The Lockheed EC-121 Warning Star was an American airborne early warning and control radar surveillance aircraft operational in the 1950s in both the United States Navy (USN) and United States Air Force (USAF). The military version of the Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation was used to serve as an airborne early warning system to supplement […]
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 […]
Pat Pattle , Hobbymaster Updated Photos and Next Delivery date.
Marmaduke Thomas St John Pattle, DFC & Bar (3rd July 1914 – 20th April 1941), usually known as Pat Pattle, was a South African-born English Second World War fighter pilot and flying ace (an aviator credited with the destruction of five or more enemy aircraft in aerial combat) of the Royal Air Force (RAF). […]
Operation Herrick , New Corgi Catalogue Announcements and Hobbymaster Updates.
Operation Herrick was the codename under which all British operations in the War in Afghanistan were conducted from 2002 to the end of combat operations in 2014. It consisted of the British contribution to the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), and support to the American-led Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), within the central […]
Johnnie Johnson , Hobbymaster New Model Announcements and Updated Photos.
Air Vice Marshal James Edgar Johnson, CB, CBE, DSO & Two Bars, DFC & Bar, DL (9th March 1915 – 30thJanuary 2001), nicknamed “Johnnie”, was an English Royal Air Force (RAF) pilot and flying ace who flew and fought during the Second World War. Johnson grew up and was educated in the East Midlands, […]
Boeing 737 AEW&C , Hobbymaster photo and delivery updates.
The Boeing 737 AEW&C is a twin-engine airborne early warning and control aircraft based on the Boeing 737 Next Generation design. It is lighter than the 707-based Boeing E-3 Sentry, and has a fixed, active electronically scanned array radar antenna instead of a rotating one. It was designed for the Royal Australian Air Force […]
Royce Williams, Hobbymaster photo updates and delivery now in stock at Flying Tigers.
Elmer Royce Williams (born 4th April 1925) is a retired United States Naval Aviator. He is known for his solo dogfight with seven Soviet pilots during the Korean War, which, according to The San Diego Union-Tribune, has been called “one of the greatest feats in aviation history” by military experts. A retired admiral and […]
Jagdgeschwader 54 (JG 54) , Corgi and Hobbymaster due next week and JC Wings Military updates
Jagdgeschwader 54 (JG 54) was a Luftwaffe fighter wing that was founded in late 1936 and operated from 1939, the entire length of the Second World War. It later existed under the reformed Luftwaffe from 1947 to 1991 as BG54/B54 A B and C. Originally, JG 54 flew most of its missions on the […]
Flying Ubangis VA-12 (U.S. Navy), Hobbymaster & Century Wings Update and next delivery update.
Attack Squadron TWELVE (ATKRON TWELVE or VA-12), also known as the “Flying Ubangis” or “Clinchers”, was an attack squadron of the United States Navy active during the Cold War. From their home port at Naval Air Station Cecil Field in Florida, the squadron made more than thirty major overseas deployments aboard aircraft carriers, primarily […]
Death Angels (VMFA-235), Century Wings updates and Hobbymaster next delivery.
Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 235 (VMFA-235) was a United States Marine Corps squadron that most recently flew F/A-18 Hornets. Known as the “Death Angels”, the squadron participated in action during World War II, the Vietnam War, Operation Desert Storm and was decommissioned on June 14, 1996. History World War II Marine Fighter Attack Squadron […]
Swiss Air Force WWII , Corgi New Model Arrival and Hobbymaster next delivery information.
The history of the Swiss Air Force began in 1914 with the establishment of an ad hoc force consisting of a handful of men in outdated and largely civilian aircraft. It was only in the 1930s that an effective air force was established at great cost, capable of inflicting several embarrassing defeats on the […]
VF-51, “Screaming Eagles” , Early delivery of Hobbymaster models and Hobbymaster photo updates.
VF-51, Fighter Squadron 51 was an aviation unit of the United States Navy known as the “Screaming Eagles”. It was originally established as VF-1 on February 1st, 1943, redesignated as VF-5 on July 15th, 1943, redesignated as VF-5A on November 15th, 1946, redesignated VF-51 on August 16th, 1948 and disestablished in March 1995. History […]
VFA-86 Sidewinders , Hobbymaster model arrivals and Hobbymaster due 2nd week of November.
Strike Fighter Squadron 86 (VFA-86) is a strike fighter squadron of the United States Navy based at Naval Air Station Lemoore, California. The squadron is nicknamed Sidewinders, leading to the call sign Winder. The unit currently flies the F/A-18E Super Hornet and is assigned to Carrier Air Wing Seven, tail code AG. History 1950s […]
Sukhoi Su-17 (Su-22) Fitter , JC Wings 1/72nd scale Announcements and Hobbymaster Update.
The Sukhoi Su-17 (izdeliye S-32) is a variable-sweep wing fighter-bomber developed for the Soviet military. Its NATO reporting name is “Fitter”. Developed from the Sukhoi Su-7, the Su-17 was the first variable-sweep wing aircraft to enter Soviet service. Two subsequent Sukhoi aircraft, the Su-20 and Su-22, have usually been regarded as variants of the […]
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 […]
Hawker Tempest , Hobbymaster New Model Announcements and Corgi Aviation Archive Updates.
The Hawker Tempest is a British fighter aircraft that was primarily used by the Royal Air Force (RAF) in the Second World War. The Tempest, originally known as the Typhoon II, was an improved derivative of the Hawker Typhoon, intended to address the Typhoon’s unexpected deterioration in performance at high altitude by replacing its […]
VAQ-138 Yellow Jackets , Hobbymaster Arrivals and Updates.
Electronic Attack Squadron 138 (VAQ-138), also known as the “Yellow Jackets”, is an expeditionary EA-18G Growler squadron of the United States Navy based at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Washington. Their radio callsign is “RAMPAGE”. VAQ-138’s mission: to provide worldwide deployable Airborne Electronic Attack capabilities to deny, degrade, or destroy the enemy’s use of […]
Alabama Air National Guard , Hobbymaster Updates and “Offers of the Week” Sale!
The Alabama Air National Guard (AL ANG) is the aerial militia of the State of Alabama, United States of America. It is, along with the Alabama Army National Guard, an element of the Alabama National Guard. As state militia units, the units in the Alabama Air National Guard are not in the normal United […]
Romanian Air Force , Hobbymaster Updates and Rare & “Hard to Find” Models.
The Romanian Air Force (RoAF) is the air force branch of the Romanian Armed Forces. It has an air force headquarters, an operational command, five airbases and an air defense brigade. Reserve forces include one air base and three airfields. In 2019, the Romanian Air Force employed 15,000 personnel. Current state The Romanian Air […]
VFA-82 Marauders , Aviation 72 new model arrivals and Hobbymaster Photo updates.
VFA-82, Strike Fighter Squadron 82, known as the Marauders was a U.S. Navy strike fighter squadron formerly based at MCAS Beaufort, South Carolina, established in 1967 and deactivated in 2005. Its radio callsign was Streetcar. History Attack Squadron 82 (VA-82) was established on 1st May 1967 as a light attack squadron flying the Vought […]
Nguyễn Văn Bảy , Hobymaster updates on deliveries.
Nguyễn Văn Bảy (1936 – September 22nd, 2019), was a Vietnamese jet fighter ace for the Vietnam People’s Air Force (North Vietnamese Air Force) during the Vietnam War. Piloting a MiG-17F while assigned to the 923rd Fighter Regiment, Bay claimed 7 aerial combat victories while engaged against aircraft of the USAF and USN: 2 […]
Spangdahlem Air Base , Hobbymaster New Model Announcements and Corgi Aviation Archive Arrivals.
Spangdahlem Air Base (IATA: SPM, ICAO: ETAD, former code EDAD) is a NATO air base with the USAF as a tenant constructed between 1951 and 1953 and located near the small German town of Spangdahlem, approximately 30 km NNE of the city of Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate. History After emerging as the victors in the Second […]
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 […]
Operation Outside the Box , Hobbymaster Top Gun and New Model Announcements!
Operation Outside the Box also known as Operation Orchard, was an Israeli airstrike on a suspected nuclear reactor, referred to as the Al Kibar site (also referred to in IAEA documents as Dair Alzour), in the Deir ez-Zor region of Syria, which occurred just after midnight (local time) on 6th September 2007. The Israeli […]
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 […]
Mikoyan MiG-31 , Corgi Aviation Archive Arrival and Hobbymaster Updates.
The Mikoyan MiG-31 (NATO reporting name: Foxhound) is a supersonic interceptor aircraft that was developed for use by the Soviet Air Forces. The aircraft was designed by the Mikoyan design bureau as a replacement for the earlier MiG-25 “Foxbat”; the MiG-31 is based on and shares design elements with the MiG-25. The MiG-31 is […]
