Hans-Ulrich Rudel (2nd July 1916 – 18th December 1982) was a German ground-attack pilot during World War II and a post-war neo-Nazi activist. The most decorated German pilot of the war and the only recipient of the Knight’s Cross with Golden Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds, Rudel was credited with the destruction of 519 […]
99th Reconnaissance Squadron , Hobbymaster New Model Arrivals & Updated Photos.
A U.S. Air Force U-2 Dragon Lady from the 99th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron taxis to the runway for takeoff at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Dec. 2, 2010. The U-2 is a high altitude reconnaissance aircraft that reaches altitudes above 70,000 feet. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Eric Harris) (RELEASED) The 99th Reconnaissance Squadron […]
VA-165 Boomers (U.S. Navy) , Century Wings Announcements , Hobbymaster New Model Arrivals and Bank Holiday Sale!
VA-165, nicknamed the Boomers, was a long-lived Attack Squadron of the U.S. Navy. It was established on 1st September 1960, and disestablished 35 years later on 30th September 1996. The squadron operated in the region of Vietnam, Laos, and Korea during the 1960s and early 1970s. VA-165 transferred to the Persian Gulf after the […]
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). […]
