Strike Fighter Squadron 2 (VFA-2) also known as the “Bounty Hunters” is a United States Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet strike fighter squadron based at Naval Air Station Lemoore, California. Their tail code is NE and their callsign is “Bullet”. They are attached to Carrier Air Wing 2 (CVW-2), a composite unit made up of […]
Operation Praying Mantis , VFA-22 “Fighting Redcocks” and JC Wings Military updates.
Operation Praying Mantis was an attack on 18th April 1988, by the United States Armed Forces within Iranian territorial waters in retaliation for the Iranian mining of the Persian Gulf during the Iran–Iraq War and the subsequent damage to an American warship. On 14th April, the guided missile frigate USS Samuel B. Roberts struck […]
No.12 Squadron RAF , Corgi Aviation Archive and Hobbymaster New Model Arrivals, Calibre Wings Announcements.
Number 12 Squadron, also known as No. 12 (Bomber) Squadron and occasionally as No. XII Squadron, is a flying squadron of the Royal Air Force (RAF). The squadron reformed in July 2018 as a joint RAF/Qatari Emri Air Force squadron. It is currently based at RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire, and operates the Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4, while […]
Slovak Air Force , Hobbymaster and Calibre Wings Updates and InFlight200 New Announcements.
The Slovak Air Force, known since 2002 as the Air Force of the Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic , is the aviation and air defense branch of the Slovak Armed Forces. Operating 23 aircraft and 10 helicopters from 3 air bases : Malacky – Kuchyňa, Sliač, Prešov. It succeeded the Czechoslovak Air Force together […]
Josef “Pips” Priller , Calibre Wings and Air Force One Announcements and Hobbymaster Updates.
Josef “Pips” Priller 27th July 1915 – 20th May 1961) was a German military aviator and wing commander in the Luftwaffe during World War II. As a fighter ace, he was credited with 101 enemy aircraft shot down in 307 combat missions. All of his victories were claimed over the Western Front, including 11 four-engine […]
Condor Legion , Hobbymaster New Model Announcements and New Modelcollect Kits .
The Condor Legion was a unit composed of military personnel from the air force and army of Nazi Germany, which served with the Nationalists during the Spanish Civil War of July 1936 to March 1939. The Condor Legion developed methods of strategic bombing which were used widely in the Second World War shortly afterwards. […]
Belgian Air Component ( Belgian Air Force) , Corgi New Model Next Week and Hobbymaster Re-stocks.
The Belgian Air Component is the air arm of the Belgian Armed Forces, and until January 2002 it was officially known as the Belgian Air Force . The Belgian military aviation was founded in 1909 and is one of the world’s oldest air services. The commander is Major General Thierry Dupont, appointed on 17th September […]
German Air Force , New Model Arrivals from Calibre Wings, Herpa and Corgi Aviation Archive.
The German Air Force is the aerial warfare branch of the Bundeswehr, the armed forces of Germany. With a strength of 27,620 personnel (April 2020), it is the third largest air force within the European Union, after the Italian Air Force and French Air Force. The German Air Force (as part of the Bundeswehr) was […]
Lockheed P-38 Lightning , Corgi and Herpa New Model Arrivals and More Hobbymaster Updates.
The Lockheed P-38 Lightning is an American single seated, piston-engined fighter aircraft that was used during World War II. Developed for the United States Army Air Corps, the P-38 had distinctive twin booms and a central nacelle containing the cockpit and armament. Allied propaganda claimed it had been nicknamed the fork-tailed devil (German: der Gabelschwanz-Teufel) […]
Consolidated B-24 Liberator , Hobbymaster new models due mid-March, and Herpa Announcements.
The Consolidated B-24 Liberator is an American heavy bomber, designed by Consolidated Aircraft of San Diego, California. It was known within the company as the Model 32, and some initial production aircraft were laid down as export models designated as various LB-30s, in the Land Bomber design category. At its inception, the B-24 was […]
Night Stalkers Special Forces (160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment Airborne) , Hobbymaster and Corgi Arrivals !
The 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne), abbreviated as 160th SOAR (A), is a special operations force of the United States Army that provides helicopter aviation support for general purpose forces and special operations forces. Its missions have included attack, assault, and reconnaissance, and these missions are usually conducted at night, at high speeds, low […]
James Allen Ward VC and Kenneth Campbell VC , Hobbymaster New Model Announcements and Updates.
James Allen Ward VC James Allen Ward VC (14th June 1919 – 15th September 1941) was a New Zealand recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Born in Wanganui, Ward was a teacher […]
No. 11 Squadron RAF , Corgi Aviation Archive New Model Arrivals and Precision Model Art New Announcements.
No. 11 or XI Squadron (sometimes featuring an ‘F’ to represent its historic fighter role (No. 11(F) or XI(F) Squadron)), is “the world’s oldest, dedicated fighter unit” and contines the traditions established by the similarly numbered Royal Flying Corps squadron, established in 1915. After a history of equipment with numerous different aircraft types, the […]
Albert Ball VC , Hobbymaster Arrivals Next Week and Updated Photo Gallery.
Albert Ball, VC, DSO & Two Bars, MC (14th August 1896 – 7th May 1917) was an English fighter pilot during the First World War. At the time of his death he was the United Kingdom’s leading flying ace, with 44 victories, and remained its fourth-highest scorer behind Edward Mannock, James McCudden, and George McElroy. […]
Bristol Beaufort , Corgi Aviation Archive 2021 New Catalogue Models.
The Bristol Beaufort (manufacturer designation Type 152) was a British twin-engined torpedo bomber designed by the Bristol Aeroplane Company, and developed from experience gained designing and building the earlier Blenheim light bomber. At least 1,180 Beauforts were built by Bristol and other British manufacturers. The Australian government’s Department of Aircraft Production (DAP) also manufactured […]
Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey , Hobbymaster New Model Announcement, Updates and Arrivals.
The Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey is an American multi-mission, tiltrotor military aircraft with both vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL), and short takeoff and landing (STOL) capabilities. It is designed to combine the functionality of a conventional helicopter with the long-range, high-speed cruise performance of a turboprop aircraft. The failure of Operation Eagle Claw during […]
Top Gun (United States Navy Strike Fighter Tactics Instructor Program) , Century Wings Model Announcements and Hobbymaster Arrivals.
The United States Navy Strike Fighter Tactics Instructor program (SFTI program), more popularly known as TOPGUN, teaches fighter and strike tactics and techniques to selected naval aviators and naval flight officers, who return to their operating units as surrogate instructors. It began as the United States Navy Fighter Weapons School, established on 3rd March […]
VFA-154 Black Knights , Hobbymaster and JC Wings New Model Arrivals and Photo Updates.
Strike Fighter Squadron 154 (VFA-154), also known as the “Black Knights”, is a United States Navy strike fighter squadron stationed at Naval Air Station Lemoore. The Black Knights are an operational fleet squadron flying the F/A-18F Super Hornet. They are currently attached to Carrier Air Wing Eleven and deployed aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore […]
Eric Lock and Bob Doe , Hobbymaster New Model Announcements and Arrivals!
Eric Stanley Lock, DSO, DFC & Bar (19th April 1919 – 3rd August 1941) Eric Stanley Lock, DSO, DFC & Bar (19th April 1919 – 3rd August 1941) was a Royal Air Force (RAF) fighter pilot and flying ace of the Second World War. Born in Shrewsbury in 1919 Lock had his first experience […]
Operation Inherent Resolve , Century Wings & Hobbymaster Updates and Re-stocks.
Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR) is the U.S. military’s operational name for the military intervention against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIL, in the vernacular, Daesh), including both the campaign in Iraq and the campaign in Syria, with a closely-related campaign in Libya. Since 18th September 2018, the U.S. Army’s III Armored Corps […]
Indian Air Force , Calibre Wings, Hobbymaster, Corgi Announcements & Updates, Aviation 72 and PMA arrivals.
The Indian Air Force (IAF) is the air arm of the Indian Armed Forces. Its complement of personnel and aircraft assets ranks fourth amongst the air forces of the world. Its primary mission is to secure Indian airspace and to conduct aerial warfare during armed conflict. It was officially established on 8th October 1932 as […]
Fighter Squadron 111 (VF-111) Sundowners, Hobbymaster Announcements and Corgi New Model Arrivals.
Three distinct Navy squadrons have called themselves ‘Sundowners’. The U.S. Navy frequently has given the same designation to two or more aviation units, leading to lasting confusion. Officially, the U.S. Navy does not recognize a direct lineage with disestablished squadrons if a new squadron is formed with the same designation. However, historical tradition within the […]
South Dakota Air National Guard , Corgi Aircraft Carriers , and Zoukei-Mura Model Updates!
The South Dakota Air National Guard (SD ANG) is the aerial militia of the State of South Dakota, United States of America. It is, along with the South Dakota Army National Guard, an element of the South Dakota National Guard. As state militia units, the units in the South Dakota Air National Guard are not […]
Sukhoi Su-57 , Hobbymaster New Model Arrivals Next Week and RAF Airbus A330 Voyager KC2 ZZ336 Arrivals.
Sukhoi T-50 (SU-57) The Sukhoi Su-57 is the designation for a stealth, single-seat, twin-engine multirole fifth-generation jet fighter being developed for air superiority and attack operations. The aircraft is the product of the PAK FA “Prospective Aviation Complex of Frontline Aviation”, a fifth-generation fighter programme of the Russian Air Force. Sukhoi’s internal name for the […]
Bf-109G and Jagdgeschwader 50 (JG 50) , New Hobbymaster Models Due End of October.
The Bf 109 G-series was developed from the largely identical F-series airframe, although there were detail differences. Modifications included a reinforced wing structure, an internal bullet-proof windscreen, the use of heavier, welded framing for the cockpit transparencies, and additional light-alloy armour for the fuel tank. It was originally intended that the wheel wells would […]
8th Fighter Squadron “Black Sheep”, Hobbymaster New Model Announcements and Corgi Arrivals Soon.
The 8th Fighter Squadron is an active United States Air Force squadron, assigned to the 54th Fighter Group Air Education and Training Command, stationed at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. It currently operates the General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft, conducting initial training, transition and instructor upgrades training. The squadron have a proud lineage […]
Mitsubishi Ki-21 Sally , Century Wings , Corgi Aviation and Hobbymaster New Model Arrivals !
The Mitsubishi Ki-21 ( “Type 97 Heavy Bomber”) (Allied reporting name: “Sally” /”Gwen”) was a Japanese heavy bomber during World War II. It began operations during the Second Sino-Japanese War participating in the Nomonhan Incident, and in the first stages of the Pacific War, including the Malayan, Burmese, Dutch East Indies and New Guinea Campaigns. […]
Lockheed Hudson, Schuco Diecast and Hobbymaster Sale Offers of the Week !
The Lockheed Hudson was an American-built light bomber and coastal reconnaissance aircraft built initially for the Royal Air Force shortly before the outbreak of the Second World War and primarily operated by the RAF thereafter. The Hudson was a military conversion of the Lockheed Model 14 Super Electra airliner, and was the first significant aircraft […]
Lioré et Olivier LeO 45 , Corgi Models Arrival Today and Hobbymaster Next Week.
Lioré-et-Olivier LeO 45 was a French medium bomber that was used during and after the Second World War. It had been designed for the new Armée de l’air as a modern medium bomber capable of performing independent strategic operations, unlike the majority of previous French bombers. The LeO 45 was a low-wing monoplane, all-metal in […]
Blue Angels , Calibre Wings Arrivals, Re-stocks, Announcements and Hobbymaster New Models Arriving Soon.
The Blue Angels flight demonstration squadron was formed in 1946 by the United States Navy. The unit is the second oldest formal aerobatic team (under the same name) in the world, after the French Patrouille de France formed in 1931. The Blue Angels’ McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornets (numbered 1–6) are currently flown by five […]
