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Stalingrad Factory Battle Set Industrial Buildings (MF Laser Cut) German Infantry Russian Infantry 2 x T-34/76 1 x Pz.Kpfw.IVF 1 x Pak 40 AT Gun Battlefield Accessories The battle of Stalingrad was a turning point of the Second World War and one of the most famous battle of the military history. The battle begun on summer 1942 and the Soviet Red Army faced the German army for the control of Volga and Don rivers region. The military operations were focused in the symbolic city of Stalingrad destroyed by the intense German bombing. The ruins of the city became the theater of brutal and fierce close quarters combats. One of the most important German target was the control of the industrial area including the huge tractor factory, converted during the war to the production of T-34 tanks, destroyed by bombers and artillery fire. On November 1942, the Soviets launched the large flanking maneuver to surround the Wehrmacht forces in Stalingrad that ended with the surrender of German Troops in the first months of 1943. The victory obtained by Red Army was the starting point of Soviets offensive that brought them to Berlin in 1945.

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Armour in Profile-Armoured Fighting Vehicles USA 1945-2018 By MP Robinson, David Grunnitt, Leif Robinson Armour in Profile: Armoured Fighting Vehicles of the United States Army, 1945-2018 contains profiles of five armoured fighting vehicles that have shaped the strategy and tactics of the United States Army since the end of World War II. From the battlefields of the Korean Peninsula and the jungles of Vietnam, to the plains of Central Europe and deserts of Iraq and Kuwait, these vehicles are iconic of American military might. Beginning with the M47 and M48 Patton tanks, replacements for the M4 Sherman, it goes on to examine the M60 tank and the mighty M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank, a vehicle that is expected to serve as the principal weapon of the U.S. Army for at least another two decades. As well as these main battle tanks, it profiles the 'King of Battle', the M109 self-propelled howitzer, another relic of the Cold War continuously updated to meet the challenges of warfare in the twenty-first century. Finally, the book looks at the 'REFORGER' exercises held in the 1970s and 80s, at the height of the Cold War, and which moved thousands of U.S personnel and vehicles to Germany on an annual basis.

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Operation Desert Storm - Part 1 Westland Gazelle AH.1 XX437 'C' 4 Regiment AAC Westland Gazelle AH.1 ZB691 'Y' 4 Regiment AAC Panavia Tornado GR.1 ZA447/EA 'Mig Eater', XV Squadron RAF Based at Tabuk Panavia Tornado F3, ZE986/DJ, 11 Squadron RAF Based at Dharan Sikorsky S-70B-2 Seahawk, N24-004/73, SITU (HS-816), RAN aboard HMAS Sydney Boeing CF-188A Hornet, 188741, 441 Squadron 'The Desert Cats', Canadian Armed Forces, (CAF) Qatar CH-124A Sea King, 12412, 443 Squadron, CAF, Operation Friction SH-3G Sea King, 15139/742, HC-2 'Desert Duck Airlines', USN McDD AV-8B Harrier II, 163673/00, VMA-231 'Ace of Spades', USMC Based at Al Jubail McDD F-4G Phantom, 69-7212/SP, 81st TFS/52 TFW 'Wild Weasels' USAF Based at Sheikh Isa McDD RF-4C Phantom, 65-0886/, 192 TRS/152 TRG 'High Rollers', USAF Based at Sheikh Isa Douglas A-4KU Skyhawk, 801 of 9/21 Squadron Free Kuwait Air Force, Dhahran Dassault-Mirage 2000C 5-OP/74 of Escadron de Chasse 2/5 'lle-de-France' French Air Force Based at Al Asha (Desert camouflage Scheme) Dassault-Mirage F1CR 33-CG/629 of Escasron de Reconnaissance 1/33 'Belfort' French Air Force Based at Al Ahsa (Desert camouflage Scheme) Aerospatiale SA-330 Puma ADE 164, Escadrille d'Helicopteres de Manoeuvre (EHM 6/1) 'Buffalo 16' Armee de Terre (French Army) Aerospatiale SA-341M Gazelle BPD '82' of 5e Regiment d'Helicopteres de combat (5e RHC) Armee de Terre (French Army)

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Re-printed! Mil Mi-17 Hip (13) Soviet in Russia, Germany, , Afghanistan; Iraqi Air Force 2004; Turkish Gendarmerie 2002; Afghanistan Air Force 1988 and 2004; Cuban Air Force; Mexican Navy; Czech Air Force with large mouth 1992; Heli-Harvest Australia 1999 ER-MHZ; Army of Equador 1990s; Aeroflot Barcelona 1984

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de-Havilland-Canada DHC-4/C-7 Caribou Multiple marking options for the DHC-4 / C-7 Caribou in US Army / USAF service. Designed for the Hobbycraft kit. DHC-4 / C-7 Caribou This decal set provides accurate markings for the Canadian-built DHC-4 (C-7) Caribou STOL (short takeoff and landing) transport that served the US and its allies with distinction in Vietnam. Six options from the Vietnam and post-Vietnam period are included.This sheet is designed for the 1/72 scale Hobbycraft kit. The options on this sheet are: CV-2 Caribou 62-4169, 61th Av. Company - US Army, Vietnam 1963 C-7 Caribou 62-4160, 458th TAS - USAF, Vietnam 1967 C-7 Caribou 63-9738, VNAF, Vietnam 1968 C-7 Caribou 60-5436, 700th TAS - USAF, Dobbins AFB 1973 C-7 Caribou 63-9757, 700th TAS - USAF, Dobbins AFB 1980 C-7 Caribou 61-2391, 150th TAS - New Jersey Air National Guard, Mc Guire AFB 1976 Stencilling for any one of the options is included. This sheet was professionally screen printed by Microscale in the USA.

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Army in Focus 1. 72 pages and it has 70 photos, 26 of them original color-photos. THE FIRST IN A NEW SERIES!!! Heer im Focus No 1 72 pages, 70 photos - thereof 26 in colourFarbe, 5 colourprofiles, 5 coloured emblemes, 1 coloured document, 9 coloured maps Photos with a Story: The 18. Panzer-Division in the Eastern Campaign" Part 1 22 June 1941-The Attack across the River Bug Were Submersible Tanks Actually Used? Camouflage Schemes: Striped Camouflage; Often Used but Still Rare Scenery: A Picture that Gets Under One's Skin Patrol from the 61. Infanterie-Division under Fire - A unique photograph from the Tikhvin Front Sign Jungles: The "T-34 Sign Jungle" in the Centre of Minsk Camouflage: Helmet Camouflage-Mobile Cabbages Emblems: The Emblem of the Schwere Panzer-Abteilung 505 in Detail - A Colour Drawing on an Original Document Reveals Every Detail Vehicles of the Wehrmacht: A Wanderer Convertible with Civilian Number Plate Motorcycles: They Were Indispensable! Fates: An Example of Identifying a Location and a Graveyard Based on a Photograph Wearer of the Knight's Cross: Oberst Michael Bauer - The Knight's Cross Holder from Herzogenaurach Signs: The "Frontline Shower Bath" Unusual: The "Lili Marleen Barracks" in a Russian Village Slapstick by the Train of the 18. Panzer-Division

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Building the Republic P-47D Thunderbolt. The Republic P-47 Thunderbolt Big, powerful, and truly a juggernaut of an aircraft, resulting in its appropriate nickname 'Jug', the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt was one of the really great warplanes of its generation. Alongside the superlative North-American P-51 Mustang and the twin-engined Lockheed P-38 Lightning, it was one of the three principal fighter types which the US Army Air Forces (USAAF) successfully operated in the later stages of World War Two. The initial production version was the P-47B, and examples of this type started to reach the USAAF's 56th Fighter Group in June 1942. The first really combat-ready model was the refined and slightly longer P-47C, which entered service later in 1942. Like all front-line P-47 versions it packed a formidable punch of four 0.5in M2 Browning machine guns in each wing, although early models did not carry the wing pylons that became so important later in the Thunderbolt's combat career. The first P-47C examples to reach Britain for the US Eighth Army Air Force did so in December 1942, followed by what became the main combat model of the Thunderbolt, the P-47D, in April 1943. Weighing in at some 15,000lb (6,804kg) fully loaded and powered by the R-2800-59 Double Wasp of 2,000hp, the P-47D was a big, powerful beast. Water injection introduced for some versions of the R-2800 would see even greater power on demand when needed in aerial combat. All of these early Thunderbolts had the 'razorback' high line rear fuselage pioneered with the P-35 and P-43, with a rearwards-sliding heavily framed cockpit canopy. Although the USAAF at first saw the Thunderbolt as a high altitude interceptor, its main initial role very soon became that of daylight bomber escort with the England- based Eighth Air Force, which was in great need of escort fighters for its B-17 Flying Fortresses and B-24 Liberators that were increasingly facing stiff Luftwaffe fighter opposition. he Thunderbolt helped to turn the tide for the US daylight bombing offensive during 1943 and early 1944, with a number of P-47 pilots gaining impressive scores in air-to-air combat against Luftwaffe fighters. Eventually the appearance of the Merlin-engined P-51B Mustang and later versions of the superb Mustang long-range fighter resulted in the Eighth Air Force almost completely re-equipping its fighter groups with the P-51, but the Eighth's 56th Fighter Group continued to fly the Thunderbolt right up to the end of the war in Europe in May 1945. The Eighth Air Force also pioneered the P-47 for air-to-ground operations as a part of its policy of taking the fight to the Luftwaffe, and additional to this the Thunderbolt eventually equipped several fighter groups specifically for fighter-bomber operations within the tactical England-based US Ninth Air Force. The P-47 proved to be a formidable fighter-bomber due to its impressive eight-gun armament, bomb load and ability to survive enemy fire. The underwing pylons that proved so useful for long-range fuel tanks were equally at home carrying a 500lb (227kg) bomb (one under each wing), and the Ninth Air Force in particular used this capability to devastating effect against German tactical targets before and after D-Day. 'Razorback' Thunderbolts additionally equipped USAAF units in Italy, the Pacific (including exceptional use by the Fifth Air Force), and the China-Burma-India theatre (CBI). Continuing development of the P-47 design led to the adoption later in P-47D manufacture of a cut- down rear fuselage spine and all-round vision 'bubbletop' canopy. This resulted in a further series of later Thunderbolt versions with even greater range and capabilities, but many 'razorback' P-47s nevertheless continued in service right to the war's end " some pilots in fact preferring the 'razorback' to the later models particularly for their better directional stability. Other important users of the Thunderbolt in World War Two included the Soviet Union, the RAF and the Free French. This seventh book in the highly successful MA Extra Series contains fourteen showcase and step by step model builds and will be a must for any P-47 aficionado!

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Messerschmitt Me-210/Messerschmitt Me-410B-2/U4 colours and markings. Designed in accordance with the 'Zerstorer' (heavy fighter-bomber) concept just prior WWII, the Me 210 was, however, a failure in terms of flying characteristics. Following extensive modifications, its successor, the Me 410 Hornisse (Hornet), was produced in substantial numbers and many variants and saw operational service in Italy and North Africa, and over Germany and Central Europe. The improved Me 210 was also licence-built in Hungary. The publication has 28 pages, including a total of 49 overall and detailed photographs, 12 pages with colour camouflage schemes and their description. Text in English. A comprehensive decal sheet is added for modellers' convenience. Following aircraft are depicted on each decal sheet: Luftwaffe (7x), Royal Hungarian Air Force (1x), Royal Air Force (2x), Soviet Air Force (1x) and Imperial Japanese Army Air Force (1x).

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Warpaint volume 4 Colours and Markings of British Army Vehicles 1903-2003 by Dick Taylor. 978 83361421 24 5

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USAF and U.S. Army Lettering

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Douglas C-74 Globemaster By Nicholas M. Williams, 104 pages (88 in b&w, 16 in color), 141 b&w photos, 35 color photos, 22 illustrations. The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941 brought U.S. Army Air Corps strategists to the realization that a new global transport was needed to carry large loads over great distances. The Douglas Aircraft Company in Santa Monica, California, also quickly saw this need and design studies were begun immediately on an expanded version of the company's DC-4. The "C-74 Project Group" adopted a design philosophy to produce a "no frills" transport able to accommodate at least two of the Army's T-9 tanks, two 105mm Howitzers, or two angle dozers. Douglas contacted the Air Corps early in 1942 to determine their interest and a letter of intent was issued in March 1942 for procurement of the Model 415A, now designated the C-74. A contract of over $50 million was signed in June 1942 for fifty airplanes. To speed its delivery to operational units, the C-74 was designed to be released without the benefits of an experimental or prototype model, all aircraft being designated as C-74s with design features following conventional "state-of-the-art" practice. Originally, powered by Wright R-3350 engines, a decision was made in March 1943 to switch to the new, mammoth Pratt & Whitney R-4360 Wasp Major. The first C-74 was rolled out in July 1945 from the Douglas Long Beach factory. At rollout, the C-74 was the largest land-based transport in the world with a wingspan of 173 feet, length of 124 feet, and gross weight of 145,000 pounds. Able to carry 125 passengers, the C-74 was called the Globemaster as its 11,100-gallons of internal fuel gave it a maximum range of over 7,000 miles, enabling it to circumnavigate the world with only two refueling stops. In its final form, the C-74 was a remarkably efficient airplane, using a semi-laminar flow airfoil for its wings with a full-span flap arrangement. The pilots were enclosed by two teardrop-shaped, double-bubble canopies that provided them with a 360-degree view. Douglas had every intention of adapting the C-74 into a civil airliner once hostilities had ended. In 1944 Pan American World Airways ordered 26 examples of the civil version, the DC-7, for a route expansion program into Latin America. However, further development of this DC-7 design increased its gross weight to 162,000 pounds and the unit cost to $1.4 million and Pan American cancelled its order in October 1945, opting for smaller transports. The first C-74, 42-65402, made its maiden flight from Long Beach in September 1945, but with the end of World War II, most of the C-74 production order was cancelled and only 14 Globemasters were built. Unfortunately, during contractor demonstration flights the second Globemaster crashed. The fourth C-74 was subsequently diverted for static tests and its components tested to destruction at Wright Field, Ohio. Beginning in September 1946, the remaining twelve C-74s were flown for the next nine years by the Army Air Forces' Air Transport Command and the U.S. Air Force's Military Air Transport Service. Once in service, the C-74 Globemaster, based first in Memphis, Tennessee, then Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, Florida, finally at Brookley AFB, Mobile, Alabama, set many records for tonnage carried. In November 1949, a C-74 flew the Atlantic to England with a record 103 passengers aboard. One Globemaster set several records during the Berlin Airlift, averaging over 38,000 pounds of cargo and setting a new Airlift Task Force utilization record by flying 20 hours in a 24-hour period. Until one C-74 was converted to the prototype C-124A and the Globemaster II became available, the C-74 was the only Air Force transport capable of carrying outsized cargo. After the C-74's retirement from service in 1955, several were purchased surplus and began flying for a contract air carrier, Aeronaves de Panama, hauling prize cattle from Denmark to the Middle East, horses to Singapore, and ships' parts and vegetables throughout Europe. Unfortunately, after the tragic crash in 1963 of one C-74 in Marseilles, France, the airline suspended operations and its C-74s eventually were scrapped. Today, no examples of this record-setting transport exist. This monograph of the C-74 Globemaster is written by Nick Williams, an award-winning author of over two dozen articles published in the Journal of the American Aviation Historical Society and publications in the U.K. Nick has written two previous books in Steve Ginter's Naval Fighters series as well as his 1999 book published in the U.K., "Aircraft of The Military Air Transport Service 1948-1966". His new book on the C-74 is the result of nearly fifty years of research, containing comments from several of the C-74's engineers as well as former Douglas and Air Force pilots.

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Boeing CH-47 Chinook. 1. Boeing CH-47 89-00150 'Black Pearl', Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) in Afganistan, between 2007 and 2009 2. Boeing CH-47 71-20955, was known as the 'Widow Maker'. On 27 April 1983, 71-20955 was performing a mission to an island mountain top in support of the United States Air Force (USAF) 3. 90-00217 , Boeing D model kit numbr 3369, was a Boeing CH-47D helicopter. The U.S Army acceptance date was 28 June 1991. 4. Boeing CH-47 67-18452 "BOONY BUS" 132nd ASHC aircraft between 1970 and 1971. Vietnam 5. Boeing CH-47A 67-18440 'Virgin Hunter', 159th ASHB, 101 st Airborne Division. Beginning 70th, Vietnam 6. Boeing CH-47A 66-00047,'Happiy Hippie', Vietnam, circa 1969 . 7. Boeing CH-47A "WILD THANG" of th 178th MHC, American Division, at Chu Lai during July of 1970.

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Boeing P-26 Peashooter 1. P-26A (Model 266) part of the 55th PS, 20th PG, USAAC, No. 129 (33-129) 1936 year. 2. P-26A (Model 266) part of the 34th AS, 17th AG, USAAC No. 2. 3. P-26A, part of the Escuadron de Caza, Cuerpo de Aeronautica Militar No. 43 Kempo de la Aurora, Guatemala City, Guatemala, 1944. 4. Army P-26A in colorful markings of 94th Pursuit Squadron, 1st Pursuit Group based at Selfridge Field, Michigan. The P-26 was one of the best-known pursuit aircraft of the between-the-wars period. It was the most attractive monoplane fighter to see service with Army Air Corps during this time. 5. P-26A (Model 266)Part: 95th PS 'Kicking Mule', 17th PG, USAAC No. 62March Field, California, 1934-1935,. Standard for mid-1930 blue-yellow color. 6. A well worn P-26A of the 67h Pursuit Squadron, Philippine Army Air Corps at Nichols Field in The Philippines on 9December 1941. Philippine P-26s carried several different color schemes and marking combinations. One Philippine pilot, Captain Jesus Villamor, was credited with shooting down a Japanese bomber on 12 December 1941.During this engagement other PAAC pilots destroyed two A6M Zeros for a loss of three of the P-26s. 7. P-26A was painted in the overall Silver paint scheme specified for tactical aircraft at Wheeler Field, Hawaii in 1940.This 19th Pursuit Squadron.

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Cessna A-37 Dragonfly 1. Cessna A-37B Dragonfly of the 524th Fighter Squadron, 62nd Tactical Wing 2nd Air Division located at Nha Trang during 1969. The A-37B gradually replaced the A-1 as the VNAF's main fighter-bomber. 2. Cessna A-37B Dragonfly of the 516th Fighter Squadron,41st Tactical Wing, 1st Air Division based at Da Nang during June of 1970. The A-37s was developed especially for small air forces like the VNAF and was simple to maintain and operate. 3. Cessna A-37B Dragonfly Part: Escuadron de Caza-Bombardeo 711/712, FAP No. 151 A-37 attack planes took an active part in the war of 1995. 4. Cessna A-37B Dragonfly (69-6359) of the 8th SOS, 14th SOW based at Bien Hoa Air Base , Vietnam, during 1970. 5. The Vietnamese Air Force (VNAF) flew large numbers of A-37Bs, including this Dragonfly of the 520th Fighter Squadron based at Binh Thuy Air Base. 6. T-37A-CA 56-3464 was evaluated by the U.S. Army during the HPAOA trials held during the late 1950. 7. This T-37B-CE (58-7982) of the 38th FTW carries the standard trainer scheme used during the 1970s and 1980s and has an Air Force Outstanding Unit Award ribbon painted on the fin. 8. T-37Bs assigned to the 507th TACW carry the wrap-around "Lizard" camouflage scheme of Dark Grey and Dark Green. 9. This A-37A-CE(67-14525) Dragonfly of the 604th Air Commando Squadron, 3rd Tactical Fighter Wing was based at Bien Hoa, Vietnam, during 1967-1968. 10. A-37Bs of the Escuadrille de Caza of the Fuerza Aerea Salvadorena (FAS) have seen combat against insurgent forces in El Salvador. The aircraft are based at llopango Air Base. 11. This A-37B-CE (J-603) is operated by the Chilean Air Force. The aircraft was delivered to Chile during May of 1975. 12. A-37B Dragonfly Escuadron Aereo 8470;2 Fuerza Aerea Uruguaya 1976. 13. A-37B of 520th Fighter Squadron, 74th Tactical Wing, 4th Air Division at Binh Thuy during 1970. A-37 were well liked by VNAF aircrews for their agility and load carrying capability. 14. This T-37B-CE (2415,ex-62-5940) is flown by the Portugese Aerial Demonstration Team. The team performs at numerous air shows throughout Europe during the Summer months.

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Cessna O-1 Bird Dog 1. L-19A of the 8th Army was used to transport President elect Dwight D. Eisenhower on an inspection trip of Korea in December of 1952. 2. TO-1D carries the high visibility Gloss White end Red scheme used for aircraft that operated over the Arctic or jungle areas. 3. Cessna O-1D " Little Annie Fanny", 199th Reconnaissance Airplane Company, the " Swamp Foxes" Vinh Long, RVN, understand was flown bu Rich Burns. Mid-60s. 4. This shark mouthed O-1D of the 19th TASS was one of the first Air Force Bird Dogs to deploy to Vietnam during July of 1963. 5. Marine Corps OE-2 (O-1C) of VMO-6 based at Chu Lai, South Vietnam during the early 1960s. 6. A number of Air Force O-1s carried three color camouflage schemes that varied from aircraft to aircraft. The Orang identification panels on the wing uppersurface helped attack aircraft spot the O-1. 7. Cessna O-1C, US Marines Corps, BuAer 140100, System Test Division, NAS Patuxent River MD, ca.1965. 8. Cessna O-1D Bird Dog, Cambodian Air Force, s/n 23529 (55-4689),Pochentong Air Base, ca 1972. 9. Cessna O-1E Bird Dog of tHe-112th Liaison Squadron, 23rd Tactical Wing, Bien Hoa during 1966. 10. MAJ Boung used this VNAF O-1A to South Vietnam with his wife and five children. MAJ Boung made the first landing bu an O-1 on an aircraft carrier, landing on USS MIDWAY on 30 April 1975.

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Curtiss P-40 Part 2 / 72-323 / 1. P-40B. Unit: 78th PS, 18th PG, USAAC. Serial: 300/18P. Based at Bellow Field in the Hawaiian Islands, at the time of the attack on Pearl Harbour, 7th December 1941. 2. P-40C (Hawk 81A-2). Unit: 3rd PS "Hell's Angels", AVG (American Volunteer Group). Serial: 94. This plane was flown by Tommy Haywood, formerly of the USMC who finished his tour of duty with the Flying Tigers with 5.80 kills. Camouflage was dark earth and dark green similar to those of the RAF together with a medium grey, Federal Standards reference 16473. 3. P-40C (Hawk 81A-2). Unit: 2nd PS "Panda Bears", AVG (American Volunteer Group). Serial: 36. Rangoon, Burma, January-February 1942. Flown by Edward Rector, squadron second in command. He finished the war as colonel at the head of the 23rd Fighter Group. With 10.75 kills. 4. P-40C (Hawk 81A-2). Unit: 3rd PS "Hell's Angels", AVG (American Volunteer Group). Serial: 47. China, June 1942. It was flown by Robert T.Smith, one of the most important figures of the Flying Tigers with 8.90 kills. He was an instructor with the Army Air Corps at Randolph Field before joining the group. 5. P-40C (Hawk 81A-2) (P-8134). Unit: 2nd PS , AVG. Serial: 48. Flown by David Lee 'Tex' Hill 11.25 kills with the Flying Tigers. China, 1941-1942. 6. P-40C (Hawk 81A-2). Unit: 1st PS "Adam and Eve", AVG (American Volunteer Group). Serial: 7. Kunming, China, June 1942. Flown by First Squadron Leader Robert Neale, 15.55 kills with the Flying Tigers and the top American ace at the time the group was disbanded. 7. P-40C (Hawk 81A-2). Unit: 1st PS "Adam and Eve", AVG (American Volunteer Group). Serial: 5. Hawk 81A-2 (P-8178 sometimes given as P-8198), 1st Pursuit Squadron (American Volunteer Group) Loiwing China April 1942, flown by the second in command of the squadron, Charles R. Bond, 8 kills with the Flying Tigers. [Kittyhawk/Tomahawk]

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Mikoyan MiG-29 "Fulcrum" 1. MIG-29 (9-12) part: 1-I AE, 120 8th IAP, 23-I WA, ZabVO number: 01 (p/n 2960515803), 1998, Domna Airfield. 2. MIG-29 (9-13) part: 2 Squadron 'Moscow ', 115th GvIAP number: 44 SOVIET AIR FORCE base near the city of Termez, near the Afghan border, Uzbekistan 1990. 3. MIG-29ub (9-51) part 2: AE, I-120th GvIAP, 14 Army Air Force and air defence number: 75 (c/n. 50903026969), 1999, Domna Airfield. 4. MiG-29 k Part: not available number: 311 First deck flying machine. 29 anchors with the star on the left side on landings-September 1, 1990. 5. MiG-29 (9-13) 290-series Number: 51 MiG-29 (9-13) 290 Series, vol. 1990. BN 51, Russian Air Force, Boris Gleb. In February 2000, the aircraft, together with the other side (the MiG-29 BN 47 and 23, and the MiG-29UB b.n.70) was transferred to the training regiment in Borisoglebsk (2 AE 120 IAP, a / d Domna), is at the time of a structural subdivision of Armavir Military Aviation Institute. As a result, once the reform of military educational institutions in 2002 established a single Summer Institute - Krasnodar VAI named Hero of the Soviet Union, AK Serov, which consisted of Armavir and Balashov Military Aviation Institute and Sts Training Center, 2001-2002 years. board 51 among others 'Borisoglebsk' 29's was transferred to Yerevan, where he continued his further service. The aircraft is depicted as of August 2001. 6. MIG-29 (9-13) part: not available number: 44 AA Ukraine, Gostomel airport, August 1992. 7. MIG-29 (9-13) part 40: wing number: 35 Vasilkov. 8. MIG-29ub part: 3 FS, 2 TW number: 61 Crimea, Kirov airbase, 1995. 9. MIG-29 "Kis" part: Orlik 2, PKW number: 4120 Estonia, 2008 g. PKW. 10. MIG-29 of the 31Sk Wing: 31/1 Sqn number: 6930 Airbase Fajrford. RIAT-98, 1998. 11. MIG-29ub : Polku Lotnictwa Mysliwskiego "Warszawa" Room: 15 base of Minsk-Mazowiecki. A similar camouflage are: 42. 12. MIG-29 Parts:? Sqn, IrAF number: 29060 Habbaniyah Airbase, 1990-1991 . 13. MIG-29 (9-13) number: 19.

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47th Hiko Sentai Japanese Army Fighters Nakajima Ki-44 and Ki-84 Includes 9 camouflage schemes Ki-44-II Otsu, s/n1435, Narimatsu airfield,, 1944, 1st Chutai leader Capt. Jun Shimizu Ki-44-II, Ko, s/n 1120, Narimatsu airfield, January-February 1944, 2nd Chutai leader 1st Lt. Yasuro Masaki Ki-44-II Hei, s/n 1862, Narimatsu airfield, late 1944, Capt. Yasuro Masaki Ki-44-II Otsu "71", Cofu, late 1944, Sentai commander Noburo Okuda Ki-44-II Otsu "32", Shinten Seikutai, Narimatsu airfield,, January 1945, M/Sgt Isamu Sakamoto Ki-44-II Hei, Sakura unit (3rd) Chutai), Narimatsu airfield, Spring 1944 Ki-84 Ko, Sakura unit, Narimatsu airfield, Tokyo, Honshu, February 1945 Ki-84 Ko, Asahi unit, Narimatsu airfield,, Tokyo, Honshu, May 1945 Ki-84 Ko, Sakura unit, Narimatsu airfield,, Tokyo, Honshu, February 1945, Lt. Nakahara

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Douglas A-20 HAVOC IN ACTION Doyle. The Douglas A-20 Havoc was a light bomber, attack, and intruder aircraft of World War II. Used by the American Army Air Forces, nearly one-third of the aircraft served with the Soviet military, while many other A-20s fought with the RAF. Taking its first operational shape on the eve of the outbreak of the war in Europe, the 7B prototype actually crashed with a French observer aboard, kicking off a scandal in still-isolationist America where military aircraft were not to be exported. U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt pressed for a change in that restrictive rule and the French, impressed by the plane's rugged dependability and maneuverability, proceeded to place orders for 100 of the aircraft, albeit with modifications that resulted in the DB-7 version. Even before shipments began in November 1939, Paris had increased its order by another 170 aircraft. Many of those, however, found their way into the British RAF, which flew them under the nickname Boston, after the fall of France in June 1940. The U.S. Army Air Corps issued its first contracts for the aircraft they called the A-20 and A-20A, in May 1939, these were only delivered during the months from late 1940 through much of 1941. A dozen A-20As had recently arrived in Pearl Harbor when the Japanese surprise attack destroyed two of them on the ground. Modifications of the design continued and it was after the U.S. entry into the war when the A-20C version, produced by Douglas and Boeing, first were accepted. Of the first 515 A-20Cs, 108 were retained by the U.S. Army Air Forces, while 407 were shipped off to the Soviet Union. Numerous versions of the aircraft followed. About half of the A-20G were sent to the Soviet Union, as were many of the A-20H. In fact the Soviet air forces had more A-20s than the USAAF. Illustrated with 192 vintage photographs and detailed line drawings. 80 pages. (now out of print so be quick!)

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155mm Long Tom Gun (In Action Series) David Doyle. The 'Long Tom' or more properly, the '155mm gun M1A1 with M1A1 carriage and M5 limber', and the related 8-inch howitzer M1 formed the backbone of the U.S. Army's heavy field artillery during World War II and Korea. These towed artillery weapons initially used the Mack NO 7é½-ton 6x6 as a prime mover, which was augmented by the M4 high-speed tractor during the later stages of the Second World War. With ranges of just over 14 miles for the gun, and 10é½ miles for the howitzer, the duo served for many more years - with an associated change in the prime mover, to the M125 10-ton 6x6. This 80-page book documents the development and deployment of these iconic weapons, as well as their prime movers and caissons through 227 archival photos.

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Douglas C-54/R5D Skymaster and DC-4 The Douglas C-54 Skymaster, a direct adaptation of the civilian DC-4 while still on the production line, became the outstanding long-range four-engined transport aircraft of the Second World War. With its origins as a civilian airliner, it served chiefly on the long-distance haul of Air Transport Command of the United States Army Air Forces on the Atlantic and Pacific routes, where it cut flight hours between the United States and the theatres of operation thousands of miles away. The reliability of its airframe and engines was put to good use also on the India-China 'Hump' route, which was described as the most arduous of all within the responsibility of Air Transport Command. Like its smaller Douglas stable mate the C-47, the C-54 boasted legendary reliability, and was the preferred long-range transport from among its contemporaries. A special VIP version was built for use by the President of the United States, Franklin D Roosevelt. The Royal Air Force also used it in small numbers during the Second World War, one of which was outfitted as a VIP aircraft for use by Prime Minister Winston Churchill. The U.S. Navy acquired it under the designation R5D. All production having been commandeered by the USAAF on the outbreak of war, no civilian DC-4s flew during the war. After 1945, however, hundreds became available for use by civilian airlines, which converted them into airliners with passenger seating and comfort, or used them as freighters. Douglas re-opened its production line for new builds in 1946, but the cheap price of the second-hand market kept back this production to only 79 examples. Also in 1946 Canadair ventured to build a Rolls-Royce Merlin-powered version, which it named North Star, used by both military and commercial operators. The DC-4 was a common sight in the immediate post-war period up to the 1950s flown by leading European and United States airline liveries, until it started to be replaced by Douglas's own DC-6 and DC-7. The aircraft came in handy during the 1948-49 Berlin Airlift, during which it hauled food supplies and even coal to the beleaguered German city, and again during the Korean War, airlifting the wounded to Japan and the United States. Dozens of variants of the C-54 were employed in a wide variety of non-combat roles such as air-sea rescue, scientific and military research and missile tracking and recovery. No fewer than 1,315 examples of Skymasters were built in the United States and Canada, flown by 35 air arms of other countries in a variety of versions and roles, and full information on serials, versions and other remarks are all included in very detailed tables in this book. The Aviation Traders Carvair cross-Channel car ferry is not forgotten in this account, and a chapter is dedicated to this unique aircraft converted in Britain from standard C-54s. This new 96 page Warpaint publication written by Charles Stafrace contains 200 colour and B&W photos plus eleven pages of colour artwork by Richard Caruana.

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Curtiss P-40B Tomahawk (13) AH179 RM-E 26 Sqn Gatwick 1941; AK185 RU-V 414(RCAF) Sqn Croydon 1941; AH882 KH-A 403(RCAF) Sqn Gatwick 1941; AH784 NM-P 268 Sqn 1941; AH781 SP-S 404(RCAF) Sqn Odiham 1941; AH940 XV-U 2 Sqn. All Dark Green/Dark Earth/Sky. The two Gatwick based had black under port wings for an exercise. AK498 LB-C 250 Sqn Flt Lt Clive Killer Caldwell RAAF 1941; AK461/A 112 Sqn 1941 Shark Mouth; AK431 E-D 77 OTU Aden 1943/44; AN311 TA-C 2 Sqn SAAF Lt Danny Saville downed Mc 200 on 21-11-41; AN377 KJ-B 4 Sqn SAAF Lt Johnny Van Nus probable shared Messerschmitt Bf-109 9-6-42 All North Africa Dark Earth/Stone/Azure Blue; AH899 PB-F 1683 Bombing Defence Training Flt Bruntingthorpe 1943 Dk Green/Ocean Grey/Med Sea Grey; U.S. Army 55 Pursuit Sqn 20 Pursuit Group California 1941 OD/Neutral grey

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Tupolev SB-2 (10) Russia 13th SBAP 1941 Green/Lt Grey; 41st SPAB In Finland 1939 Overall grey; Chinese Nationalist Air Force 1939; Finnish Air Force 2/LeLv 6 1942 SB-13 White/blue; SB-14 Olive green/blue; Spanish Republican Air Force 1936-37 No 2 Spanish Nationalist Air Force 1939 Avia B.71 Luftwaffe KG200 Rangsdorf SE+DP 1940; Czechoslovak Army III Sqn 6 L.P. 10K 1938; Slovak Air Force, Vzdusne zbrane V3 1943;

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Fieseler Fi-156C-3 Storch (12) Trop WNr 5837 DJ+PC SS-Obergruppenfuhrer Paul Hauser RLM79/68; 5K+ZA Stab/KG3 WNr 5253 Smolenska Russia 1942 RLM70/71/65; Green Z Stab II/SchG.1 Russia 1941 RLM70/71/65: Trop SF+RL Wustennotstaffel used by Feldmarschall Erwin Rommel, Nth Africa 1942 RLM70/71/65 with RLM79 squiggles; TI+PK WNr5061 Uffz Blaschke of 2(H)10 Greece 1941 RLM70/71/65; F-1 Fi-156D-1 KR+QZ Norway RLM21 White/65; Fi-156C-3 R. Rumanian AF Eastern Front 1942 RLM70/71/65 + 79; Fi-156C-1 Finnish AF 1941 ST-112 Olive Green/RLM65; Fi-156C-3 Operated by USAF Tunisia 1942 6-3/4; Fi-156C-3 White 67 Swedish AF; 96-1 Spain 1943 Lt Grey/Lt Blue; Morane-Saulnier MS.500 White J French Army Light Aviation.

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Bell P-39 Airacobra In Worldwide Service Collection. (10) Bell P-39D Airacobra, 6731P/'67'of 40th Pursuit Squadron, 31st Pursuit Group United States Army Air Corps, during the Carolina Manoeuvres, USA, October - November, 1941. Bell P-39N Airacobra, 4218769/'6'of GC 1/4 ' Navarre', Forces Aeriennes Fran��aises Libres, based at La Mediouna, Morocco, 1943. Bell Airacobra Mk.I, AH565/'UF.U'of 601 Squadron, Royal Air Force, based at RAF Duxford, UK, December, 1941. Bell P-39N Airacobra, 42-9377/'19'/'97'of 4th Stormo, Italian Co-Belligerent Air Force based at Campo Vesuvio airfield, Italy, 1944. Bell P-39F Airacobra, A53-6/'FA.A'of 82 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force, 1943. Bell P-39Q-15 Airacobra, 42355/'Z341', used for Bomber Gunnery Training, United States Army Air Corps, based in USA 1943. Bell P-39Q-10 Airacobra, '4' flown by Evgenij Pakhomovich Marinskij of 129 GIAP, 22 GIAD Soviet Air Force, Spring/Summer, 1945. Bell P-39D Airacobra, 41-38356/'Sun Setter C' Flown by Capt. Rasmussen of, 35th Fighter Squadron, 8th Fighter Group, Fifth Air Force, based at New Guinea, 1944. Bell P-39Q-10 Airacobra, '111' of 21 GIAP, Soviet Air Force, 1944. Bell P-39Q-10 Airacobra, '28' flown by Georgiy Baranov of 28 GIAP, 5 GIAD Soviet Air Force, May, 1945.

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