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Soviet assault sapper team. The assault engineer-sapper brigade was created in WWII to storm well defended fortifications and break through the heavy enemy defenses. The abbreviated name in Russian is SHISBR. The first assault engineer brigades were formed in Summer 1943. The brigade consisted of 2.204 soldiers.
Lavochkin LaGG-3 The LaGG-3 of the 66th production series was the last aircraft with a liquid-cooled engine designed by Lavochkin Design Bureau. After making design changes, the maximum speed of the new modification was 591 km/h, that was 25 km/h more than the previous production. The fighter was fitted with one 20 mm cannon and one 12.7 mm machine gun. This version, the most advanced of all LaGG-3 series, was produced at the ...
Polikarpov I-16 type 5. The I-16 Type 5 was the second serial modification of the fighter designed by N.N. Polikarpov. A more powerful M-25 engine was installed in a modified cowl with improved aerodynamics, which increased the speed to 450 km/h, making the I-16 the fastest production aircraft of its time. During the mass production in 1935-1938, more than 2200 planes were built. Taking into account combat and operational expe...
Re-printed!! BAe Jetstream Collection (6)
British Aerospace Jetstream T.2, XX478/CU64/564 of 750 NAS, Royal Navy, based at RAF Culdrose UK, 2009.
Scottish Aviation Jetstream T.2, XX490/CU70/570, of 750 NAS, Royal Navy, based at RAF Culdrose UK, 30 July, 1985.
Scottish Aviation Jetstream T.2, XX475 of Defense Evaluation & Research Agency, based at RAF Cottesmore UK, 2000.
British Aerospace Jetstream 32EP, HS-DCA, of Thailan...
Re-printed!! North-American F-100D Super Sabre/North-American F-100F Super Sabre Two Seat Part 2 (8) North-American F-100F 56-3950 1FDS 413DFW Lt.Col Chuck Yeager 'City of Barstow' George AFB 1958; 48-1227 1961, In August 1959 was the first single engine jet to fly over the North Pole or North-American F-100D Super Sabre 55-3608 'OO-HA', both 416TFS 21TFW Misawa AFB; 56-4002 21 TFW Misawa AFB 1961; 58-18227/CD 524TFS 27TFW Vie...
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Agusta-Westland Merlin (8) CH-101 Mk.518 8192 '92' Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force aboard Antarctic survey vessel 2010 overall FS26076 Engine Grey with orange trim; AW-101 Mk.641 ZR342 UK Test Serial IND05 prior to delivery to Indian Air Force 2012; AW-101 Mk.610 ZR331 MS-21 due for Algerian Naval Forces during trials at RAF St.Mawgan 2011 overall Med Sea Grey; EH-101 Mk.512 M-508 'Rescue 08' ESK 722 R. Danis...
Building the Wingnut Wings Hannover Cl.II Albatros Productions have just published the eighth title in their acclaimed Modelling Special series. For all those serious enthusiasts seeking to get the very best from this excellent kit, WWI aero-historian and author Ray Rimell brings over 60 years of modelling experience to present a truly comprehensive guide for creating a perfect miniature in 54 colourful and inspiring pages.
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Hannover 'Hawa'! Volume 1. Ray Rimell and Harry Woodman present this fresh appraisal of the German Hannover Cl.II/Cl.III series with the first in a special double DATAFILE set. The full wartime history of the aircraft is outlined in this first volume with the aid of over 56 archive photos plus six pages of all-new 1:72/1:48 scale drawings of the Cl.II by Mick Davis. 'Hawa' wing geometry is discussed and there's the first part ...
Messerschmitt Bf-109. When it comes to famous aircraft of the 20th Century, one that is sure to come to the top of the list is the Messerschmitt Bf-109. With a career spanning nearly 20 years and over 30.000 examples of being built the Messerschmitt Bf-109 is probably the most recognised of all the World War 2 fighters. Ironically this German fighter started and ended its life being powered by British engines.
McDonnell F3H Demon. The McDonnell F3H Demon naval fighter is chiefly remembered for the controversial delays and troubles suffered by its jet engine powerplants. The original J40 was a failure and brought the end of the original F3H-1 series but the J71 engine in the revised F3H-2, although not perfect, did help in the development of a decent service aircraft. Begun as an interceptor, Demon was a large and heavy single-seat f...
Vickers Wellesley by Ian White. Created on the drawing boards of the Vickers (Aviation) Company by Barnes Wallis using the geodetic form of construction he devised for Britain's R.100 airship, the Wellesley was designed to fulfil an Air Ministry specification for a reliable, general purpose bomber and torpedo-bomber, that was required to carry a heavy load over long distances. Originally conceived as a biplane, but converted t...
Supermarine Scimitar By Tony Buttler AMRAeS. The Supermarine Scimitar was the first swept-wing, twin-engined, single-seat jet aircraft to serve with the Royal Navy and it was also the last all-new fighter type to be designed and built by Supermarine. It evolved from a straight wing design called the Supermarine Type 508, passed through a swept wing development called the Type 525 and then matured into a service aeroplane. When...
Fairey Battle. British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, said in the House of Commons on 20 August, 1940 - ....'on no part of the RAF does the weight of war fall more heavily than on the daylight bomber'.... . A reflection of what happened in the Low Countries during May/June 1940. The Battle was not mis-used during this debacle. The Air Staff, before the war, had planned against such an attack by Germany through the Low Coun...
Curtiss P-40. Derived from the earlier Curtiss 75 Hawk the P-40 Warhawk was an attempt to update the original design for more modern warfare. Unfortunately the aircraft that first emerged was seriously underpowered, undergunned and suffering from stability problems. Although not an auspicious start for a fighter design the Curtiss engineers and those of Allison, the engine builders, finally resulted in an aircraft that was wor...
Hunting-Percival Pembroke, Prince & Sea Prince 44 pages
The Pembroke originated as a development of an idea sponsored by Lord Brabazon towards the end of World War II, when he chaired a committee whose brief was to assess the civil aviation requirements after the end of hostilities, and recommended several specifications for civil aircraft required to keep Britain ahead for both home and export sales. A twin-engined transpo...