Italeri Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II ZM151/017 617 Sqn RAF/Lightning Force, HMS Queen Elizabeth – October 2019.
Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II ZM151/017 617 Sqn RAF/Lightning Force, HMS Queen Elizabeth – October 2019.
1:72 Airfix MiG-17F Fresco-C (Shenyang J-5) VPAF 932nd Fighter Regiment, Tho Zuan, Vietnam, August 1969 flow by ace Le Hai.
1:72 Airfix MiG-17F Fresco-C (Shenyang J-5) VPAF 932nd Fighter Regiment, Tho Zuan, Vietnam, August 1969 flow by ace Le Hai. Le Hai claimed 6 victories during the Vietnam war (the US verified 2 of those, 2 F-4s) although for some reason Airfix have placed 7 stars on the nose of the aircraft. Probably copied […]
Airfix Hawker Tempest V JN751 R-B – Wg.Cdr.Roland “Bee” Beamont 150 Wing Royal Air Force. RAF Newchurch. April 1944
1:72 Airfix Hawker Tempest V JN751 R-B – Wg.Cdr.Roland “Bee” Beamont 150 Wing Royal Air Force. RAF Newchurch. April 1944
Airfix 1:72 Armstrong Whitworth A.W.38 Whitley GR.VII Z6967 GR-U 502 (Ulster) Sqn RAF, RAF Limavady Northern Ireland, 24 November 1941
Airfix 1:72 Armstrong Whitworth A.W.38 Whitley GR.VII Z6967 YG-U RAF 502 (Ulster) Sqn, RAF Limavady Northern Ireland, 24 November 1941 The Aircraft Z6967 (YG-U) was delivered to the RAF towards the end of a mixed batch of 300 Armstrong Whitworth A.W.38 Whitley Vs and GR.VIIs under contract number B106912/40, probably between July 1941 […]
Airfix 1:72 BAe Sea Harrier FRS.2 XZ439 – AMRAAM testing/ 1st launch, Eglin AFB, Florida 29 March 1993.
Airfix 1:72 BAe Sea Harrier FRS.2 XZ439 – AMRAAM testing/ 1st launch, Eglin AFB, Florida 29 March 1993. The Aircraft XZ439 started life as the 2nd ever built Sea Harrier FRS.1 back on 30 March 1979 when it first flew; being such an early airframe it always a development airframe rather than a “line bird”. […]
Airfix 1:72 DH.98 Mosquito B.XVI, PF510 6T-D 608 Sqn RAF Downham Market, Norfolk – 2nd May 1945 – “The Last Raid”. Paints by Hataka.
Airfix 1:72 DH.98 Mosquito B.XVI, PF510 6T-D. 608 Sqn RAF Downham Market, Norfolk – 2nd May 1945 – “The Last Raid” On 2nd May 1945, 16 Mosquitos from 608 Sqn from 8 Gp took part in what was to be the last Bomber Command raid over Germany of WWII; the target was […]
Airfix 1:72 Junkers Ju87B-1 Stuka – S2+EP of 6./StG77 Cherbourg-en-Cotentin during the Battle of Britain
Airfix 1:72 Junkers Ju87B-1 Stuka – S2+EP of 6./StG77 Cherbourg-en-Cotentin during the Battle of Britain August 1940 The History StG77 (Sturzkampfgeschwader 77) was heavily committed to the early phases of the German invasion of Poland, the low countries and France in 1939 and 1940 and was also assigned to the build-up and initial […]
BAe Sea Harrier FRS.1 ZA177 809 Sqn Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm, July 1982 Falkland Islands – Flt. Lt. David Morgan DSC.
BAe Sea Harrier FRS.1 ZA177 809 Sqn Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm, July 1982 Falkland Islands – Flt. Lt. David Morgan DSC. Airfix 1:72 A50134 Dogfight Doubles Boxing The Aircraft ZA177 first flew on 5th December 1981 and was delivered to the Fleet Air Arm just over a month later on 6th […]
1:72 Blackburn/BAe Buccaneer S.2B 12 Sqn RAF
Blackburn/BAe Buccaneer XT270, 12 Sqn RAF 1975. Airfix new tool 1:72 Buccaneer slightly modified to portray Buccaneer S.2B XT270 of 12 Sqn RAF in 1975 with recon pack. Painted in the standard trio of Dark Green, Dark Sea Grey and Light Aircraft Grey with the glossy finish of the early 70s (Hataka Orange Line Lacquers) […]
1:72 Airfix Phantom FGR2. 23 Sqn Falklands
1:72 Airfix McDonnell Douglas Phantom FGR2 – 23 Sqn RAF Stanley, Falkland Islands 1983/1984 The Aircraft In the aftermath of the Falklands Conflict of 1982 an urgent need was identified to base a deterrent force on the Islands to prevent either a 2nd invasion or to discourage thoughts of one from forming. To this end […]