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The SEPECAT Jaguar is an Anglo-French supersonic jet attack aircraft originally used by the British Royal Air Force and the French Air Force in the close air support and nuclear strike roles. Originally conceived in the 1960s as a jet trainer with a light ground attack capability, the requirement fo..

The SEPECAT Jaguar is an Anglo-French supersonic jet attack aircraft originally used by the British Royal Air Force and the French Air Force in the close air support and nuclear strike roles. Originally conceived in the 1960s as a jet trainer with a light ground attack capability, the requirement fo..

The SAAF's use of the Sabre started during the Korean War when 2 squadron had their Mustangs replaced by North American F86F-30 Sabre's. On Return of the F Models South Africa purchased the Candair Mk6 Sabre's which operated well into the 1980's.The Mk 6 Sabre's were F-86-40 with a slightly longer..

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..

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..

The camouflage pattern was applied using masking mats to all P-40E-N (Kittyhawks) irrespective of their intended destination and to all other production batches intended for British requirements (although some were re-directed into the USAAF). The shaded areas indicate the dark green of the green & ..

Tomahawks supplied to the RAF were Dark Green and Dark Earth. A mirror-image pattern was also applied during 1940. Unlike later larger production batches, the green and brown camouflage colours appear to have been applied without the use of masking mats. Very possibly some kind of template was used ..

After the 1st batch of P40's was dispatched to the RAF, Curtis began using plywood spray masks to speed up production. A batch of these aircraft was sent out to the AVG ("Flying Tigers") in China.See our other P-40 masks. The RAF Early was only used in the 1st batch. This mask is the correct mask ..

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 ..

South Africa, together with Israel was one of the first countries to see the potential of the Mirage. South Africa took delivery of its first batches of Mirages between 1962-1964. Later versions included the III DZ (Two seat trainer) and III EZ.Please see our other masks sets for the DZ/EZ/RZ Vers..

When Israel used the Mirage to good effect in the opening strikes of the 1967 Six Day War, Dassault could not have asked for a more effective advertisement. The name "Mirage" had become synonymous with "advanced fighter" and nation after nation placed orders for the type.The pattern provided is on..

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..

From November 1941, beginning in the Libyan desert, it had to face a new formidable opponent: the new Regia Aeronautica Macchi C.202Folgore. The Italian aircraft proved superior to the Hawker fighter(112] and, thanks to its excellent agility and a new, more powerful inline engine licence-built by ..

During 1940 two camouflage patterns were used; Type A for aircraft with serial numbers ending in even numbers and Type B for aircraft with serial numbers ending in odd numbers. During Mid 1941 only type A was supposed be used. See our mask TNM-M132 for Pattern B but mixed schemes continued to appear..

During 1940 two camouflage patterns were used; Type A for aircraft with serial numbers ending in even numbers and Type B for aircraft with serial numbers ending in odd numbers. During Mid 1941 only type A was used. See our mask TNM-M010 for Pattern A.We have tried to faithfully represent the schem..

During 1940 two camouflage patterns were used; Type A for aircraft with serial numbers ending in even numbers and Type B for aircraft with serial numbers ending in odd numbers. During Mid 1941 only type A was used. Pattern A became standard from 1941 and these masks can be used for the Mk II and the..

The General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark is a was supersonic, medium-range, multirole combat aircraft. Production models of the F-111 had roles that included attack (e.g. interdiction), strategic bombing (including nuclear weapons capabilities), reconnaissance and electronic warfare. Aardvark comes from ..

The aircraft depicted using this scheme was flown by Walter Kohne. He flew combat over western Europe up to the end of the war achieving a total of thirty kills, the majority of which were B-17 and B-24 heavy bombers.The standard camouflage scheme of this Fw 190A-8 is supplemented by Defence of t..

The end of the war found 9th and 12th Staffels JG 5 stationed at Herdla. While 9th Staffel flew a mix of Fw 190A-2/3/8's, with the odd Fw 190F-8 used exclusively in the fighter role, the 12th Staffel was equipped with the Fw 190A-8. Fw 190s flown by 12./JG5 carried the standard camouflage scheme con..

The Lockheed F-104 Starfighter was a supersonic interceptor which later became widely used as an attack aircraft. Initially a day fighter, it was developed into an all-weather fighter in the late 1960s. It was originally developed by Lockheed for the United States Air Force (USAF). Adopted by the po..

In 1972 under the 57th fighter wing, it's mission was to execute the so called aggressor task. This meant they had to deploy throughout the United States and overseas to teach adversarial tactics and provide dissimilar air combat training to USAF flying units. F-16 were painted to imitate USSR paint..

The McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle is an American twin-engine, all-weather tactical fighter aircraft. It entered service in 1976. It is among the most successful modern fighters, with over 100 victories and no losses in aerial combat, with the majority of the kills by the Israeli Air Force. Israel upg..

Able to carry more payload than a four-engine B-17 Flying Fortress, the Skyraider was considered one of the finest attack and close air support aircraft ever built. Skyraiders proved critical support during the Korean and Vietnam wars.U.S. pilots nicknamed the A-1 Skyraider "Spad" after a wood-and..

The CAC Boomerang was designed and manufactured in Australia by the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation between 1942 and 1945. The Boomerang was rapidly designed as to meet the urgent demands for fighter aircraft to equip the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) after the Japanese entered the war in 1941..