Aircraft North American P-51D Mustang "Cripes A' Mighty" Pilot & Markings Major George Preddy -- 328 Fighter Group Scale & Kit 1/48 Scale Tamiya Model History The Fighter Group, better known as The Blue Nose Bastards of Bodney, was one of the most colourful and … [Read more...] about North American P-51D Mustang “Cripes A’ Mighty”
North American P-51D Mustang “Big Beautiful Doll”
Aircraft North American P-51D Mustang "Big Beautiful Doll" Pilot & Markings Lieutenant Colonel John Landers -- 78th Fighter Group, December 1944 Scale & Kit 1/48 Scale Tamiya Model History One of the very few fighter pilots in World War II to achieve the “ace” … [Read more...] about North American P-51D Mustang “Big Beautiful Doll”
North American F-86F Sabre “Shirleys Texas Tornado”
Aircraft North American F-86F Sabre "Shirleys Texas Tornado" Pilot & Markings Sam Johnson -- 51st FIW, 16th FIS, Suwon Air Base K-13, South Korea, 1953 Scale & Kit 1/48 Scale Hasegawa Model History In 1945, North American Aviation was granted a contract to produce three … [Read more...] about North American F-86F Sabre “Shirleys Texas Tornado”
Nakajima B5N “Kate”
Aircraft Nakajima B5N "Kate" Pilot & Markings mperial Japanese Navy, Leyte Gulf 1944 Model Builder: Patrick Najmulski Scale & Kit 1/48 Scale Hasegawa Model History With a bomb/torpedo load capacity of nearly 1,800 pounds and a range of 675 miles, the Nakajima … [Read more...] about Nakajima B5N “Kate”
Mitsubishi G4M1 Betty Bomber “Bataan 2”
Aircraft Mitsubishi G4M1 Betty Bomber "Bataan 2" Pilot & Markings Green Cross Surrender Markings, lejima Aug. 1945 Model Builder: Terry Moore Scale & Kit 1/48 Scale Tamiya Model History The Mitsubishi G4M was a medium bomber similar in role and configuration … [Read more...] about Mitsubishi G4M1 Betty Bomber “Bataan 2”