

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Curtiss H-75 Hawk/P-36A 3D-Printed & coloured Interior on decal paper (designed to be used with Arma Hobby kits)

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McDonnell F-4M Phantom II FGR.2 XV404 "Tigermeet 1992" 74Sqn. The No 74 (Fighter) Squadron of RAF is one of three founders members of NATO tigermeet. On 1984, on RAF Wattisham, Suffolk, the No 74(F) Squadron reformed with arrival of the 15 Phantom F.3s, the ex-US Navy Phantoms, generally referred to as the F-4J(UK), it's the only RAF unit to fly these aircrafts. These Phantom F.3s were used till 1991, when the squadron was converted with the lasts Phantom FGR.2, being one of the last RAF unit to fly phantoms before been converted to Bae Hawk T.1 from october 1992. The squadron was finally been disbanded on 2000 On september 1992, close to the retirement of Phantom FGR.2s, a mini Tiger was held by No74(F) squadron on RAF Wattisham. For the event, and the retirement of Phantoms, the FGR.2 XV404 was painted with an overall tiger scheme. Sadly it the aircraft looked in perfect flying condition, it never took the airs with that scheme. If this Phantom FGR.2 is known as one of two only fully tiger painted phantoms in history (the other is the german RF-4E 35+76 from AG52 during the Tigermeet'84), the XV404 is also known for its sad end, when it stay for months laid in parts still painted, before being simply scrapped.

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Eurofighter EF-2000A Typhoon. To commemorate the 70th Anniversary of the Normandy Invasion, the Royal Air Force adorned an aircraft from RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire with D-Day invasion stripes in 2014. This aircraft is making its way through the European airshow circuit and pays homage to the crews of the WWII era Hawker Typhoon. This sheet has both 1:32 and 1:72 markings on and is also available as TB72101.

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Hawker Typhoon Mk.Ib (4) JP510 General-Motors FM-A 257 Sqn S/L R.Fokes; DN421 EL-C 187 Sqn Wing D-Day stripes; R8781 SA-H 486 Sqn Sgt K.G.Taylor-Cannon White nose and wing D-Day stripes with white painted over. All in Dark Green/Ocean Grey/Med Sea Grey camouflage; R8925/B Desert camouflage schemes Dark Earth/Mid Stone/Azure Blue

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RAF Norwegian Campaign 1940 - Gloster Gladiator Mk.II & Hawker Hurricane Mk.I https://vingtor.net/downloads/VD_72-153.pdf Gloster Gladiator Mk.II, N5628/HE-B. 263 Sqn., Lake Lesjaskog, April 1940. Gloster Gladiator Mk.II, N5508/HE-F. 263 Sqn., Bardufoss, May 1940. Hawker Hurricane Mk.I, P2652/PO-T. 56 Sqn., Bardufoss, May 1940. The RAF 1940 Norwegian Campaign In April 1940, Royal Air Force deployed No. 263 Squadron to Norway to provide fighter cover for Allied operations. Operating their Gloster Gladiator Mk.IIs from the frozen Lake Lesjaskog in the southern part of the country, most aircraft froze their wheels to the ice during the first night and were unable to take off, becoming were easy targets for German bombers. The following day the 5 remain- ing serviceable Gladiators moved to a new landing ground at Setnesmoen near ...ndalsnes, from where they made a few more sorties until destroyed by their pilots due to lack of fuel. The personnel then returned to Britain. After being resupplied with new aircraft, 263 Squadron returned to Norway two weeks later, this time accompanied by No. 46 Squad- ron with their Hawker Hurricane Mk.Is. Operating from Bardufoss in Northern Norway, the British fighters were now much more suc- cessful. After ten days the two squadrons evacuated and flew their remaining aircraft onto the carrier HMS Glorious. On the way back to Scapa Flow, Glorious, escorted by two destroyers, was intercepted and sunk by the battle-cruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau 200 miles of the Norwegian coast just north of the Arctic Circle. Out of a total of over 1500 men only 41 survived. Gloster Gladiator All Gladiators that served in Southern Norway had the two-bladed wooden propellor. Of the aircraft that were sent to Norrthern Norway there was a mix of two-bladed and three-bladed propellors. All aircraft seem to have had the early non-armoured windshield. Gladiator models The best 1/72 scale kit of the Gloster Gladiator is probably the Airfix kit that was released in 2013 replacing their original kit of 1956 vintage. Other alternatives are kits from Pavla and Hobby Boss. Hawker Hurricane The Hurricanes in Norway in 1940 were a combination of Hawker built and Gloster built aircraft. The Hawker built L-series on this decal sheet had fabric wings and early type antennae post. They had retrofitted external windshield armour plate and seat armour plate. They had dull coloured roundels. The Gloster built P-series had metal wings, late style antennae post and internal windshield armour plate. They had bright pre-war roundel colours on fuselage and wing upper sides applied by Gloster, while lower wing surfaces and fin flashes were all applied after delivery from the production line and were in the dull colours. All aircraft seem to have the de Havilland propeller. Hurricane models Arma Hobby has a large series of model kits of the Hawker Hurricane in 1/72 scale. These are probably the best Hurricane kit in this scale. Their Mk.I includes a metal wing, and is recommended for the P-series serial numbers on this decal sheet. For a L-series fabric wing Hurricane, the Airfix kit No. A02067, released in 2013, is the only option. Although it is a good kit, the wings might be combined with an Arma Hobby fuselage. Decal application The decals have a very thin carrier film and need to be handled with care. Individual decals should be cut out and soaked for a few seconds in lukewarm water. Slide the decal from the paper over to the model's surface without wrinkling. Avoid moving the decal excessively to avoid tearing the film and washing off the adhesive. The carrier film might at first seem rigid and difficult to lay down over complex surfaces, but using decal solutions like Micro Set and Micro Sol will make them snuggle down over detail and make them look painted on when completely dry. For best results, decals should always be applied to a gloss surface. Thanks The decals for both Gladiator and Hurricane are based on research done by Bengt Stangvik.

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Sopwith Pup by Matthew Willis (Hall Park Books Limited) By Matthew Willis The Sopwith Pup, as it is unofficially but universally known, was one of the first true British fighter aircraft, and one of the most significant of the First World War. It played a key part in maintaining control of the skies over the Western Front during and after the RFC's toughest period, Bloody April, 1917. Its superb flying qualities kept it competitive as ever-faster and more powerful opposition appeared, and it played an unglamorous but important role in the defence of the UK against zeppelin and heavy bomber attacks, and was fundamental to the development of ship-based aviation. With the very well-established categories of military aircraft that are familiar today, it is hard to comprehend the world in which the Pup was born, where these clear delineations did not exist. Certainly the idea of the fast, agile single-seat fighter was barely thought of when the Pup's outline was first chalked on the floor of the experimental workshop at Sopwith's Kingston-upon-Thames premises in 1915. The new aircraft was known as the 'Sparrow', was powered by a 50hp Gnome rotary. Test pilot Harry Hawker took the aircraft to Brooklands and amazed trainee RFC pilots by flying it under the bridge across the Byfleet Banking. It was fully aerobatic and capable of a speed just shy of 85mph despite the low engine power. It is unclear whether Sopwith intended the machine to form the basis of a military aircraft but in any event, its performance and handling, even on such low power, must have recommended it for that purpose. The 'Sparrow' therefore became the progenitor of the aircraft that would become the 'Pup'. It was around the time of the prototype's first appearance that the Pup seems to have gained its popular name. Brigadier-General SeftonBrancker, then the RFC's Director of Air Organisation, is reputed to have remarked, on seeing the prototype Scout beside its larger sibling at Brooklands, 'Your 1 Strutter has had a pup!' For all its value as a front line fighting aeroplane, the Pup had a potentially even greater impact on the development of naval aviation; in particular, the sometimes tortuous path of launching aircraft from, and returning them safely to, ships at sea. Moreover, the Pup became one of the more successful operational aircraft in this fledgling area of combat. This is the first WWI title in the series and includes all the usual Warpaint features historical text, modellers glossary, colour artwork by Richard Caruana and a three page colour walkaround by author Matthew Willis.

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Grumman F-14 Tomcat By Charles Stafrace. The US Navy embarked on the VFX fighter programme when it became obvious that the weight, engine and manoeuvrability issues plaguing F-111B, the naval variant of the Tactical Fighter Experimental (TFX), would not be resolved to the Navy's satisfaction. The Navy requirement was for a fleet air defence fighter whose primary role was intercepting Soviet bombers before they could launch missiles against the carrier battle group. The Navy strenuously opposed the TFX, which incorporated the US Air Force's requirements for a low-level attack aircraft that were not required by the Navy. Grumman came up with a solution in the form of their F-14 Tomcat, a supersonic, twin-engine, two-seat, variable-sweep wing aircraft. But what made the Tomcat head and shoulders above all other fighters was its AWG-9 weapons control radar married to the superlative AIM-54A Phoenix air-to-air missile. The Tomcat was all the US Navy required, and the F-111B episode was soon forgotten. The F-14A was the first version of the Tomcat, and it entered US Navy service in 1972 with VF-1 and VF-2 and first deployed overseas on USS Enterprise in 1974, gradually replacing the later versions of the F-4 Phantom on the US carriers' decks. The F-14A served only with one foreign air force, the Imperial Iranian Air Force which, after the 1978 revolution, came to be known as the Iranian Islamic Iranian Air Force. The Tomcat's role in Iran's war against Iraq from 1980 to 1988 is explained in detail. The Iranian, in its locally-improvised versions, is still in service. The F-14A version of the Tomcat inherited not only the AWG-9/AIM-54 system from the ill-fated F-111B but also its troublesome TF30 engine. In the US Navy it was only when the F-14B was re-engined with the more powerful and more reliable F-110-GE-400, as was also the F-14D, that the Tomcat really showed its true potential in the air. The Tomcat went on to serve on all US carriers of the Forrestal and Kitty Hawk Models Class of carriers and on all nuclear powered carriers built until 2006, the year when the Tomcat was retired from service. During the years it spent on deck, the Tomcat, in its F-14A, F-14B and F-14D versions, participated in all US interventions of the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s in the Mediterranean, Middle East and Horn of Africa, and distinguished itself not only as an interceptor fighter, but later also as a ground support and reconnaissance aircraft when the need for these two new roles were needed and when equipped with the LANTIRN and TARPS systems. The Tomcat's story was immortalised by the Hollywood production that made 'Tomcat' and 'Top Gun' household names, but in real life the Tomcat was truly a confirmed 'MiG-killer' and a 'Sukhoi-killer' in encounters with hostile Libyan opposition. Its exit from the US Navy scene in 2006 was a controversial one, as the aircraft was still considered a valuable asset to the fleet. However, its astronomical maintenance hours per flight hours and its ageing systems compared with the newer F/A-18 Hornet worked against it. All this is explained in detail in this new Warpaint title, a 124-page account of America's most famous fighter of recent times, that contains no fewer than 280 photos, ten pages of colour profiles, scale plans, fourteen information tables and a text that give exact details of every squadrons, details of all deployments with carrier, CVW, dates and destination, conversions to later versions, and many other information as now expected from titles by author Charles Stafrace, supported by superb artwork by John Fox.

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Hawker P.1127 (Kestrel) Hawker-Siddeley Kestrel and Harrier Mks 1-4. The Harrier 'Jump-Jet' is now a legend in the history of British Aviation. The most modern version of this classic jet is still in RAF service, but the original Harriers have long since been withdrawn. This latest Warpaint looks at the now retired Harrier Mks.1 to 4, plus the Hawker P.1127 and Kestrel research and trials aircraft that preceded them. The text adds new items of information to this well known story, and there is a large selection of excellent artworks and photographs. The layout conforms to the successful format used for so long by Warpaint.

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RAF 74 (Tiger) Sqn 1918 to 1992 (10) Royal_Aircraft_Factory S.E.5A F8990/R France 1918; Gloster Gauntlet Mk.II K7863 RAF Hornchurch 1939; Supermarine Spitfire Mk.I/Mk.1 K9871 JH-O RAF Hornchurch 4/1939; Supermarine Spitfire Mk.I/Mk.1 K9871 ZP-O 8/1940; Supermarine Spitfire Mk.II P8388 ZP-W `Black Vanities' 1941; Hawker Hurricane Mk.IIB BE698/C Iran 1942; Supermarine Spitfire Mk.VC Tropical version EP814/L Cyprus/Egypt 1943; Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IXe PV144 4D-A Belgium 1944; Supermarine Spitfire Mk.XVIe TB675 4D-V Germany 1945; Hawker Hunter F.4 WV269/H Exercise Vigilant 1957 white tail; McDonnell-Douglas FGR.2 Phantom and Phantom McDonnell F-4J Phantom (UK) All serials for TIGER SQN with large or small Tiger head. 74 Sqn/74 sqn/74Sqn/74sqn/74 Squadron/74squadron

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Hawker Hunter T.7 Two Seaters (20) RAF XL577/82/ES 229 OCU/234 Sqn RAF Chivenor 1960; XL592/93 229 OCU/145 Sqn RAF Chivenor 1960-63; XF321/A 56 Sqn RAF Wattisham 1964 or XF321/TZ 8/43 Sqn/1417 Flt RAF Khormakar Aden 1966; XF321/728 Air Direction Unit RNAS Yeovilton 1972 with hook; XF321 RAE Bedford 1980 Raspberry Ripple; XL566/TW3 8/43/208 Sqns RAF Sharjah 1967; XL566/Y or Z 208 Sqn RAF Muhurraq 1968 or 1970; XL566/86 4 FTU RAF Valley 1979; XL573/WC or /573 237 OCU or 12 Sqn Lossiemouth 1985 or 87; Indian Air Force No 2 Target Tug Flt 2002; 536 ex XF950 141 Sqn Rep of Singapore Air Force 1990s; J-4204 24 Fliegerstaffel Swiss Air Force 1959; No 272 Esk 724 R. Danish Air Force 3 versions 1959 - 1965; No 274 Esk 724 R. Danish Air Force 1974.

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BAe Hawk T.1A 1979-1992 (28) Red/white/grey scheme XX164/164 CFS, RAF Valley 1979; XX314/314/S 4.FTS/151 Sqn RAF Chivenor 1987; Red/white/blue/grey scheme XX164/164 4FTS 1990 or 100 Sqn 1993; Dk.Green/Dk Sea Grey camouflage XX230/129 or XX280/142 or XX195/195 63 Sqn 1979-86; XX197/112 1979 or XX193/193 1991 234 Sqn; XX325/X or XX283/X main and reserve display aircraft flown by Flt.Lt.Simon Meade 1989; XX280/280 79 Sqn RAF Brawdy 1982; Med.Sea Grey/camouflage grey scheme XX193/193 234 Sqn; XX289/289 or XX219/219 19 Sqn Light Blue fins 1992; XX318 234 Sqn Brawdy 75th Anniversary black fin with Welsh Dragon; XX219/219 63 Sqn 1986; XX289/289 63 Sqn black fin 1991 Axe on yellow disc or 1992 yellow axe; XX337/K 151 Sqn 1984 or 92(R) Sqn blue fin 1992; XX197/197 79 Sqn 1983; XX278/278 63 Sqn 1990; XX230 151 Sqn blue fin and XX278 63 Sqn black fin both in RAF Chivenor 50th Anniversary scheme; XX331/CK 100 Sqn 1990; XX329/C 151 Sqn blue fin with owl 1991-2; XX342/2 ETPS Boscombe Down 1990 Raspberry Ripple scheme

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Hawker Hurricane Mk.I Early with fabric wing (12) K5083 Prototype first flown by George Bulman 6/11/35 Brooklands overall silver; L1568/S b Flt 73 Sqn 1938 RAF Digby; L1599/L B Flt 56 Sqn RAF Nth Weald 1938; L1768 GG-K 151 Sqn RAF Nth Weald 1939; L1727 FT-R 43 Sqn RAF Tangmere 1939; L1833 NU-J 85 Sqn RAF Debden 1939; L2039 SD-A S/Ldr Montague Clube CO 501 (County of Gloucester) Sqn Tangmere 1939; L1619 LK-P 87 Sqn 60 Wing Lille/Seclin France 1939; All with 2 blade props. N2358/Z 73 Sqn 67 Wing Advanced Air Striking Force RAF Rouvres, France May/June 1940 red/white/blue rudder stripes; N2319 VY-P 85 Sqn 60 Wing Air Component BEF France flown by Sgt G.Sammy Allard on 10/5/40 when he shot down two He111s, red/white/blue fin flash; Finnish Air Force HC-456 1/Lrntolaivue 30 June 1941; HC-451 Lrntolaivue 10 1941

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Re-printed!! RAF/RN Update 2015 (10) Some very attractive and colourful Anniversary schemes. BAe Hawk T.1A XX240/849 Royal Navy RNAS Culdrose 2014; BAe Hawk T.1A XX327 RAF Centre of Aviation Medicine, Sqn Ldr G Kennedy RAF Boscombe Down; BAe Hawk T.1A XX350 208 Sqn WWI Anniversary Wg, Com N. J. Gatenby/Sq Ldr D. Arlett RFC green tail, RAF Valley Eurofighter EF-2000A Typhoon FGR.4 ZJ925/DXI XI(F) Sqn 100th Anniversary. Wg. Cdr C. Layden with black fin RAF Coningsby; Typhoon FGR.4 ZJ946 EB-A 41(R) TES Sqn Flt Lt D. Forbes RAF Coningsby standard scheme; Typhoon FGR.4 ZK344/H II(AC) Sqn Wg. Cdr R.G. Elliott RAF Lossiemouth standard scheme; Typhoon FGR.4 ZK349 GN-A 29(F) Squadron Flt Lt B. Westoby-Brooks RAF Coningsby in markings carried by Hurricane of 249 Sqn flown by Flt Lt E.J.B.Nicholson VC, the only VC in the Battle of Britain. Typhoon FGR.4 ZK353 /BQ 29(F) Sqn 100th Anniversary. Flt Lt Jonny Dowen with ruby red fin, RAF Coningsby; BAE Panavia Tornado GR.4 ZA461 XV(R) Sqn 100th Anniversary. Wg. Cdr Jon Nixon/Sqn Ldr Conan Mullineux with red fin RAF Lossiemouth; Panavia Tornado GR.4 ZA456 9 Sqn 100th Anniversary. Wg. Com I.J.Sharrocks/Flt Lt A.H.Lock black fin Air Force Marham; [Eurofighter EF-2000A Typhoon]

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