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North-American T-6 Texan
Congo; T-6G 21 Sqn Force Arianne Congolaise, Central Gov. Force Leopoldville, Congo 1964. Flown in support of Mike Hoareis 5 Commando.
Belgium; Harvard III, H-19 flown by Col. Louvignies from Kamina, Belgian Congo 1953-60. Up to 1962 flown from Ruanda-Urundi.
Portugal; The FAP was the biggest user of Texans/Harvards for the liberation movements in her African colonies in the early 1960's. All s...
Saunders-Roe SR-A1 the worlds first jet powered flying boat with decals for 3 'What-if?' Korean War era paint schemes.
US Navy 12011 VF-11 Red Rippers
Royal Australian Navy WH 511
British Fleet Air Arm WZ270, 201E
Includes paint masks by Art-Scale for the wheels, canopy and the USN fuselage 'arrow' markings.
Includes cockpit instruments (3D-Printed) by Kits-World.
Three construction options;
1, The inside of the fusela...
Saunders-Roe SR-A1 the worlds first jet powered flying boat. With decals for all 3 of the aircraft that were built.
Includes paint masks by Art-Scale for the wheels, regular canopy and also the prototype canopy. The mask can be used on either canopy.
Includes cockpit instruments (3D-Printed) by Kits-World.
Three construction options;
1, The inside of the fuselage is marked so you can saw the lower section off to make a wa...
Boeing CH-47 Chinook In Worldwide Service (23)
Boeing CH-47D Chinook A15-202 'Good As Gold' of C Squadron, 5th Aviation Regiment, Australian Army Aviation, based at RAAF Townsville, Australia, 2016.
Boeing CH-47F Chinook A15-301 of C Squadron, 5th Aviation Regiment, Australian Army Aviation, based at RAAF Townsville, Australia, 2022.
Boeing CH-47DG Chinook ES923 of 4th Army Aviation Battalion, Hellenic Army Aviation, based ...
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...
Curtiss SB2C Helldiver Warpaint Special No.7 116 Pages
The Curtiss SB2C Helldiver was one of those aircraft that was either loved or hated- there was no middle ground. Forged in a hurry for the forthcoming war the Helldiver was designed in a hurry, built by mostly by under skilled personnel while being bombarded by the customer with their extra changes and demands. Even under this pressure Curtiss managed to produce a prot...
Grumman TBF Avenger. No. 87 in the Warpaint series
by Charles Stafrace
Without doubt the Grumman Avenger was the most successful torpedo-bomber of the Second World War, and certainly one of the wartime aircraft that could most sustain punishment and yet make it back to base. Built by both Grumman under its TBF designation and by Eastern Division of General Motors under the TBM designation, no less than 9,837 examples were c...
Grumman F6F Hellcat. Even before Pearl Harbor the U.S. Navy realised that it would be hard for its existing fighters, the F2A Buffalo and F4F Wildcat, to deal with Japan's shipboard fighters, especially the A6M Zero. The situation was such that in June 1941 the U.S. Navy placed orders with Grumman 's 'Iron Works' for the F6F Hellcat before the first prototype had even flown. It was the right decision for Grumman 's new fighter...
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...
Handley Page Night Bombers 0/100, 0/400 & V/1500 Author: W.A. Harrison
By William Harrison
The Handley Page 0/100, 0/400 and V/1500 were the first true heavy bombers of the Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force during the First World War, giving Britain the long-range striking power needed for strategic bombing deep into Germany. Designed initially with a 114ft wingspan (later 100ft), folding wings, armour protection an...
Hawker-Siddeley 748 & Andover in Military Service. Author Adrian Balch 56 pages
Making its first flight on 24 June 1960 the prototype AVRO 748, G-APZV, became a very successful rugged replacement for the many DC-3 Dakotas flying around the world. In production, it became the second most successful British turboprop transport aircraft and was only superseded in numbers produced by those of the Vickers Viscount.
A total o...
Aero L-39, L-59, L-139 & L-159 Albatros
By Jakub Fojtik Ph.D.
This latest Warpaint title covers the Aero L-39 Albatros, a a Czech-designed jet trainer and light attack aircraft developed by Aero Vodochody during the 1960s as a successor to the L-29 Delfin. It first flew in 1968 and entered service in 1972, becoming the standard jet trainer for Warsaw Pact nations. With over 2,900 units built, the L-39 became one of the mo...
Dassault Mystere & Super Mystere
By Andy Evans
40 plus 4 pages
The Dassault MD.452 Mystere was a straightforward development of the successful Dassault Ouragan with a 30-degree swept wing and modified tail surfaces. The aircraft saw extensive service with the French air force, evolving first into the Mystere IVA, and the Super Mystere, which was the first Western European supersonic aircraft to enter mass production. B...
Mil Mi-4 By Jakub Fojtik.
This latest authoritative work of reference to join the Warpaint series charts the rise of the helicopter in both military and civilian use throughout the vast territories of the Soviet Union from the mid-1950s. The Mi-4 was the first successful series production type, and its widespread use with the Soviet Army and Navy saw fundamental changes to tactics and doctrine.
Lavishly illustrated wit...
IIyushin II-28 Author Nikolay Jakubovich
68 pages
8 pages of Colour Profiles
Never seen before Images
Nikolay Yakubovich documents fully this milestone in Soviet aviation history.
The Ilyushin Il-28 (NATO reporting name 'Beagle') was the Soviet Union's first jet bomber to enter large-scale production. Licence-built in China as the Harbin H-5, as well as in the Czech Republic, total production in the USSR alone was 6...
Mikoyan MiG-17 by Nikolay Yakubovich
The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 Fresco followed on from the successful MiG-15 design providing the Soviet air forces with a high-subsonic fighter aircraft that was able to hold
its own against many of the NATO aircraft of its day. MiG-17s first saw combat in 1958
in the Second Taiwan Strait Crisis and later proved to be an effective threat against more modern supersonic fighters of the ...
Sikorsky S-55 Chickasaw and Westland Whirlwind The S-55 was deemed to be the first completely successful design for helicopter entrepreneur Igor Sikorsky, the type first entering service with all three United States services in the early 1950s Korean War years and going into mass production, seeing service with vast number of countries worldwide.
Convair (Consolidated Vultee) B-36 'Peacemaker' Conceived when the Americans thought that the stuttering British candle would be snuffed out by Germany, the Consolidated Vultee, Convair, B-36 was intended to take the air war to Europe from the Continental USA. Fortunately Britain hung on and caused the cancellation of the invasion due to the stalwart efforts of the RAF during the Battle of Britain. As global war developed the ...
Latecoere 298 float plane. (Special Hobby sold out July 2024) The Latecoere 298 was a French torpedo bomber and anti-submarine floatplane. It also was one of the most efficient French aeroplanes, built in 1939 and introduced to service a year later. Late 298 aircraft fought in the 1940 Battle of France, served with the Vichy regime, captured aiframes were even put to use with the German Luftwaffe and one of them was later capt...
Pz.Kpfw.VI King Tiger Krupp Curved-front First-production Turret (P) w/ interior
Tiger II, Konigstiger, King Tiger, Royal Tiger - alternative names for the heaviest and most heavily armoured tank fielded by the German army during World War II. First used in combat in 1944, King Tigers saw action on the Western and Eastern Fronts. Formidable and effective in combat, but too heavy and slow, and difficult to produce. Konigstiger...