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de Havilland DH.112 Sea Venom FAW.21/FAW.53. The Sea Venom FAW.21 was a British all-weather fighter, used in the 1950s by the British FAA and in the export version FAW.53 by the Australian RAN. It operated from aircraft carriers and land bases. It was characterized by a two-seat cockpit with the crew sitting side by side in a central fuselage nacelle and twin tailbooms. The most significant event in which the Sea Venoms partic...
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...
Junkers Ju-87D-1/3 Stuka 'Combat & Captured' For the Luftwaffe, the Junkers Ju 87B/R Stuka was a very important and extensively used aircraft. With the increasing strength of the enemy air forces and the urgent need for Stukas, it was necessary to modernize this aircraft. Therefore, the Ju 87D version entered production. It was aerodynamically modified and received a more powerful version of the Jumo 211 engine. The Ju 87D-3 v...
Saab SK-37E Stor-Viggen The SAAB 37 Viggen is an aircraft that was ahead of its time. The unorthodox solutions chosen by its designers not only allowed the Viggen to meet the requirements placed on it, but in some parameters to surpass them. The Swedish Air Force ordered the Viggen in several versions, with the basic design of the aircraft forming a universal platform, which, supplemented with special equipment, allowed it to ...
Junkers W-34Hi. The German Junkers W 34 became a symbol of reliability and utility in the interwar period of the 20th century. The all-metal Junkers reliably served as transport aircraft not only in Europe. They became pioneers of civil transport in South America and Asia. The Luftwaffe was also aware of their characteristics. They used them as transport and training aircraft not only before World War II, but also throughout t...
Curtiss P-40M Warhawk The Warhawk was a true hero and a workhorse of the Second World War. Its many various versions fought in Allied air forces over almost all fronts and theatres of operations. The M version was the penultimate production version and was delivered both to the USAAF and the Allies. And this is the very reason there is so many interesting-looking colour schemes which the M Warhawks wore during their flying car...
CAC Bommerang Mk.I/II Australian Emergency fighter. The Boomerang was the only indigenous Australian fighter aircraft to see action in World War II. The Boomerangs defended Australia and were used in New Guinea and other islands. They were produced in three serial versions: the CA-12 Boomerang Mk.I, the CA-13 Boomerang Mk.II and the reconnaissance CA-19. They were operated by five RAAF combat squadrons and other units.
The mo...
Heinkel He-178V-1 "World's First Jet" The Heinkel He 178V-1 was the world's first jet aircraft. In 1936, Ernst Heinkel employed Dr. Hans J. Pabst von Ohain and his assistant Max Hahn in his factory. They worked on a fundamentally new aircraft propulsion system, the jet engine.
In September 1937, the first prototype jet engine, the HeS 1, was tested on a test bench. Although the engine ran on hydrogen and had no thrust control...
Now Expected late August! Fairey Albacore Mk.I/II The Fairey Albacore was the last biplane bomber to enter service with the British FAA. The aerodynamically refined biplane was intended to replace the older Swordfish biplanes. Like its predecessor, it was intended for torpedo and bombing attacks from horizontal and dive flight and for reconnaissance. The crewof three sat in the all-metal fuselage under a large canopy.
The Al...
Bucker Bu-181B / Sk 25 Bestmann. The Bucker Bu 181 Bestmann was chosen in 1939 as the standard Luftwaffe trainer aircraft. It saw service as a trainer throughout the war and at its end the type also saw combat use as a light bomber or tank-busting aircraft. Due to this and also to Swedish license and post-war Czechoslovak and Egyptian production, the type achieved considerable expansion and fame. Most Buckers flew well into th...
Martin Baltimore Mk.I/II 'First Version in Combat' Before the outbreak of World War II, the Martin company took part in a competition announced by the USAAF for a new modern attack aircraft. The competition was won by Douglas with its DB-7 (later A-20 Havoc/Boston) and North American with the NA-40 (developed into the B-25 Mitchell). Martin played the role of third in the rear. Although the USAAF was not interested in its 167/...