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Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 323 (VMFA-323) “Death Rattlers”, Herpa Sale and Corgi Arrivals!

10/06/2022 By Richard Darling

    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 […]

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Bell UH-1 Iroquois (Huey) , Bristol Beaufort Arrival and Hobbymaster updates.

28/04/2022 By Richard Darling

  The Bell UH-1 Iroquois (nicknamed “Huey”) is a utility military helicopter powered by a single turboshaft engine, with two-bladed main and tail rotors. The first member of the prolific Huey family, it was developed by Bell Helicopter to meet a 1952 US Army requirement for a medical evacuation and utility helicopter, and first flew […]

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Boeing C-17 Globemaster III , New Model Arrivals and Hobbymaster Next Delivery Update.

03/03/2022 By Richard Darling

  The McDonnell Douglas/Boeing C-17 Globemaster III is a large military transport aircraft that was developed for the United States Air Force (USAF) from the 1980s to the early 1990s by McDonnell Douglas. The C-17 carries forward the name of two previous piston-engined military cargo aircraft, the Douglas C-74 Globemaster and the Douglas C-124 Globemaster […]

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VF-53 Iron Angels and Vought F-8 Crusader , Herpa New Model Announcements.

27/08/2021 By Richard Darling

  Fighter Squadron 53, or VF-53 Iron Angels was an aviation unit of the United States Navy in service from 20th July 1950 to 29th January 1971. Originally established as reserve squadron VF-721 on 20th July 1950, it was redesignated as VF-141 on 4th February 1953 and then redesignated as VF-53 on 15th October 1963. […]

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Pappy Boyington , Hobbymaster New Model Arrivals and Next Delivery end of July.

08/07/2021 By Richard Darling

  Gregory “Pappy” Boyington (December 4th, 1912 – January 11th, 1988) was an American combat pilot who was a United States Marine Corps fighter ace during World War II. He received the Medal of Honor and the Navy Cross. A Marine aviator with the Pacific fleet in 1941, Boyington joined the “Flying Tigers” (1st American […]

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Nellis Air Force Base , Hobbymaster and Herpa New Model Announcements.

25/06/2021 By Richard Darling

  Nellis Air Force Base (“Nellis” colloq.) is a United States Air Force installation in southern Nevada with military schools and more squadrons than any other USAF base. Nellis hosts air combat exercises such as Exercise Red Flag and close air support exercises such as Green Flag-West flown in “Military Operations Area (MOA) airspace”, associated […]

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Spanish Naval Air Arm, Hobbymaster New Announcements and New Model Arrivals.

14/05/2021 By Richard Darling

  Today the Spanish Navy is one of the most important in the world, and one of the only nine naval forces on the planet capable of projecting an important level of force in their own hemisphere. The main bases of the Spanish Navy are at Rota, Ferrol, San Fernando and Cartagena Naval Aviation Early […]

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VFA-2 Strike Fighter Squadron 2 “Bounty Hunters” , Hobbymaster and Herpa Announcements and Photo Updates !

22/04/2021 By Richard Darling

  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 […]

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German Air Force , New Model Arrivals from Calibre Wings, Herpa and Corgi Aviation Archive.

05/03/2021 By Richard Darling

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 […]

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Lockheed P-38 Lightning , Corgi and Herpa New Model Arrivals and More Hobbymaster Updates.

26/02/2021 By Richard Darling

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) […]

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North Korean Air Force , Century Wings and Herpa 1/72nd scale New Model Anouncements.

06/08/2020 By Richard Darling

The Korean People’s Army Air and Anti-Air Force is the unified military aviation force of North Korea. It is the second largest branch of the Korean People’s Army comprising an estimated 110,000 members. It possesses 940 aircraft of different types, mostly of decades old Soviet and Chinese origin. Its primary task is to defend North […]

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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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Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird , New Model Announcements from Century Wings,Herpa, InFlight 200 and Oxford Diecast.

11/10/2019 By Richard Darling

The Lockheed SR-71 “Blackbird” is a long-range, high-altitude, Mach 3+ strategic reconnaissance aircraft that was operated by the United States Air Force. It was developed as a black project from the Lockheed A-12 reconnaissance aircraft in the 1960s by Lockheed and its Skunk Works division. American aerospace engineer Clarence “Kelly” Johnson was responsible for many […]

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Israeli Air Force, Hobbymaster New Model arrivals due and New Herpa Arrival.

04/10/2019 By Richard Darling

  The Israeli Air Force operates as the aerial warfare branch of the Israel Defense Forces. It was founded on May 28, 1948, shortly after the Israeli Declaration of Independence. As of August 2017 Aluf Amikam Norkin serves as the Air Force Commander. The Israeli Air Force was established using commandeered or donated civilian aircraft […]

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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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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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Republic P-47 Thunderbolt, Hobbymaster and Arwico New model arrivals this week and next week.

17/07/2019 By Richard Darling

The Republic P-47 Thunderbolt was a World War II era fighter aircraft produced by the United States from 1941 through 1945. Its primary armament was eight .50-caliber machine guns and in the fighter-bomber ground-attack role it could carry five-inch rockets or a bomb load of 2,500 pounds (1,103 kg). When fully loaded, the P-47 weighed […]

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General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon, Herpa New Model Arrivals and Hobbymaster New Photos.

04/07/2019 By Richard Darling

The General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon is a single-engine supersonic multirole fighter aircraft originally developed by General Dynamics (now Lockheed Martin) for the United States Air Force (USAF). Designed as an air superiority day fighter, it evolved into a successful all-weather multirole aircraft. Over 4,600 aircraft have been built since production was approved in 1976. […]

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Fighter Squadron VF-33 Starfighters (Tarsiers), Herpa Diecast new models and Hobbymaster Updated Photos.

27/06/2019 By Richard Darling

Fighter Squadron 33 or VF-33 was an aviation unit of the United States Navy. Originally established on 11th October 1948 it was disestablished on 1st October 1993. It was the second US Navy Squadron to be designated VF-33. The squadron was originally equipped with the Chance-Vought F4U-4 Corsair. It was assigned to Carrier Air Group […]

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Convair B-58 Hustler, Hobbymaster New Arrivals and Photo updates, Century Wings, JC Wings Military, Herpa Military and Air Force One New Announcements

18/04/2019 By Richard Darling

The Convair B-58 Hustler was the first operational jet bomber capable of Mach 2 flight. The aircraft was designed by Convair and developed for the United States Air Force (USAF) for service in the Strategic Air Command (SAC) during the 1960s. It used a delta wing, which was also employed by Convair fighters such as […]

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Transall C-160, Gemini Jets New Releases, Duelling Fighters and Hobbymaster Offers of the Week !

12/04/2019 By Richard Darling

The Transall C-160 is a military transport aircraft, produced as a joint venture between France and Germany. “Transall” is an abbreviation of the manufacturing consortium Transporter Allianz, comprising the companies of MBB, Aerospatiale and VFW-Fokker. It was initially developed to meet the requirements for a modern transport aircraft for the French and German Air Forces; […]

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Ubon Royal Thai Air Force Base, Latest Air Commander Announcement, and JC Wings and Herpa News.

28/02/2019 By Richard Darling

Ubon Royal Thai Air Force Base is a Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) facility located near the city of Ubon Ratchathani, in Ubon Ratchathani Province. It is approximately 488 km (303 miles) northeast of Bangkok. The Laos border is about 60 kilometers (40 miles) directly east. The facility is also used as a civil airport. […]

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Pilatus PC-6 Porter and Pilatus PC-21, Hobbymaster Forthcoming Arrivals and Herpa Military Photo Updates.

22/02/2019 By Richard Darling

Pilatus PC-6 Porter The Pilatus PC-6 Porter is a single-engined STOL utility aircraft designed by Pilatus Aircraft of Switzerland. First flown in 1959, the PC-6 continues in production at Pilatus Flugzeugwerke in Stans, Switzerland. It has been built in both piston engine- and turboprop-powered versions and was produced under licence for a time by Fairchild […]

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90th Fighter Squadron, Herpa New Announcements, New Panzerkampf models and New Offers of the Week !

15/02/2019 By Richard Darling

The 90th Fighter Squadron is a squadron of the United States Air Force. It is assigned to the 3rd Operations Group, 3rd Wing, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Pacific Air Forces. The squadron is equipped with the F-22 Raptor Fighter. The 90th FS is one of the oldest units in the United States Air Force, first […]

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Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet, New Model Announcements and Updated Photo Gallery.

01/02/2019 By Richard Darling

The Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet is a light attack jet and advanced jet trainer co-manufactured by Dassault Aviation of France and Dornier Flugzeugwerke of Germany. It was developed specifically to perform the trainer and light attack missions, as well as to perform these duties more ideally than the first generation of jet trainers that preceded it. […]

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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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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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British Aerospace Sea Harrier, Latest Hobbymaster and Herpa Announcements and Updated Photo Galleries.

10/10/2018 By Richard Darling

The British Aerospace Sea Harrier is a naval short take-off and vertical landing/vertical take-off and landing jet fighter, reconnaissance and attack aircraft; the second member of the Harrier Jump Jet family developed. It first entered service with the Royal Navy in April 1980 as the Sea Harrier FRS1 and became informally known as the “Shar”. […]

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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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Flying Tigers is now based at the historic Sywell Aerodrome, in Northamptonshire. We hope to welcome many of you to our new premises over the coming months. See map. Sywell Aerodrome, Northamptonshire, NN6 0BN

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  • Thomas J. Hudner Jr. & Jesse L. Brown , Hobbymaster New Models and Century Wings Updates.
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  • VFA-82 Marauders , Aviation 72 new model arrivals and Hobbymaster Photo updates.
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  • Spangdahlem Air Base , Hobbymaster New Model Announcements and Corgi Aviation Archive Arrivals.
  • VMFA-142 “Flying Gators” , Hobbymaster Next Delivery and Photo Updates.
  • Electronic Attack Squadron 141 (VAQ-141)”Shadowhawks”, Hobbymaster and Corgi Deliveries.
  • Operation Outside the Box , Hobbymaster Top Gun and New Model Announcements!

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  • HA7729A Hobbymaster P-51D Mustang 414450, Capt C. E. Bud Anderson, 363rd FS, 357th FG, 1944 AUTOGRAPHED by Bud Anderson £159.99 (incl VAT)
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