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Airspeed Horsa , Hobbymaster and JC Wings Military updates, Airfix and Zoukei-Mura Kit News

05/12/2019 By Richard Darling

The Airspeed AS.51 Horsa was a British troop-carrying glider used during the Second World War. It was developed and manufactured by Airspeed Limited, alongside various subcontractors; the type was named after Horsa, the legendary 5th-century conqueror of southern Britain. Having been greatly impressed by the effective use of airborne operations by Nazi Germany during the […]

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Douglas SBD Dauntless , Corgi and Hobbymaster new model arrivals and updated photo gallery.

22/11/2019 By Richard Darling

The Douglas SBD Dauntless is a World War II American naval scout plane and dive bomber that was manufactured by Douglas Aircraft from 1940 through 1944. The SBD (“Scout Bomber Douglas”) was the United States Navy’s main carrier-based scout/dive bomber from mid-1940 through mid-1944. The SBD was also flown by the United States Marine Corps, […]

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The Folland Gnat , Calibre Wings and Corgi Arrivals, Hobbymaster and Oxford Diecast updates.

14/11/2019 By Richard Darling

The Folland Gnat is a small, swept-wing British subsonic jet trainer and light fighter aircraft developed by Folland Aircraft for the Royal Air Force. The Gnat was designed by W.E.W. Petter as a development of the private venture Folland Midge. It first flew in 1955. Its design allowed its construction without specialised tools by countries […]

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Eurofighter Typhoon, Hobbymaster New Model Announcements / Updates, AirForce One and Compass Model New Models.

17/10/2019 By Richard Darling

The Eurofighter Typhoon is a twin-engine, canard–delta wing, multirole fighter. The Typhoon was designed originally as an air superiority fighter and is manufactured by a consortium of Airbus, BAE Systems and Leonardo that conducts the majority of the project through a joint holding company, Eurofighter Jagdflugzeug GmbH formed in 1986. NATO Eurofighter and Tornado Management […]

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Junkers Ju-87 Stuka , Hobbymaster Photo Updates and Massive Herpa Sale Offer!

27/09/2019 By Richard Darling

The Junkers Ju 87 or Stuka (from Sturzkampfflugzeug, “dive bomber”) was a German dive bomber and ground-attack aircraft. Designed by Hermann Pohlmann, it first flew in 1935. The Ju 87 made its combat debut in 1937 with the Luftwaffe’s Condor Legion during the Spanish Civil War and served the Axis forces in World War II. […]

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Wild Weasel ! Hobbymaster and Corgi Updates, InFlight / JFox Announcements and Corgi / Airfix Special offers !

20/09/2019 By Richard Darling

Wild Weasel is a code name given by the United States Armed Forces, specifically the US Air Force, to an aircraft, of any type, equipped with radar-seeking missiles and tasked with the Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses: destroying the radar and Surface-to-Air Missile installations of enemy air defense systems. “The first Wild Weasel success came […]

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Pakistan Air Force, Hobbymaster New Model Announcements and Updates, Corgi Arrivals this month.

13/09/2019 By Richard Darling

The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) is the aerial warfare uniform service branch of the Pakistan Armed Forces, tasked primarily with the aerial defence of Pakistan, with a secondary role of providing air support to the Pakistan Army and the Pakistan Navy. The PAF has a tertiary role of providing strategic air transport and logistics capability […]

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Manfred von Richthofen , Corgi Aviation Archive and Hobbymaster New Model Arrivals.

03/09/2019 By Richard Darling

Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen (2nd May 1892 – 21st April 1918), also known as the “Red Baron”, was a fighter pilot with the German Air Force during World War I. He is considered the ace-of-aces of the war, being officially credited with 80 air combat victories. Originally a cavalryman, Richthofen transferred to the Air […]

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Horten Ho 229, Corgi and Hobbymaster Arrivals this week / soon and Herpa New Model Announcements.

22/08/2019 By Richard Darling

The Horten H.IX, RLM designation Ho 229 (or Gotha Go 229 for extensive re-design work done by Gotha to prepare the aircraft for mass production) was a German prototype fighter/bomber initially designed by Reimar and Walter Horten to be built by Gothaer Waggonfabrik late in World War II. It was the first flying wing to […]

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McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle, Corgi Arrivals soon, Zoukei-Mura New Kits and Hobbymaster update.

15/08/2019 By Richard Darling

The McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) F-15E Strike Eagle is an American all-weather multirole strike fighter derived from the McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle. The F-15E was designed in the 1980s for long-range, high-speed interdiction without relying on escort or electronic-warfare aircraft. United States Air Force (USAF) F-15E Strike Eagles can be generally distinguished from other U.S. […]

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Air Forces of the National People’s Army, Corgi Model Arrival and Hobbymaster New Announcements !

08/08/2019 By Richard Darling

The Air Forces of the National People’s Army (German: Luftstreitkräfte der Nationalen Volksarmee – LSK) was the Air Force of East Germany. As with the Landstreitkräfte, the Volksmarine, and the Border troops, it was a military branch of the National People’s Army (NPA). The name Luftstreitkräfte applied originally to the air corps of the German […]

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Operation Odyssey Dawn, Hobbymaster and Air Commander New Model Announcements, Updated Photo Gallery and more Corgi Arrivals !

20/06/2019 By Richard Darling

Operation Odyssey Dawn was the U.S. code name for the American role in the international military operation in Libya to enforce United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973 during the initial period of 19th–31st March 2011, which continued afterwards under NATO command as Operation Unified Protector. The initial operation implemented a no-fly zone that was proposed […]

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De Havilland Vampire, Lupa BOAC Boeing 747 arrival, Corgi Aviation Archive and Hobbymaster June arrivals.

13/06/2019 By Richard Darling

The de Havilland Vampire is a British jet fighter developed and manufactured by the de Havilland Aircraft Company. It was the second jet fighter to be operated by the RAF, after the Gloster Meteor, and the first to be powered by a single jet engine. Work on the Vampire commenced during 1941 in the midst […]

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Mikoyan MiG-29 Fulcrum, Hobbymaster New Model Announcements , Updated Photo Gallery and more Corgi Arrivals !

23/05/2019 By Richard Darling

The Mikoyan MiG-29 (NATO reporting name: Fulcrum) is a twin-engine jet fighter aircraft designed in the Soviet Union. Developed by the Mikoyan design bureau as an air superiority fighter during the 1970s, the MiG-29, along with the larger Sukhoi Su-27, was developed to counter new U.S. fighters such as the McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle and […]

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The “Flying Tigers” First American Volunteer Group (AVG), Corgi Aviation Archive Update and Diorama New Announcements.

16/05/2019 By Richard Darling

The First American Volunteer Group (AVG) of the Chinese Air Force in 1941–1942, nicknamed the Flying Tigers, was composed of pilots from the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC), Navy (USN), and Marine Corps (USMC), recruited under President Franklin Roosevelt’s authority before Pearl Harbor and commanded by Claire Lee Chennault. The aircraft were to fly […]

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Westland Lysander, Oxford Diecast New Model Announcements, and Hobbymaster Upcoming Arrivals.

24/01/2019 By Richard Darling

The Westland Lysander (nickname the “Lizzie”) is a British army co-operation and liaison aircraft produced by Westland Aircraft used immediately before and during the Second World War. After becoming obsolete in the army co-operation role, the aircraft’s exceptional short-field performance enabled clandestine missions using small, improvised airstrips behind enemy lines to place or recover agents, […]

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Fokker Eindecker E.II and all the Corgi New 2019 Catalogue Model Releases !

10/01/2019 By Richard Darling

The Fokker E.II was the second variant of the German Fokker Eindecker single-seat monoplane fighter aircraft of World War I. The E.II was essentially a Fokker E.I with the 75 kW (100 hp) Oberursel U.I 9-cylinder rotary engine, a close copy of the French GnĂ´me Monosoupape rotary of the same power output, in place of […]

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Polish Air Force, InFlight 200 New Releases, Calibre Wings Announcement and Hobbymaster Offers of the week !

05/12/2018 By Richard Darling

The Polish Air Force is the aerial warfare military branch of the Polish Armed Forces. In 2014 it consisted of roughly 16,425 military personnel and about 475 aircraft, distributed among ten bases throughout Poland. The Polish Air Force can trace its origins to the months following the end of World War I in 1918. During […]

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Croatian Air Force, Final Hobbymaster delivery of 2018 and Corgi Aviation Archive Mosquito.

29/11/2018 By Richard Darling

The Croatian Air Force is a branch of the Croatian Armed Forces whose primary task is to ensure the sovereignty of the airspace of the Republic of Croatia and to provide aviation support to other branches in the implementation of their tasks in joint operations. It is also the carrier and the organizer of the […]

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Republic of China Air Force (ROCAF), Herpa New Model Announcements and Hobbymaster Updates.

08/11/2018 By Richard Darling

The Republic of China Air Force (ROCAF) is the aviation branch of the Republic of China Armed Forces. The ROCAF’s primary mission is the defence of the airspace over and around Taiwan. Priorities of the ROCAF include the development of long range reconnaissance and surveillance networks, integrating C4ISTAR systems to increase battle effectiveness, procuring counterstrike […]

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Incirlik Air Base, New Hobbymaster Model Announcements and Calibre Wings and Corgi Aviation Arrivals.

02/11/2018 By Richard Darling

Incirlik Air Base is a Turkish air base of slightly more than 3320 ac (1335 ha), located in the İncirlik quarter of the city of Adana, Turkey. The base is within an urban area of 1.7 million people, 10 km (6 mi) east of the city core, and 32 km (20 mi) inland from the […]

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Sukhoi Su-57, Corgi Aviation Archive Arrivals, and Hobbymaster Airliner HALF PRICE SALE !

19/10/2018 By Richard Darling

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 aircraft is T-50. […]

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Dornier Do 17 “Flying Pencil”, Forces of Valor New Models, Corgi Aviation and Air Force One Arrivals.

27/09/2018 By Richard Darling

The Dornier Do 17, sometimes referred to as the Fliegender Bleistift (“flying pencil”), is a light bomber of Nazi Germany during World War II. It was produced by Claudius Dornier’s company, Dornier Flugzeugwerke. The aircraft was designed as a Schnellbomber (“fast bomber”), a light bomber which, in theory, would be so fast that it could […]

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Royal Danish Air Force, Aviation 72 and Corgi Aviation Archive Arrivals ,Latest Hobbymaster Annoucements and Updated Photo Galleries.

20/09/2018 By Richard Darling

The Royal Danish Air Force (RDAF) is the aerial warfare force of Denmark and one of the four branches of the Danish Defence.Initially being components of the Army and the Navy, it was made a separate service in 1950. It main purpose is to serve as enforcer of Danish airspace and to provide air support […]

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Royal New Zealand Air Force, Corgi Aviation Archive arrivals and Helicopter Special Purchase !

31/08/2018 By Richard Darling

The Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) is the air force component of the New Zealand Defence Force. It was formed from New Zealand elements of the British Royal Air Force, becoming an independent force in 1923, although many RNZAF aircrew continued to serve in the Royal Air Force until the end of the 1940s. […]

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BAE Systems Hawk, New Herpa and InFlight announcements, and Vehicle Sale half marked prices offer (see details below).

24/08/2018 By Richard Darling

The BAE Systems Hawk is a British single-engine, jet-powered advanced trainer aircraft. It was first flown at Dunsfold, Surrey, in 1974 as the Hawker Siddeley Hawk, and subsequently produced by its successor companies, British Aerospace and BAE Systems, respectively. It has been used in a training capacity and as a low-cost combat aircraft. Operators of […]

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Airbus A400M Atlas, Corgi Aviation Archive arrivals, and “Offers of the Week” Free U.K. Post offer ! (see below)

17/08/2018 By Richard Darling

The Airbus A400M Atlas is a European, four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft. It was designed by Airbus Military (now Airbus Defence and Space) as a tactical airlifter with strategic capabilities to replace older transport aircraft, such as the Transall C-160 and the Lockheed C-130 Hercules.The A400M is positioned, in terms of size, between the C-130 […]

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RAF Transport Command, Oxford Diecast New Model arrivals and More Offers of the Week !

03/08/2018 By Richard Darling

RAF Transport Command was a Royal Air Force command that controlled all transport aircraft of the RAF. It was established on 25th March 1943 by the renaming of the RAF Ferry Command, and was subsequently renamed RAF Air Support Command in 1967. During the Second World War, it at first ferried aircraft from factories to […]

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Hawker Fury, Latest Corgi and Hobbymaster Arrivals and New Offers of the Week !

27/07/2018 By Richard Darling

The Hawker Fury was a British biplane fighter aircraft used by the Royal Air Force in the 1930s. It was a fast, agile aircraft, and was the first interceptor in RAF service capable of speed higher than 200 mph. It was the fighter counterpart to the Hawker Hart light bomber. The Hawker Fury was a […]

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Vietnam People’s Air Force, New Corgi Announcement , New Model Arrivals and Updated Photo Gallery

01/06/2018 By Richard Darling

The Vietnam People’s Air Force (Vietnamese: KhĂ´ng quân Nhân dân Việt Nam) is the air force of Vietnam. It is the successor of the former North Vietnamese Air Force and absorbed the Republic of Vietnam Air Force following the re-unification of Vietnam in 1975. The Vietnam People’s Air Force (VPAF) is one of three main […]

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