Model Planes

Francis Stanley "Gabby" Gabreski (born Franciszek Stanislaw Gabryszewski; January 28, 1919 - January 31, 2002) was an American career pilot in the United States Air Force who retired as a colonel after 26 years of military service. On February 27, 1943, Gabreski became part of the 56th Fighter Group..

Airacobras first fought Japanese Zeros on 30 April 1942 in a low level action near Lae, New Guinea. From May to August 1942 combat between Airacobras and Zeros took place on a regular basis over New Guinea. Compilation of combat reports indicates the Zero was either equal to or close to the P-39 in ..

Airacobras first fought Japanese Zeros on 30 April 1942 in a low level action near Lae, New Guinea. From May to August 1942 combat between Airacobras and Zeros took place on a regular basis over New Guinea. Compilation of combat reports indicates the Zero was either equal to or close to the P-39 in ..

"Mirage IIIR" was a reconnaissance version of the Mirage IIIE with the avionics suite of the Mirage IIIC interceptor. It was equipped with multiple cameras for photo-reconnaissance sorties instead. The Mirage IIIR then developed into "Mirage IIIRD" an improved version of the "R". It was adopted outs..

The Mirage IIIE differed considerably from the earlier Mirage IIIC interceptor. Its airframe was 300mm (12in) longer with a forward fuselage extension.This increased the size of the avionics bay located directly behind the cockpit. The stretch also enabled its fuel capacity to be expanded. The stret..

During its service with the French Air Force, the Mirage IIIC was normally armed with assorted air-to-ground ordnance or R.550 Magic air-to-air missiles. Its design proved to be relatively versatile, allowing the fighter model to have been readily adapted to serve in a variety of roles.This patten..

The Bf109G was manufactured in three different factories in Germany for the Luftwaffe, each with a distinct style of camouflage that can often quite easily be identified with a little help from other distinguishing marks. Identifying which factory an aircraft stems from will help pick the correct ca..

The Bf109G was manufactured at three different factories in Germany for the Luftwaffe, each with a distinct style of camouflage that can often quite easily be identified with a little help from other distinguishing marks. Identifying which factory an aircraft stems from, will help pick the correct c..

The Messerschmitt Bf 110, often known unofficially as the Me 110,[a twin-engined Zerstorer (destroyer, heavy fighter), fighter-bomber (Jagdbomber or Jabo), and night fighter It served with considerable success in the early campaigns in Poland, Norway, and France. The primary weakness of the Bf 110 w..

The Messerschmitt Bf 110, often known unofficially as the Me 110,[a twin-engined Zerstorer (destroyer, heavy fighter), fighter-bomber (Jagdbomber or Jabo), and night fighter It served with considerable success in the early campaigns in Poland, Norway, and France. The primary weakness of the Bf 110 w..

The Messerschmitt Bf 110, often known unofficially as the Me 110,[a twin-engined Zerstorer (destroyer, heavy fighter), fighter-bomber (Jagdbomber or Jabo), and night fighter It served with considerable success in the early campaigns in Poland, Norway, and France. The primary weakness of the Bf 110 w..

The factory camouflage scheme was evolved for the 162b using the late period colours 81/82/76. The fuselage and vertical tailplane were usually mottled with 81 and 82. However some examples were delivered with solid colours. The fuselage could also be painted in one solid colour or alternatively be ..

This is the February 23, 1945 factory camouflage applied to the Me 262 A-1a series. Numerous v ariations occurred including irregular wing upper surface demarcation lines, a solid single colour over all upper surfaces and mottling variations to the vertical tail assembly. Most aircraft were routinel..

The Canadair Sabre is a jet fighter aircraft built by Canadair under licence from the North American Aviation. A variant of the North American F-86 Sabre, it was produced until 1958 and used primarily by the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) until replaced with the Canadair CF-104 in 1962. Several oth..

Sabre Mk 5's introduced into the German Luftwaffe during 1957. The Canadair Sabre Mk 6 was the final variant and was considered to be the "best" production Sabre ever built. Among the Bundes Luftwaffe units that flew the Sabre Mk 6 was JG 71 Richthofen, the first fighter unit of the reconstituted ai..

These shapes are provided to help the modeler mask mottling camoflage patterns normally found on German aircraft.Any products (models, paints etc) shown in photos are not included...

From July 1942-1945 The RAF standardised on these roundels. Rge 56" was used on Spitfires and 49" on Hurricanes. See our other packs for Mosquito and Tomahawk roundels...

Stanislaw Wladyslaw Krzeminski n Koltunbank was the pilot of the BH-L. During the second combat flight, the Kiel air raid on the night of July 23/24th, his Lancaster III BH-L (ED779) was damaged by German anti-aircraft artillery. One of the debris, which almost took the life of the young aviator the..

Lancaster "S" for Sugar completed 100 successful bombing missions during her service with the RAF without being shot down.This set includes only the serial numbers, code letters and other markings. The camouflage pattern is not included and can be bought seperatley. See TNMXX-M90.Please check yo..

On the night of 9/10 June 1944, the crew of Lancaster Bomber ND764 OF-B took off from Coningsby for ETAMPES and was shot down leaving the target area with the loss of 5 of the 7 crew members on board.This set includes only the serial numbers, code letters and other markings. The camouflage pattern..

This standard camouflage pattern used Colours 70/71/65 and remained standard from 1940. Spinner and metal prop blades were the usual Colour 70. German national markings were remarkably consistent in size, style and placement.Aircraft that operated in North Africa were camouflaged in Colours 78/79/..

The Junkers Ju 88 was a German World War II Luftwaffe twin-engined multi-role combat aircraft. Designed in the mid-1930s as a so-called Schnellbomber (fast bomber) that would be too fast for fighters of its era to intercept. By August 1940, A-1s and A-5s were reaching operational units just as the B..

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Wing Commander Robert Roland Stanford-Tuck, DSO, DFC & Two Bars, AFC. joined the Royal Air Force (RAF) in 1935 and first engaged in combat during the Battle of France, over Dunkirk, claiming his first victories. In September 1940 he was promoted to squadron leader and commanded a Hawker Hurricane sq..