Operation Mikado , Panzerkampf New Models , Hobbymaster Updates and Offers of the Week.

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  Operation Mikado was the code name of a military plan by the United Kingdom to use Special Air Service troops to attack the home base of Argentina’s five Super Etendard strike fighters at Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, during the 1982 Falklands War. Brigadier Peter de la Billière was in charge of planning the […]

Avro Lancaster B.III, ED888/PM-M2 ‘Mike Squared’ , New Model Arrivals and Sywell Activity

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Of over 3,000 Avro Lancasters used by RAF Bomber Command only 24 were successful in flying 100 or more operational missions. Of these, the most successful was Avro Lancaster B.III ED888, which completed 140 “ops” and became known as “Mother Of Them All”. Avro Lancaster B.III ED888 was built by A.V.Roe at Manchester early in 1943, […]

The Airspeed Oxford, Stirrings at Sywell Aerodrome and Latest Sale Offers !

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The Airspeed AS.10 Oxford is a twin-engine aircraft used for training British Commonwealth aircrews in navigation, radio-operating, bombing and gunnery during the Second World War. With the expansion of the Royal Air Force in the 1930s the service had an operational requirement for an advanced training aircraft, particularly for crews destined for bomber aircraft. The […]

Vulcan Farewell at Sywell this week & New Tooling Announcement.

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Delta Lady XH558 at Sywell Tuesday 13th October 2015 It has been a busy few weeks at Sywell recently, but I had not been told, nor was I expecting, a final viewing of the Avro Vulcan XH558 on my very own doorstep ! After last weekend’s official last ever public display of the Vulcan , […]

“HALT” Who goes there at Sywell this week?

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Sywell entertained two new visitors this week. As many of you will recognize from the photograph above, the first of these visitors was none other than P51-D “Jumpin Jacques” operated by Hanger 11. I don’t know exactly what time she arrived, but when I made my morning trip to the Aviator Hotel reception (to collect […]