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”
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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”
Mitsubishi A6M2a Zero Type 11
Aircraft Mitsubishi A6M2a Zero Type 11 Pilot & Markings Lieutenant Saburo Sakai -- 12th Flying Group, 1941 Scale & Kit 1/48 Scale Hasegawa Model History The legendary Zero Fighter was without doubt, the most renowned Japanese aircraft of WWII. It was fast, … [Read more...] about Mitsubishi A6M2a Zero Type 11
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-3
Aircraft Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-3 Pilot & Markings 120th IAP (Independent Aviation Regiment), March 1942 Model Builder: Jeff Smith Scale & Kit 1/48 Scale Trumpeter Model History Manufactured by Mikoyan-Gurevich, the MiG-3 was a World War II Soviet fighter plane … [Read more...] about Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-3