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Airfix - 1:72 Fiat G.50 The Regia Aeronautica are regarded by many as operating some of the most attractively presented aircraft of the Second Worl...

Airfix - 1:72 Fieseler Storch One of the great Luftwaffe aircraft of the Second World War, the ungainly looking Fieseler Storch may not have comman...

First Flying in 1939, the Focke-Wulf Fw190 proved to be an immediate threat to RAF fighters when introduced in late 1941, being faster and more ma...

Airfix: 1:72 Fokker E.II Eindecker The Fokker Eindecker was the first purpose built German WWI fighter aircraft and the first to be fitted with gun...

Scheme: E.III 105/15 Ernst Udet KeK Habsheim March 1916 The E.III variant of this historically important fighter aircraft began to arrive on the We...

The diminutive Folland Gnat was originally developed as a light and affordable jet fighter, but went on to be used extensively by the Royal Air For...

Designed and produced in France in 1956, the Magister became the world’s first jet powered basic trainer to enter military service. Made distinctiv...

Airfix - 1:72 Gloster Gladiator Mk.I/II The Gloster Gladiator was developed from the Gloster Gauntlet as a private venture, and represented both t...

The Golden Hind was an English galleon best known for its global circumnavigation between 1577 and 1580, captained by Sir Francis Drake, who on hi...

Airfix - 1:72 Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat The F4F Wildcat was the US Navy's primary carrier borne fighter aircraft at the start of the Second World War....

Considered revolutionary in 1935, by the start of WWII the earliest versions of The Hurricane with fabric covered wings and two bladed propellers h...

An aircraft which has to be considered one of the finest aeroplanes of the Second World War, the Hawker Tempest V could trace its design lineage ...

Initially designed to replace the Hawker Hurricane as the complimentary high-altitude fighter to the Supermarine Spitfire, the Typhoon instead foun...

Airfix: 1:72 Hawker Typhoon Mk.IB By 1943 the RAF needed a dedicated ground attack fighter, and the Typhoon was suited to the role. The powerful en...

As you might expect from a new aircraft manufacturer previously involved in the production of railway locomotives, the Henschel Hs123 biplane att...

Junkers Ju87 B-1 Stuka Tech Specs Item Length - Without Packaging (cm) 15.2 Item Height - Without Packaging (cm) 5.6 Item Width - Without Pack...

The rugged and effective Junkers Ju87B Stuka was designed specifically to be a highly effective airborne artillery piece, capable of supporting fas...

Overcoming a challenging service introduction due to its relatively high landing speed, the Martin B-26 Marauder went on to be regarded by many as ...

With the RAF already operating Phantoms initially intended for the Royal Navy at Leuchars air base in Fife, the withdrawal of HMS Ark Royal in 1978...

As the Royal Air Force were looking to update their strike and close air support capabilities in the 1950s and 60s, they were initially expecting ...

Scheme: Bf 109E-4 ‘Yellow 13’ 9./JG54 Hollande When the diminutive Messerschmitt Bf109 entered service in February 1935, it was one of the most adv...

Over 12,000 of the 'Gustav' G-6 were built from 1943 to 1944 and were armed with two formidable 13mm machine guns, enabling the top Luftwaffe aces ...

One of the finest fighting aeroplanes in military history, the Messerschmitt Bf 109 series was developed continually throughout the Second World Wa...

Championed by Hermann Goering, the Messerschmitt Bf 110 Destroyer, (or Heavy Fighter) concept was certainly sound in theory, giving these slight...

Described by famous British test pilot Eric 'Winkle' brown as the most formidable aircraft of WWII, the Messerschmitt me 262 was a Quantum leap i...

Representing the primary production variant of the Messerschmitt Me262 jet, the A-1A was the fighter-bomber version of the aircraft desired by Hitl...

The end of the Second World War saw the victorious Allied nations desperately attempting to secure details of German jet technology and high speed ...

When the Japanese Zero first entered service in 1940, it was without doubt the most advanced naval fighter in the world and quickly earned a reput...

In the aftermath of the Pearl Harbor Raid, America embarked on an audacious plan to strike at the very heart of the Japanese nation and post clea...

Airfix - 1:72 North American F-51D Mustang The North American P-51 Mustang is regarded by many as one of the most iconic American fighters of the S...

The North American P51 Mustang is viewed as one of the iconic American fighters of the Second World War.  Designed to an RAF specification, the Mus...

As one of the most successful post war Soviet jet fighter designs, the MiG 17 was coveted by other Warsaw Pact nations, who were keen to upgrade ...

 The stable flight characteristics of the government designed Royal Aircraft Factory BE2c made it an ideal choice for use as a home defence night ...

Airfix - 1:72 Supermarine Spitfire F.Mk.22 Considered by many to be the ultimate Spitfire, the F Mk.22 shared only a very passing resemblance to it...

Scheme: Supermarine Spitfire Mk.Ia N3290 GR-U 92 Squadron 1940 The first production Spitfire Mk.I was delivered to RAF No.19 Squadron at Duxford on...

After the fall of France in 1940, the two great air arms of the day, Great Britain's RAF and Germany's Luftwaffe, faced each other in large numbe...

Airfix: 1:72 Supermarine Spitfire Mk.Va Without doubt, the Supermarine Spitfire was one of the most important aircraft of WWII, with more being pro...

For many people, the Supermarine Spitfire is regarded the most famous fighting aeroplane ever to take to the skies, even though some may question...

When the mighty German Tiger 1 entered service during the Autumn of 1942, it was the most advanced tank in the world and one designed specifical...

The Valiant was the first of the RAF’s V Bomber trio to enter service. The most conventional of the three designs, it was also the first to drop ...

The Vickers Wellington was Britain’s most capable bomber at the start of WWII and would see extensive service throughout the war, including with R...

As Britain looked to strike back at the start of WWII, the Vickers Wellington was arguably their most important aircraft and they needed to ensure...

Airfix 1:72 Westland Sea King HAR.3/Mk.43 Scale Model Kit Schemes: Westland Sea King Har.3, 78 Squadron RAF Mount Pleasant Falkland Islands Jan 19...

Operated by the Royal Navy, one of the most extensively modified versions of the Westland Sea King is the Westland Commando HC4. First flying on 26...

As helicopter technology continued to advance apace following the end of the Second World War, the operational flexibility offered by rotary pow...

About the Tank: The 25-PDR saw service throughout World War II with British and Commonwealth forces and it was generally thought to be one of the b...

About the Vehicle: The '88' proved to be an excellent anti-tank gun in France in 1940. By the time it arrived in North Africa it was a feared ta...