Royal Air Force Lossiemouth or more commonly RAF Lossiemouth or Lossie is a military airfield located on the western edge of the town of Lossiemouth in Moray, north-east Scotland. Lossiemouth is one of the largest and busiest fast-jet stations in the Royal Air Force and known for its close proximity to flight training areas […]
Airbus A330 Voyager KC2 (A330-243MRTT) , InFlight, Gemini Jets and Skymarks announcements.
The Airbus A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) is an aerial refuelling tanker aircraft based on the civilian Airbus A330. A total of 12 nations have placed firm orders for approximately 60 aircraft, of which 42 had been delivered by 31st January 2020. A version of the A330 MRTT, the EADS/Northrop Grumman KC-45, was proposed […]
Lockheed U-2 , Hobbymaster New Model Announcement and Corgi Aviation Archive Arrivals.
The Lockheed U-2, nicknamed “Dragon Lady”, is an American single-jet engine, high altitude reconnaissance aircraft operated by the United States Air Force (USAF) and previously flown by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). It provides day and night, high-altitude (70,000 feet, 21,300 meters), all-weather intelligence gathering. Lockheed Corporation originally proposed it in 1953, it was […]
Strike Fighter Squadron One Five One (VFA-151) “Vigilantes”, Corgi Arrival and Air Force One Model Announcements.
Strike Fighter Squadron One Five One (VFA-151) nicknamed the Vigilantes are a United States Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet fighter squadron stationed at Naval Air Station Lemoore, California. The squadron is a part of Carrier Air Wing 9 (CVW-9). As part of CVW-9, the squadron’s tail code is NG and its radio callsign is “Switch”. […]
Strike Fighter Squadron 27 (VFA-27) Royal Maces , Century Wings and Hobbymaster New Announcements.
Strike Fighter Squadron 27 (VFA-27), also known as the “Royal Maces”, are a United States Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet fighter squadron stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni. They are a part of Carrier Air Wing 5 and are attached to the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan. Their tail code is NF. Mission The squadron […]
Boeing KC-46 Pegasus , Corgi Aviation Arrivals soon, Hobbymaster Updates and Customer Model Collection re-instated.
The Boeing KC-46 Pegasus is a military aerial refueling and strategic military transport aircraft developed by Boeing from its 767 jet airliner. In February 2011, the tanker was selected by the United States Air Force (USAF) as the winner in the KC-X tanker competition to replace older Boeing KC-135 Stratotankers. The first aircraft was delivered […]
RAF Upper Heyford , Hobbymaster New Models, Gallery Updates and Corgi Aviation Archive Update.
RAF Upper Heyford was a Royal Air Force station located 5 miles (8 km) north-west of Bicester near the village of Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire, England. In the Second World War the airfield was used by Bomber Command. During the Cold War, Upper Heyford was one of the former RAF bases chosen to house the […]
No.9 Squadron RAF , Hobbymaster New Model Announcements and Updated Hobbymaster Photos.
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 one […]
LTV A-7 Corsair II , Century Wings New Model Announcement, & Calibre Wings Updates.
The LTV A-7 Corsair II is a carrier-capable subsonic light attack aircraft designed and manufactured by American conglomerate Ling-Temco-Vought (LTV). The A-7 was developed during the early 1960s as replacement for the Douglas A-4 Skyhawk. Its design is derived from the Vought F-8 Crusader; in comparison with the F-8, the A-7 is both smaller […]
Aircraft Carrier Admiral Kuznetsov & Sukhoi Su-33 Sea Flanker, Hobbymaster Updated Photos & Dispatch Update.
Admiral Flota Sovetskogo Soyuza Kuznetsov “Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Kuznetsov”, originally the name of the fifth Kirov-class battlecruiser) is an aircraft carrier (heavy aircraft cruiser in Russian classification) serving as the flagship of the Russian Navy. It was built by the Black Sea Shipyard, the sole manufacturer of Soviet aircraft carriers, […]
Shenyang J-15 , Hobbymaster New Models due soon and Dispatch Update.
The Shenyang J-15 NATO reporting name: Flanker-X2 , also known as Flying Shark , is a 4th generation, twin-jet, all-weather, carrier-based fighter aircraft in development by the Shenyang Aircraft Corporation and the 601 Institute for the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy’s aircraft carriers. It is developed from J-11B as well as from studying of a […]
Czech Air Force , Hobbymaster and Corgi New Model Arrivals and Dispatch Update.
The Czech Air Force (Czech: Vzdušné síly Armády České republiky, literally the “Air Force of the Army of the Czech Republic”), is the air force branch of the Army of the Czech Republic. Along with the Land Forces, the Air Force is the major Czech military force. With traditions of military aviation dating back to […]
Singapore Air Force , Calibre Wings & JC Wings New Model Announcements and Hobbymaster Sale Offer !
The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) is the air arm of the Singapore Armed Forces. It was first established in 1968 as the Singapore Air Defence Command (SADC). In 1975, it was renamed the Republic of Singapore Air Force. History In January 1968, the British announced the imminent withdrawal of all their troops east […]
Skunk Works , Hobbymaster Sale and Flying Tigers Dispatch Information.
Skunk Works is an official pseudonym for Lockheed Martin’s Advanced Development Programs (ADP), formerly called Lockheed Advanced Development Projects. It is responsible for a number of aircraft designs, including the U-2, the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird, the Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk, Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor, and the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, which are used in […]
Erich Hartmann , Hobbymaster & JC Wings Military Model Announcements and Flying Tigers Dispatch Information.
Erich Alfred Hartmann (19th April 1922 – 20th September 1993) was a German fighter pilot during World War II and the most successful fighter ace in the history of aerial warfare. He flew 1,404 combat missions and participated in aerial combat on 825 separate occasions. He was credited with shooting down 352 Allied aircraft—350 Soviet […]
Sopwith Camel , Corgi Aviation Archive Arrivals, Calibre Wings Announcements and Hobbymaster Updates.
The Sopwith Camel was a British First World War single-seat biplane fighter aircraft that was introduced on the Western Front in 1917. It was developed by the Sopwith Aviation Company as a successor to the Sopwith Pup and became one of the best known fighter aircraft of the Great War. The Camel was powered by […]
Queen Elizabeth-class Aircraft Carrier , VSTOL Hobbymaster models and New Forces of Valor Arrival.
The Queen Elizabeth class is a class of two aircraft carriers of the United Kingdom’s Royal Navy. The lead ship, HMS Queen Elizabeth, was named on 4th July 2014, in honour of Elizabeth I (not Elizabeth II). She was commissioned on 7th December 2017, with an initial operating capability expected in 2018. The second, HMS […]
Panavia Tornado IDS , and the Latest Hobbymaster New Model Announcements.
The Panavia Tornado is a family of twin-engine, variable-sweep wing multirole combat aircraft, jointly developed and manufactured by Italy, the United Kingdom, and West Germany. There are three primary Tornado variants: the Tornado IDS (interdictor/strike) fighter-bomber, the suppression of enemy air defences Tornado ECR (electronic combat/reconnaissance) and the Tornado ADV (air defence variant) interceptor aircraft. […]
Avro Vulcan , Hobbymaster New Model Arrivals and Sale Offer !
The Avro Vulcan (later Hawker Siddeley Vulcan from July 1963) is a jet-powered tailless delta wing high-altitude strategic bomber, which was operated by the Royal Air Force (RAF) from 1956 until 1984. Aircraft manufacturer A.V. Roe and Company (Avro) designed the Vulcan in response to Specification B.35/46. Of the three V bombers produced, the Vulcan […]
Boeing CH-47 Chinook , Corgi Aviation Archive Arrivals & Hobbymaster Sale and Re-stocks!
The Boeing CH-47 Chinook is an American twin-engined, tandem rotor, heavy-lift helicopter developed by American rotorcraft company Vertol and manufactured by Boeing Vertol (later known as Boeing Rotorcraft Systems). The CH-47 is among the heaviest lifting Western helicopters. Its name, Chinook, is from the Native American Chinook people of modern-day Washington state. The Chinook was […]
Fokker Dr.I , Corgi Arrivals and Oxford Diecast & Aviation 72 New Model Announcements!
The Fokker Dr.I (Dreidecker, “triplane” in German), often known simply as the Fokker Triplane, was a World War I fighter aircraft built by Fokker-Flugzeugwerke. The Dr.I saw widespread service in the spring of 1918. It became famous as the aircraft in which Manfred von Richthofen gained his last 19 victories, and in which he was […]
Robin Olds ! Air Commander New Model Announcement and Hobbymaster New Models due soon.
Robin Olds (July 14th, 1922 – June 14th, 2007) was an American fighter pilot and general officer in the U.S. Air Force. He was a “triple ace”, with a combined total of 17 victories in World War II and the Vietnam War. He retired in 1973 as a brigadier general. The son of Army Air […]
Bristol F.2 Fighter , Hobbymaster Updates and Corgi Aviation Archive and Oxford Diecast Arrivals !
The Bristol F.2 Fighter was a British two-seat biplane fighter and reconnaissance aircraft of the First World War developed by Frank Barnwell at the Bristol Aeroplane Company. It is often simply called the Bristol Fighter, other popular names include the “Brisfit” or “Biff”. Although the type was intended initially as a replacement for the pre-war […]
Republic of Korea Air Force , Hobbymaster New Model Announcements and Updates.
The Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF), also known as the ROK Air Force, is the aerial warfare service branch of South Korea, operating under the South Korean Ministry of National Defense. History 1940s Shortly after the end of World War II, the South Korean Air Construction Association was founded on August 10th, 1946, to […]
The Battle of Midway , Hobbymaster New Model Announcements and Arrivals
The Battle of Midway was a decisive naval battle in the Pacific Theatre of World War II that took place between 4th and 7th June 1942, six months after Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor and one month after the Battle of the Coral Sea. The United States Navy under Admirals Chester W. Nimitz, Frank J. […]
Flying Tigers Black Friday Weekend Sale !
Black Friday is here again ! Loads of models included in the Sale so grab yourself some bargains. I have split the Sale into TWO sections so it is easier to shop for the models you want. Some of the models have very limited stocks, so first come …first served. Please click on the images below […]
Douglas SBD Dauntless , Corgi and Hobbymaster new model arrivals and updated photo gallery.
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, […]
The Folland Gnat , Calibre Wings and Corgi Arrivals, Hobbymaster and Oxford Diecast updates.
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 […]
Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 531 (VMFA-531), Hobbymaster and InFlight 200 New Model Announcements
Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 531 (VMFA-531) was a United States Marine Corps fighter squadron consisting of F/A-18 Hornets. Known as the “Grey Ghosts”, the squadron participated in action during World War II and the Vietnam War. They were decommissioned on March 27th, 1992. World War II Marine Night Fighter Squadron 531 (VMF(N)-531) was activated on […]
Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa , Deagostini New Models, and Hobbymaster Updated Photo Gallery.
The Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa was a single-engine land-based tactical fighter used by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force in World War II. The Allied reporting name was “Oscar”, but it was often called the “Army Zero” by American pilots because it bore a certain resemblance to the Mitsubishi A6M Zero, the Imperial Japanese Navy’s counterpart […]
