Donald Jackson Strait (April 28th, 1918 – March 30th, 2015) was a major general who served as a career officer in the United States Air Force and was a flying ace with the 356th Fighter Group during World War II. Early life and education Strait was born in East Orange, New Jersey, on April […]
Kenneth Walsh , Hobbymaster Updates and Flying Tigers Christmas Deal of the Day Offers!
Kenneth Ambrose Walsh (November 24th, 1916 – July 30th, 1998) was a United States Marine Corps lieutenant colonel and a Medal of Honor recipient who was the fourth ranking USMC fighter ace in World War II with a record of 21 enemy planes destroyed. He also served in Korea during the first year of […]
Daniel “Chappie” James Jr., Hobbymaster & Corgi Aviation Archive Arrivals and Updates!
Daniel “Chappie” James Jr. (February 11th, 1920 – February 25th, 1978) was a fighter pilot in the United States Air Force who, in 1975, became the first African American to reach the rank of four-star general in the United States Armed Forces. Three years later, James was forced to retire prematurely due to heart […]
George Beurling , Hobbymaster New Model Announcements and Corgi New Model Arrivals!
George Frederick “Buzz” Beurling, DSO, DFC, DFM & Bar (6th December 1921 – 20th May 1948) was the most successful Canadian fighter pilot and flying ace of the Second World War. Beurling was recognised as “Canada’s most famous hero of the Second World War”, as “The Falcon of Malta” and the “Knight of Malta”, […]
BAC TSR-2, Hobbymaster Updated Photo Gallery & Offer of the Week Sale!
The British Aircraft Corporation TSR-2 is a cancelled Cold War strike and reconnaissance aircraft developed by the British Aircraft Corporation (BAC), for the Royal Air Force (RAF) in the late 1950s and early 1960s. The TSR-2 was designed around both conventional and nuclear weapons delivery: it was to penetrate well-defended frontline areas at low […]
Air Battle of Mansoura , Corgi & Hobbymaster Updates, and Deal of the Day Sale!
The air battle of Mansoura was an air battle that took place in 1973 during the Yom Kippur War between the Egyptian Air Force (EAF) and the Israeli Air Force (IAF) near the town of El Mansoura, in the Nile Delta. The Israeli air force launched air strikes on October 14th against the Egyptian […]
(VMFA-312) Checkerboards , Corgi Aviation Arrival , Hobbymaster Updates & Offers of the Week Sale.
Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 312 (VMFA-312) is a United States Marine Corps F/A-18C Hornet squadron. Also known as the “Checkerboards”, the squadron is based at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina and falls under the command of Marine Aircraft Group 31 (MAG-31) and the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (2nd MAW). The Radio Callsign […]
Holloman Air Force Base , Calibre Wings Announcements and Hobbymaster Updated Photos.
Holloman Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base established in 1942 located six miles (10 km) southwest of the central business district of Alamogordo, which is the county seat of Otero County, New Mexico, United States. The base was named in honor of Col. George V. Holloman, a pioneer in guided […]
Paddy Finucane , Hobbymaster New Model Announcements, Offer of the Week and Updates.
Wing Commander Brendan Eamonn Fergus Finucane, DSO, DFC & Two Bars (16th October 1920 – 15th July 1942), known as Paddy Finucane amongst his colleagues, was an Irish Second World War Royal Air Force (RAF) fighter pilot and flying ace—defined as an aviator credited with five or more enemy aircraft destroyed in aerial combat. […]
North American B-25 Mitchell , Corgi New Announcements, Hobbymaster Arrivals & Updates, plus Offer of the Week!
The North American B-25 Mitchell is an American medium bomber that was introduced in 1941 and named in honor of Brigadier General William “Billy” Mitchell, a pioneer of U.S. military aviation. Used by many Allied air forces, the B-25 served in every theater of World War II, and after the war ended, many remained […]
The Bloody Hundredth , New Model Arrivals, Hobbymaster Re-stocks and Gecko Kit Offers.
The 100th Air Refueling Wing (100th ARW), nicknamed the Bloody Hundredth, is a United States Air Force unit assigned to the Third Air Force, United States Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa. It is stationed at RAF Mildenhall, Suffolk, United Kingdom. It is also the host wing at RAF Mildenhall. The 100th […]
17th Weapons Squadron , Hobbymaster Arrivals Next Week and Corgi Aviation Archive Models now in stock.
The 17th Weapons Squadron is a United States Air Force unit, assigned to the USAF Weapons School at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. The squadron traces its lineage to the United States Army Air Service’s 17th and 147th Aero Squadrons, both of which were active during World War I. The 147th was redesignated the […]
VAQ-140 Patriots , Corgi Aviation Archive & Hobbymaster Model Arrivals and “Offers of the Week” Sale.
Electromagnetic Attack Squadron ONE FOUR ZERO (VAQ-140) is a US Navy electromagnetic attack squadron. Known as the “Patriots”, the squadron operates the EA-18G Growler. The squadron is home ported at NAS Whidbey Island, Washington. They are attached to Carrier Air Wing Seven, and deploy aboard USS George H W Bush. The squadron’s radio callsign […]
Operation Mikado , Panzerkampf New Models , Hobbymaster Updates and Offers of the Week.
Operation Mikado was the code name of a military plan by the United Kingdom to use Special Air Service troops to attack the home base of Argentina’s five Super Etendard strike fighters at Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, during the 1982 Falklands War. Brigadier Peter de la Billière was in charge of planning the […]
RAF No.9 Squadron , Corgi New Announcements and Updated Hobbymaster Models.
Number 9 Squadron (otherwise known as No. IX (Bomber) Squadron or No. IX (B) Squadron) is the oldest dedicated Bomber Squadron of the Royal Air Force. Formed in December 1914, it saw service throughout the First World War, including at the Somme and Passchendaele. During the Second World War, No. IX (B) Squadron was […]
Messerschmitt Me 262 , InFlight and JC Wings Military Announcements & Flying Tigers…Offers of the Week!
The Messerschmitt Me 262, nicknamed Schwalbe (German: “Swallow”) in fighter versions, or Sturmvogel (German: “Storm Bird”) in fighter-bomber versions, is a fighter aircraft and fighter-bomber that was designed and produced by the German aircraft manufacturer Messerschmitt. It was the world’s first operational jet-powered fighter aircraft. The design of what would become the Me 262 […]
No. 111 Squadron RAF , New Corgi Aviation Archive model arrivals, Hobbymaster Jet Sale II and updated photos.
Number 111 (Fighter) Squadron, also known as No. CXI (F) Squadron and nicknamed Treble One, was a squadron of the Royal Air Force. It was formed in 1917 in the Middle East as No. 111 Squadron of the Royal Flying Corps during the reorganisation of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force after General Edmund Allenby took […]
English Electric Canberra , Century Wings, Hobbymaster, Calibre Wings, Air Force One & Panzerkampf model arrivals!
The English Electric Canberra is a British first-generation, jet-powered medium bomber. It was developed by English Electric during the mid- to late 1940s in response to a 1944 Air Ministry requirement for a successor to the wartime de Havilland Mosquito fast bomber. Among the performance requirements for the type was an outstanding high-altitude bombing […]
VMFA-112 Cowboys , Corgi & Hobbymaster Model Arrivals, JC Wings Military Announcements & Hobbymaster Updates.
Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 112 (VMFA-112) is a reserve United States Marine Corps McDonnell-Douglas F/A-18 Hornet squadron. The squadron is based at NASJRB Fort Worth, Texas and falls under the command of Marine Aircraft Group 41 (MAG-41), 4th Marine Aircraft Wing (4th MAW). Their tail code is MA. During World War II the squadron […]
Ernst Udet , Corgi & Hobbymaster Deliveries Due Soon, Aviation 72 and Hobbymaster Updates.
Ernst Udet (26th April 1896 – 17th November 1941) was a Udet joined the Imperial German Air Service at the age of 19, and eventually became a notable flying ace of World War I, scoring 62 confirmed victories by the end of his life. The highest scoring German fighter pilot to survive that war, […]
Ilyushin Il-2 Sturmovik , Hobbymaster Next Delivery and Corgi & HM Photo Updates.
The Ilyushin Il-2 is a ground-attack plane that was produced by the Soviet Union in large numbers during the Second World War. The word shturmovík, the generic Russian term for a ground-attack aircraft, became a synecdoche for the Il-2 in English sources, where it is commonly rendered Shturmovik, Stormovik and Sturmovik. To Il-2 pilots, […]
Regia Aeronautica , Hobbymaster and Gemini 200 & Corgi Model Arrivals and Photo Updates
The Royal Italian Air Force (Regia Aeronautica Italiana) was the name of the air force of the Kingdom of Italy. It was established as a service independent of the Royal Italian Army from 1923 until 1946. In 1946, the monarchy was abolished and the Kingdom of Italy became the Italian Republic, whereupon the name […]
Blackburn Buccaneer , New Model Arrivals and Hobbymaster Next Delivery.
The Blackburn Buccaneer is a British carrier-capable attack aircraft designed in the 1950s for the Royal Navy (RN). Designed and initially produced by Blackburn Aircraft at Brough, it was later officially known as the Hawker Siddeley Buccaneer when Blackburn became a part of the Hawker Siddeley Group, but this name is rarely used. The […]
Wing Commander Ian Gleed , Hobbymaster Next Delivery and Photo Updates.
Wing Commander Ian Richard Gleed DSO, DFC (3rd July 1916 – 16th April 1943), nicknamed “Widge,” was a Royal Air Force (RAF) pilot and flying ace credited with the destruction of 13 enemy aircraft during the Second World War. He served in the Battle of France and Battle of Britain before being shot down […]
Albatros D.V , Corgi Aviation Archive Arrivals, Hobbymaster Arrivals and Updates.
The Albatros D.V was a fighter aircraft built by the Albatros Flugzeugwerke and used by the Luftstreitkräfte (Imperial German Air Service) during World War I. The D.V was the final development of the Albatros D.I family and the last Albatros fighter to see operational service. Despite its well-known shortcomings and general obsolescence, approximately 900 […]
VMFA-142 “Flying Gators” , Hobbymaster Next Delivery and Photo Updates.
Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 142 (VMFA-142) was an aviation unit of the United States Marine Corps Reserve that was active from 1942 to 2008. At the time of its inactivation, the squadron was based at Naval Air Station Atlanta, Georgia and fell under the command of Marine Aircraft Group 42 (MAG-42), 4th Marine Aircraft […]
Electronic Attack Squadron 141 (VAQ-141)”Shadowhawks”, Hobbymaster and Corgi Deliveries.
Electronic Attack Squadron 141 (VAQ-141), also known as the “Shadowhawks”, is an EA-18G Growler squadron of the United States Navy that is based at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, located in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi, Japan. VAQ-141 falls under the cognizance of Commander, Electronic Attack Wing Pacific (COMVAQWINGPAC) and flies in support of Carrier Air Wing […]
Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 323 (VMFA-323) “Death Rattlers”, Herpa Sale and Corgi Arrivals!
Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 323 (VMFA-323) is an aircraft carrier-based aviation squadron of the United States Marine Corps. The squadron is equipped with the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet and is based at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, United States. It falls under the command of Marine Aircraft Group 11 (MAG-11) and the […]
VA-65 ‘Tigers’ (ATKRON 65) , Hobbymaster, Century Wings & Calibre Wings Announcements, Corgi Arrivals.
Attack Squadron 65 (VA-65), nicknamed The World Famous Fighting Tigers, was an attack squadron of the United States Navy. The squadron was established as Torpedo Squadron VT-74 in 1945, redesignated as VA-2B in 1946, as VA-25 on 1st September 1948, and finally redesignated VA-65 on 1st July 1959. It was disestablished in 1993. Known […]
Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion ( Sea Dragon) , Corgi Aviation and Panzerkampf New Announcements.
The Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion is a heavy-lift helicopter operated by the United States military. As the Sikorsky S-80, it was developed from the CH-53 Sea Stallion, mainly by adding a third engine, adding a seventh blade to the main rotor, and canting the tail rotor 20°. It was built by Sikorsky Aircraft for […]
