Strike Fighter Squadron 192 (VFA-192), also known as the “World Famous Golden Dragons”, are a United States Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet fighter squadron stationed at NAS Lemoore. History 1940s ighter Squadron 153 (VF-153) was originally established on March 26th, 1945 at NAS Atlantic City flying the F6F-3 Hellcat. The squadron received F6F-5s in April […]
Brewster F2A Buffalo , Hobbymaster New Model Announcements, Updates and Sales!
The Brewster F2A Buffalo is an American fighter aircraft which saw service early in World War II. Designed and built by the Brewster Aeronautical Corporation, it was one of the first U.S. monoplanes with an arrestor hook and other modifications for aircraft carriers. The Buffalo won a competition against the Grumman F4F Wildcat in […]
Robert “Buck” McNair , Hobbymaster New Model Arrivals, New Announcements and Updated Photos.
Group Captain Robert Wendell “Buck” McNair, DSO, DFC & Two Bars (15th May 1919 – 15th January 1971) was a Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) flying ace of the Second World War, with 16 or 16.5 victories and five probables. Early life NcNair was born on 15th May 1919 in Springfield, Nova Scotia, the […]
Dassault Mirage III , Hobbymaster New Model Announcements and Photo Updates.
The Dassault Mirage III is a family of single/dual-seat, single-engine, fighter aircraft developed and manufactured by French aircraft company Dassault Aviation. It was the first Western European combat aircraft to exceed Mach 2 in horizontal flight, a feat which was achieved on 24th October 1958. In 1952, the French government issued its specification, calling […]
Lockheed EC-121 Warning Star , Corgi & Calibre Wings Just Arrived and HM Photo/ Delivery Updates.
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Thomas J. Hudner Jr. & Jesse L. Brown , Hobbymaster New Models and Century Wings Updates.
Thomas Jerome Hudner Jr. (August 31st, 1924 – November 13th, 2017) was an officer of the United States Navy and a naval aviator. He rose to the rank of captain, and received the Medal of Honor for his actions in trying to save the life of his wingman, Ensign Jesse L. Brown, during the […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
VFA-81 Sunliners , Hobbymaster & Calibre Wings Model Announcements and Hobbymaster Next Delivery.
Strike Fighter Squadron 81 (VFA-81), also known as the “Sunliners”, is a United States Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet strike fighter squadron stationed at Naval Air Station Oceana. They are a part of Carrier Air Wing One, their radio callsign is Inferno, and their tail code is AB. Their mission is to conduct prompt and […]
Red Jesters (VMAQ-2) , Hobbymaster Updates and deliveries.
Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 2 (VMAQ-2) was a United States Marine Corps electronic warfare squadron in service from 1952 to 2019. It was the last squadron flying the Northrop Grumman EA-6B Prowler. Mission Its mission was to support the Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) commander by conducting airborne electronic warfare, day or night, […]
Red Devils VMFA-232 , Hobbymaster New Tooling and Model Announcements!
Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 232 (VMFA-232) is a United States Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet squadron. Nicknamed the “Red Devils”, the squadron is based at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California and falls under the command of Marine Aircraft Group 11 (MAG-11) and the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (3rd MAW). The Red Devils are the […]
Heinrich Bartels , Corgi New model arrival soon, Hobbymaster Updated Photos.
Heinrich Bartels (13th July 1918 – 23rd December 1944) was an Austrian-born German fighter pilot in the Luftwaffe and fought during World War II. Bartels was credited with 99 victories, making him a fighter ace. A fighter ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat. Born […]
Strike Fighter Squadron 195 (VFA-195) “Dambusters”, Hobbymaster, Inflight200 and Gemini Jets new model announcements.
Strike Fighter Squadron 195 (VFA-195), also known as the “Dambusters”, is a United States Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet fighter squadron stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan. They are a part of Carrier Air Wing Five (CVW-5) and their tail code is NF. Their radio callsign is “Chippy”. Squadron insignia and nickname The […]
Chengdu J-20 , JC Wings New Model Announcement, Hobbymaster and Century Wings Arrivals.
The Chengdu J-20 also known as Mighty Dragon is a twinjet, all-weather, stealth, fighter aircraft developed by China’s Chengdu Aerospace Corporation for the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF). The J-20 is designed as an air superiority fighter with precision strike capability; it descends from the J-XX program of the 1990s. The J-20 made […]
Operation Herrick , Century Wings and Hobbymaster next two deliveries.
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 Asian […]
VMFA-121 Green Knights , Hobbymaster New Model Announcements and Corgi Aviation Archive Arrival.
Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 (VMFA-121), also known as the “Green Knights”, is a United States Marine Corps aircraft squadron operating the F-35B Lightning II. The squadron is based at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan and falls under the command of Marine Aircraft Group 12 (MAG-12) and the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st […]
Short Stirling , Corgi New Model Announcements , Hobbymaster Arrivals and Updated Photos.
The Stirling was designed by Short Brothers to meet an Air Ministry specification from 1936. When the preferred design from Supermarine had to be abandoned, the Stirling was ordered for the RAF. It entered service in early 1941 but had a relatively brief operational career as a bomber, being relegated to second line duties […]
VF-114 Aardvarks , Hobbymaster new model Announcements !
Fighter Squadron 114 (VF-114) was a fighter squadron of the United States Navy that was active from 1945 through 1993. Nicknamed the “Aardvarks”, it was based out of Naval Air Station Miramar, California. The squadron flew combat missions during the Korean War and Vietnam War. VF-114 was disestablished as part of the post-Cold War […]
VMFA-242 “Bats” , and JC Wings 1/72nd scale Military Announcements.
Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 242 (VMFA-242) is a United States Marine Corps squadron flying F-35B Lightning II STOVL Stealth Fighter. The squadron, known as the “Bats”, is based at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan and falls under the command of Marine Aircraft Group 12 (MAG-12) and the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW). […]
Operation Ellamy , Hobbymaster New Model Announcements and Updated Photos.
Operation Ellamy was the codename for the United Kingdom participation in the 2011 military intervention in Libya. The operation was part of an international coalition aimed at enforcing a Libyan no-fly zone in accordance with the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973 which stipulated that “all necessary measures” shall be taken to protect civilians. […]
