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Hawker Sea Fury FB.11 cockpit set (designed to be used with Trumpeter kits)

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Hawker Hurricane Mk.IIB/Mk.XI Hawker Hurricanes in the USSR Pt 1 (4) Mk.IIB Tropical version BD792 FR-44 S/Ldr A.H.Rook 81 Sqn RAF 1941; BD699 GU-36 134 Sqn RAF 1941; Mk.IIB Red 48 26 IAP Moscow 1941 white top sides; Mk.XI two seat version BW948.

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Hawker Sea Fury FB.11 90 gallon drop tanks wheel (designed to be used with Hobbycraft and Trumpeter kits) This set consists of a pair of resin cast 90 gallon droptanks to replace the inaccurate kit parts in the Trumpeter and Hobbycraft Sea Fury kits. The Trumpeter tanks are both misshapen and grossly oversized. Designed as a drop fit replacement for the Trumpeter Sea Fury kit.

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Hawker Sea Fury FB.11 Mainwheels - Block Tread. This set contains super detailed resin wheels featuring staggered block tread tyres with petite, raised Tyre/Tire beading and data. Separate wheel nuts with and without uplocks are also included. This was a very common tread style for all Sea Furies, widely used during the Korean Conflict. Sea Fury wheels were smaller than the 32" diameter wheels used on Fireflies, Tempests and Hornets (designed to be used with Airfix kits) but can also be fitted to the Falcon, Hobbycraft or Trumpeter kits. Designed by Mike O'Hare.

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Hawker Sea Hawk FGA.6/Mk.100/Mk.101 control surfaces set (designed to be used with Trumpeter kits) WAS £13.73. NOW BEING CLEARED!! UNDER HALF PRICE!!!

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Hawker Seahawk Mk.100/Mk.101 (self adhesive) (designed to be used with Trumpeter kits) Includes about 20 of the more important and prominent parts for detailing the aircraft. Most sets are also available as part of a double set for the modeller who wants even more detail. Please see the picture for the double set part number. {Now out of production. Only available whilst Eduard have stock}

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Hawker Sea Hawk FGA.6 canopy frame paint masks (inside and outside) (designed to be used with Trumpeter kits)[Mk.100 / Mk.101]

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Hawker Sea Hawk FGA.6 exhaust nozzles (designed to be used with Trumpeter kits)

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Hawker Sea Fury FB.11 Landing Gear (designed to be used with Trumpeter kits)

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Lend-Lease Curtiss P-40s in Soviet Service (5) Curtiss P-40E Kittyhawk/Warhawk White 65 CO 154 IAP Leningrad 1942; P-40K. White 23 N>Kuznecov 436 IAP 1943; White 50 P-40K.Denisov CO 7 IAP Black Sea Fleet 1943; P-40N White 8 7 IAP Black Sea Fleet 1944; White 93 V>A>Ryevin 191 IAP Lenningrad 1943. Inc etched seatbelts

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Grumman Intruder Sandbox Redux - USN/USMC A-6E Intruders in Libya & Desert Storm For Hobby Boss 1/48 A-6E TRAM Intruder This 1/48 sheet updates and supersedes 48-007 and covers all three Intruder squadrons (now including specific aircraft) involved in the strikes against Libya in March and April 1986 as part of Operation Prairie Fire and Operation El Dorado Canyon respectively; also covered are two squadrons from 1991 in Operation Desert Storm. VA-34 Blue Blasters - USS America, Operations Prairie Fire & El Dorado Canyon (1986) VA-55 Warhorses - USS Coral Sea, Operations Prairie Fire & El Dorado Canyon (1986) VA-85 Black Falcons - USS Saratoga, Operation Prairie Fire (1986) VA-35 Black Panthers - USS Saratoga, Operation Desert Storm (1991) VMA(AW)-533 Hawks - Sheikh Isa Air Base (Bahrain), Operation Desert Storm (1991) Decals also included for crew helmets, fuel tanks, tailhooks, formation lights, ejection seats, VA-35 MERs, CBU-59 APAM markings ("lightning bolts"), & VA-55 bomb "graffiti" markings. Also includes specific loadout charts for all the A-6 Libyan strike aircraft for both operations.

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Southeast Asia Grumman Intruders (2) - USN A-6A, A-6B, & KA-6D Intruders in the Vietnam War. This updated 1/48 decal sheet supersedes 48-006 and now includes additional options from 32-023 (VA-65) and 32-027 (VA-75). Five Navy squadrons are covered with multiple options for each squadron. Two squadrons, VA-165 and VA-196, were tied for the most A-6 Intruder Vietnam combat cruises (5 each). Also covered is VA-95, which supported the naval mine clearing Operation End Sweep along the North Vietnamese coast under the Paris Peace Accords. One of the new squadrons covered is VA-65, including the experimental 1966 camouflage trials and the ill-fated 1967 Forrestal cruise. The last new squadron included is VA-75 with coverage of their third and final deployment to Vietnam. [Decals released September 2023] For Hobby Boss 1/48 A-6A Intruder VA-65 Tigers - USS Constellation (1966), USS Forrestal (1967), & USS Kitty Hawk (1968/69) VA-75 Sunday Punchers - USS Saratoga (1972-73) VA-95 Green Lizards - USS Coral Sea (1973) VA-165 Boomers - USS Ranger (1967-68), USS Ranger (1968-69), USS America (1970), & USS Constellation (1971-72) VA-196 Main Battery - USS Constellation (1968-69), USS Ranger (1969-70), USS Enterprise (1971-72), & USS Enterprise (1972-73) New full airframe data/stencils provided for one aircraft; however, additional data/stencil sheets are also available to purchase separately, see 48-023. Decals also included for MERs and fuel tanks.

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1961 Part 1 - Operation Pluto First part of two of aircrafts that took part in the Bay of Pigs Invasion of April 1961, where with the support of the United States, Cuban refugees tried to overthrow Fidel Castro. From the Invading forces: Douglas B-26B Invader From the Cuban forces: Hawker Sea Fury Consolidated PBY Catalina

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Re-printed! Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker family Part 1. (22) Variety of camouflage schemes operated by Russia; Uzbekistan; India `Hunting Hawks' Team; China; etc. ; Single and Two Seaters, Aerobatic Team etc. Inc large paint mask

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McDonnell-Douglas F/A-18A Hornet (3) 162860 NL/401 VFA-27 Royal Maces US Kitty Hawk 1993; 162909 AE/206 VFA-132 Privateers USS Forrestal 1990; 162841 NK/400 VFA-137 Kestrels USS Coral Sea 1990.

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North-American FJ-3 Fury - Part 1 Brand new and accurate decals for the Kitty Hawk FJ-3 Fury. Our first FJ-3 sheet has seven colorful options, including two early Gloss Sea Blue jets (which will require cross-kitting as they have early wings). This decal sheet provides seven high-quality marking options and accurate stencilling for the FJ-3/FJ-3M Fury. Designed for the Kitty Hawk kit, our new FJ-3 sheets will allow you to replace the inaccurate kit decals and build a detailed model of this important early jet from several units that operated the type. The options on this decal sheet are: FJ-3 BuNo. 135843, VF-33, US Navy (early wing with slats) FJ-3 BuNo. 136008, VF-51, US Navy (early wing with slats) FJ-3 BuNo. 135942, VF-73, US Navy FJ-3 BuNo. 135828, VF-191, US Navy FJ-3M BuNo. 141410, VF-111, US Navy FJ-3 BuNo. 135812, NAS Willow Grove, US Navy FJ-3D BuNo. 136064, China Lake, US Navy

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CW-21/22 ML-KNIL, Beechcraft TC-45, Sea Hawk MLD. North-American F-86F Sabre 32th USAFE, Bolkow 105 KLu.

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Hawker Hurricane Mk.I/Sea Hurricane Mk.I 1. Hurricane Mk.I, V7816, No.803 Sq. FAA, Palestine 1941 2. Sea Hurricane Mk.I, W9220, No.880 NAS, 1941 3. Hurricane Mk.I, W9200, S/L J.W.C. Simpson, No.245 Sq. RAF, 1941 4. Sea Hurricane Mk.I, BW864, No.118(F) Sq. RCAF, Canada 1942 5. Hurricane Mk.I, V6725, P/O K. Vykoukal, No.73 Sq. RAF, 1940 6. Hurricane Mk.I, V7544, F/O J. Storrar, No.73 Sq. RAF, North Africa 1941 7. Hurricane Mk.I, Z4032, Takoradi, Ghana 1941 8. Sea Hurricane Mk.I, W9208, MSFU, 1941 9. Hurricane Mk.I, V6787, Rhodesian Air Training Group, 1945 10. Sea Hurricane Mk.I, V7421, No.760 NAS, 1942

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Hawker Sea Fury in British, Australian, Canadian and Dutch Service [FB.II]

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Re-printed! "Bravo MiG Killers Part One Redux" is a reprint of our best-selling set of all time! This set features options for 14 F-4B Phantoms in 1/48 scale. 11 of these options are for MiG Killers from the Vietnam War. This set has been tweaked a bit from previous releases so as to work best with new Tamiya kit. Here are the Phantoms covered: VF-161, F-4B 151500, NL-216, USS Constellation, 1966, MiG-17 Kill VF-143, F-4B 150406, NK-311, USS Constellation, 1967, MiG-21 Kill VF-96, F-4B 153036, NG-602, USS Enterprise, 1968, MiG-21 Kill VF-161, F-4B 153020, NF-100, USS Midway, 1972, MiG-17 Killx2 VF-161, F-4B 153068, NF-110, USS Midway, 1972, MiG-19 Kill VF-161, F-4B 153915, NF-105, USS Midway, 1972, MiG-19 Kill VF-161, F-4B 153045, NF-102, USS Midway, 1972, MiG-17 Kill VF-51, F-4B 150456, NL-100, USS Coral Sea, 1972, MiG-17 Kill VF-51, F-4B 151398, NL-110, USS Coral Sea, 1972, MiG-17 Kill VF-51, F-4B 149457, NL-113, USS Coral Sea, 1972, MiG-17 Kill VF-51, F-4B 149473, NL-114, USS Coral Sea, 1972, MiG-17 Kill VF-114, F-4B 158430, NH-406, USS Kitty Hawk, 1964 VF-143, F-4B 152252, NK-303, USS Constellation, 1968 VF-51, F-4B 150456, NL-100, USS Coral Sea, 1973 Two complete models can be built with the stencils and data provided.

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Reprinted! 'US Navy Phantoms of the Vietnam War Part 1' features options for 11 F-4Bs with enough stencils to build 2 complete models. Here's a run down of the aircraft included: -VF-14 F-4B 152323, USS F.D. ROOSEVELT, 1966 "AB 100" -VF-32 F-4B 152314, USS F.D. ROOSEVELT, 1966 "AB 200" -VF-41 F-4B 150491, USS INDEPENDENCE, 1965 "AG 100" -VF-84 F-4B 151492, USS INDEPENDENCE,1965 "AG 206" -VF-84 F-4B 151506, USS INDEPENDENCE, 1965 "AG 200" -VF-92 F-4B 152239, USS ENTERPRISE, 1967 "NG 205" -VF-92 F-4B 152981, USS ENTERPRISE, 1968 "NG 205" -VF-114 F-4B 153065, USS KITTY HAWK, 1968 "NH 201" -VF-154 F-4B 153006, USS RANGER, 1968 "NE 401" -VF-143 F-4B 149430, USS CONSTELLATION, 1968 "NK 314" -VF-161 F-4B 150480, USS CORAL SEA, 1969 "NL 200"

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Extremely Adversarial. Douglas A-4E, A-4F, TA-4J Skyhawk, Lockheed-Martin F-16N, Northrop F-5E, F-5F Simply the largest and most extensive Adversary sheet we've ever produced. Years in research and printed to match FS colors with 16 pages of instructions -

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Hawker Sea Fury / Baghdad Fury ( 7 ) * Egyptian Air Force very first Sea Fury (ex. G-AKRY) in sand & brown desert camouflage and with attractive personal markings, used in combat during the first Palestine War in1948, * Egyptian Air Force in aluminium overall, used in combat against Israeli forces in the Sinai on 30 and 31 October1956, * Iraqi Air Force in sand & brown desert camouflage, based in Egypt and later transferred to the REAF, used in combat during the Palestine War in 1948, * Iraqi Air Force in sand & brown desert camouflage and special markings, in 1955, * Pakistani Air Force target tug in sand & brown desert camouflage and high-viz black/yellow striped undersides, in 1960, * Pakistani Air Force in dark green & ocean grey camouflage, in 1957, * Moroccan Air Force ( former Iraqi a/c) in sand & brown desert camouflage.

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Duke Hawkins: Saab 'Viggen' (also available in Special Hobby SH72411 a special limited edition box with two 1/72 scale kits: one single seat 'Viggen' and one two-seat 'Viggen' + a copy of the book)

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Duke Hawkins: BAE Systems Harrier II & Boeing McDonnell-Douglas AV-8B Harrier II (Plus) This is a 140 page book on the most modern versions of the Harrier; From the RAF/RN, we cover the GR.7 and GR.9, as well as the T.12 two-seat version. Also included in this book is the Boeing Harrier II Night Attack and the radar equipped Harrier II Plus, in service with the USMC and the Italian and Spanish Navy. It is packed with over 350 photos of every possible detail, action and air-to-air. It offers a closer look at the cockpit, landing gear, wings, fuselage, nozzles, and the maintenance of the famous jet.

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Hawker Hurricane. 116 page book on the Hawker Hurricane. This third book in our Classic series brings a complete look at the Hurricane, from Mk.I, Mk.II, Mk.IV to the Canadian built Mk.XII. We also bring a closer look at the Sea Hurricane. There's a 10 page chapter on the cockpit and a huge 18-page chapter on maintaining the Hurricane, showing the engine, structure, and many panels taken off the aircraft. Every part of the aircraft is shown: fuselage, wings, landing gear, radiator, flaps, etc. This book is ideal for those who want to add detail to the many models that have recently been released in 1/72, 1/48 and 1/32.

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Hawker Hurricane Mk.IIc/Trop, 2-32, operated by the Imperial Iranian Air Force, Doshan Teppeh AB, 1947. Aircraft has been modified as a two-seat trainer. Hawker Hurricane Mk.IIc/Trop, HL988, operated by the Turk Hava Kuvvetleri (Turkish Air Force), Middle East, 1942. Note over painted original RAF markings. Hawker Hurricane Mk.I, HC456, flown by Capt. Heikki Kalaja, 1/LeLv 30, Ilmavoimat (Finnish Air Force), Utti, July 1941. Hawker Hurricane Mk. IIc, MP+B/624, operated by the Esquadrilha MP, For��a Aerea Portuguesa (Portuguese Air Force), Sintra AB, Portugal, 1950's.

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RAF Panavia Tornado 'MB' Martin-Baker Ejection Seat Set, Seatbelt/Straps/Handles. Full Colour 3D WWII Seat Belt decals. Fitted to: AIDC,ALPHA JET,AMX, Casa C-101, CESSNA A-36, CHEETAH, CHENGDU F-5, CHENGDU F-7, Embraer EMB-314, F-5, F-6, FOUGA 90, GRIPEN, HAWK, HONGDU A-5, IAI Lavi, IAR-93, IAR-99, J-22, K-8 KFIR, MB-339, MIRAGE, PAMPA, PZL L-22, S-211, SABRE, SEA HARRIER, SHENYANG F-5, SHENYANG F-6, SOKO, SUPER TUCANO (ALX), TORNADO

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3D SEAT BELTS AND CUSHIONS. BLACKBURN BUCCANEER MARTIN BAKER TYPE 6 MKII EJECTION SEAT. (designed to be used with Airfix kits) Also used in - Pucara, Etendard, MB-326, Kfir, Cheetah, Mirage, IAI Dagger, Ouragan, , Hawker, Kestrel, Dornier, DO31, Focke Wulf Bedstead, Fiat G91, Aerfer Saggitario, Impala II, Buccaneer, Short SC.1, Hunting H126.

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Hawker Hunter FGA.9, FR.10 & GA.11 3D Seat Belt decals (designed to be used with Airfix kits)

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Building the Supermarine Spitfire The iconic Supermarine Spitfire, the most strategically important British single-seat fighter of World War II. The Spitfire, renowned for winning victory laurels in the Battle of Britain along with the Hawker Hurricane, served in every theatre of the War and was produced in more variants than any other British aircraft. The Spitfire was designed by Reginald Mitchell of Supermarine Ltd., in response to a 1934 Air Ministry specification calling for a high-performance fighter with an armament of eight wing-mounted 0.303-inch machine guns. The airplane was a direct descendant of a series of floatplanes designed by Mitchell to compete for the coveted Schneider Trophy in the 1920s. One of these racers, the S.6, set a world speed record of 357 miles per hour in 1929. Designed around a 1,000-horsepower, 12-cylinder, liquid-cooled Rolls-Royce PV-12 engine (later dubbed the Merlin), the Spitfire first flew in March 1935. It had superb performance and flight characteristics, and deliveries to operational Royal Air Force (RAF) squadrons commenced in the summer of 1938. A more radical design than the Hurricane, the Spitfire had a stressed-skin aluminum structure and a graceful elliptical wing with a thin airfoil that, in combination with the Merlin's efficient two-stage supercharger, gave it exceptional performance at high altitudes. The version of the Spitfire that fought in the Battle of Britain was powered by a Merlin engine. Faster than its formidable German opponent the Bf-109 at altitudes above 15,000 feet and just as manoeuvrable, Spitfires were sent by preference to engage German fighters while the slower Hurricanes went for the bombers. More Hurricanes than Spitfires served in the Battle of Britain, and they were credited with more 'kills,' but it can be argued that the Spitfire's superior high-altitude performance provided the margin of victory. Meanwhile, Supermarine was developing more-capable versions of the Spitfire driven by progressively more-powerful Merlin's. The eight 0.303-inch machine guns gave way to four 0.8-inch automatic cannons, and by war's end the Spitfire had been produced in more than 20 fighter versions alone, powered by Merlin's of up to 1,760 horsepower. Though outperformed by the German Fw-190 on that aircraft's introduction in 1941, the Spitfire restored parity the following year and eventually regained the advantage. It remained a first-line air-to-air fighter throughout the war. Spitfires were used in the defence of Malta, in North Africa and Italy, and, fitted with tail hooks and strengthened tail sections, as Seafires from Royal Navy aircraft carriers from June 1942. Spitfires helped to provide air superiority over the Sicily, Italy, and Normandy beachheads and served in the Far East from the spring of 1943. Fighter-bomber versions could carry a 250 or 500lb bomb beneath the fuselage and a 250-pound bomb under each win One of the Spitfire's most important contributions to Allied victory was as a photo-reconnaissance aircraft from early 1941. Superior high-altitude performance rendered it all but immune from interception, and the fuel tanks that replaced wing-mounted machine guns and ammunition bays gave it sufficient range to probe western Germany from British bases. n late 1943 Spitfires powered by Rolls-Royce Griffon engines developing as much as 2,050 horsepower began entering service. Capable of top speeds of 440 miles per hour and ceilings of 40,000 feet, these were used to shoot down V-1 'buzz bombs.' During World War II, Spitfires were exported in small numbers to Portugal, Turkey, and the Soviet Union, and they were flown by the U.S. Army Air Forces in Europe. When production ceased in 1947, 20,334 Spitfires of all versions had been produced, 2,053 of them Griffon-powered versions. Fighter versions of the Spitfire were withdrawn from RAF service during the early 1950s, while photo-reconnaissance Spitfires continued in service until 1954. In Model Aircraft 'Extra Special' #6, the biggest book of this series some 22`Spitfire build projects will be included, in a 'how-to' format, and continue this fantastic series modelling guides from MA Publications, the new name in scale modelling.

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Military illustrated modeller Issue 131 4 NEWS What's happening in modelling and aviation 6 PREVIEW Eduard 1:48 Sopwith Camel F.1 8 ALBATROS! Gary Edmundson builds Wingnut Wings 1:32 Albatros 18 PREVIEW Eduard 1:72 CS-199 Two Seater 20 A JOY FOREVER Mark Casiglia builds Tamiya's 1:32 F4U-1 Birdcage Corsair 34 REFERENCE P-40N-1 Warhawk restored and in flight 36 PACIFIC HARASSER Part Two Trumpeter's 1:32 P-40N-1 Warhawk by Brett Green COVER STORY 50 IRON ACROBAT Eduard's 1:48 Zlin Acrobat by Piotr Slominski 60 ONCE UPON A TIME IN MIM G.W.H. 1:48 P-61A Black Widow by Brett Green 65 NEXT ISSUES What's coming up in the next issues of Military Illustrated Modeller 66 TAILPIECE Royal Air Force trains in Alaska

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Blackburn/Hawker-Siddeley Buccaneer S.1 (14 aircraft) XN965/636 809 Sqn Lossie 1965 White anti-flash camouflage; S2 XN980/233 801 Sqn H.M.S. Victorious 1966; Ex Dk Sea Grey/White; XV346/658 736 Sqn Lossie 1968; XT284/611 803 Sqn Lossie 1969; both overall ExDk Sea Grey; XW986 Aand AEE Boscombe Down 1974 Yellow/green/white; XT272 RAE Farnborough 1991 Raspberry Ripple; XT344 DERA Boscombe 1993 Raspberry Ripple; XN976 208 Sqn Lossie 1991 Overall black; XT283 Strike and Test Sqn Aand AEE Boscombe 1987 Overall Dk Green/ Dk Sea Grey; XV160 208 Sqn Arctic camouflage; XV352 208 Sqn Dk Earth/Mid Stone overall with green/grey rear fuselage Nellis Air Force Base Red Flag 1977; XW547 216 Sqn RAF Honnington 1979; 425 24 Sqn SAAF 1966 or 1979 low visibility Air Force Base Waterkloof. (BISMay22)

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Wings and Waves Part 2 (6) Fairey Swordfish Mk.I L9780/682 821 Sqn H.M.S. Ark Royal 1939; Fairey Flycatcher N9923/1402 Flt H.M.S. Eagle 1927; Hawker Nimrod S1634/578 802 Sqn H.M.S. Glorious; Supermarine Walrus Mk.I L2190/43 715 Flt H.M.S. Birmingham 1938; Blackburn Skua L3011/L6G 806 NAS 1939; Gloster Sea Gladiator N5500/T6L 769 Sqn Donibristle 1939. Double sheet

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Douglas A-4F Skyhawk US Navy Blue Angels 1978. BLUE ANGELS A-4F/TA-4J, 1978 SEASON DECALS FOR ONE A-4F OR ONE TA-4J

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Douglas A-4C/L Skyhawk in Marine Service. 48-pages, 148 b&w photos, 11 color photos, 26-squadron patches. This book covers the squadron histories of the 23-Marine units that flew the A-4C/L Skyhawk in the 1960s and 1970s. This is the 7th book in the A-4 Skyhawk series. The others are: number NF49 Navy A-4A/Bs, NF50 USMC and Reserve A-4A/Bs, NF51 Navy A-4E/Fs, NF52 USMC A-4E/Fs, NF82 Two Seat Skyhawks and NF109 Navy A-4C/Ls.

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Douglas TA-4F,/EA-4F/TA-4J/OA-4M Skyhawk USN/USMC two seat versions. Also TA-4G/TA-4H/TA-4R/TA4S/SU/TA-4PTM/TA-4KU/AF-1A/TA-4K

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Hawker Sea Fury Part 2 1. Hawker Sea Fury FB.11 UB-471 of Burma Air Force, January 1959. Aluminium laquer scheme overall (not natural metal), with Red spinner and white and red chequered rudder. Note lack of arresting hook. 2. Hawker Sea Fury FB.11 FAR42 of Cuban 'Fuerza Aerea Revolucionaria' (Revolutionary Air Force), probably 1963. Dark Green scheme overall with yellow stencilled serial number on rudder. Note lack of arresting hook. Aircraft depicted with eight rocket proyectiles with HE heads and two auxiliary fuel tanks, probably aluminium laquer colored. 3. Hawker Sea Fury FB.60 321 of Iraqi Air Force, based at Basra in 1956. Camouflage scheme consisted of Dark Earth and Mid Stone over Azure Blue undersides, with white bands on fuselage and wings. Note Azure Blue spinner and lack of arresting hook. 4. Hawker Sea Fury FB.50 27:6 of 860 Squadron, Royal Netherlands Navy, 1952. Standard Pattern 2 camouflage scheme of Extra Dark Sea Grey over Sky. Note Extra Dark Sea Grey spinner and arresting hook. Aircraft depicted with two auxiliary fuel tanks.

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Hawker Hurricane family 3D-Printed & coloured Interior on decal paper (designed to be used with Italeri and Tamiya kits)[MK.I, MK.IIB MK.IIC Sea]

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Hawker Sea Fury FB.11 Overseas Operators. Decals for Cuba, Libya and Egypt Hawker Sea Fury FB.11 The Hawker Sea Fury was a British fighter aircraft designed and manufactured by Hawker. It was the last propeller-driven fighter to serve with the Royal Navy, and also one of the fastest production single piston-engined aircraft ever built. Developed during the Second World War, the Sea Fury entered service two years after the war ended. The Sea Fury proved to be a popular aircraft with a number of overseas militaries, and was used during the Korean War in the early 1950s. The Sea Fury's development was formally initiated in 1943 in response to a wartime requirement of the RAF, thus the aircraft was initially named Fury. As the Second World War drew to a close, the RAF cancelled their order for the aircraft; however, the Royal Navy saw the type as a suitable carrier aircraft to replace a range of increasingly obsolete or poorly suited aircraft being operated by the Fleet Air Arm. Development of the Sea Fury proceeded, and the type began entering operational service in 1947.

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AA-02 The Hawker Sea Fury-Second Edition - - A Detailed Guide To The Fleet Air Arm's Last Piston-engine Fighter Revised & Updated We are delighted to announce a revision of our second title in the Airframe Album series. This series of books offers everything that modern modellers want when they are tackling a specific subject. The revised title includes: builds of the AMG 1/48th T.20 and new tool Airfix 1/48th FB Mk 11 kits by Steve Evans; updated information on preserved examples; updated appendices for kit, accessories and decals; 116 pages. Plus the orginal contents of the first edition: period diagrams, restored examples; walkaround, preserved examples, 3D isometric views; full colour profiles; camouflage and marking notes.

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AA-19 Airframe Album No 19 - The Fairey Barracuda - A Detailed Guide to the Fleet Air Arm's First Torpedo-Bomber Monoplane by Richard A. Franks Our nineteenth title in the Airframe Album series will be an essential reference for any FAA enthusiast tackling the Special Hobby (1/48th & 1/72nd) kits along with older kits such as the Frog 1/72nd scale example and will be an ideal companion to our Airframe Album titles covering the Fairey Firefly, Hawker Sea Fury and de Havilland Sea Hornet. Period diagrams Data from flight manuals Data from spare parts catalogues Fully detailed 3D isometric views of prototype and production machines Full colour profiles and concise camouflage and marking notes Contents will include all the elements listed plus: A wealth of historical and walkaround photographs and detail images of the type Period detail images during production and service use Isometric views by Juraj Jankovic of all prototype, production and test airframes Colour profiles by Richard J. Caruana At least 128 pages in total Lists of all Barracuda kits, accessories, decals & masks produced in all scales Detailed build of the Special Hobby 1/72nd Barracuda Mk I by Libor Jekl Airframe Album No 19 - The Fairey Barracuda - A Detailed Guide to the Fleet Air Arm's First Torpedo-Bomber Monoplane by Richard A. Franks

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Grumman F-14 Tomcat By Charles Stafrace. The US Navy embarked on the VFX fighter programme when it became obvious that the weight, engine and manoeuvrability issues plaguing F-111B, the naval variant of the Tactical Fighter Experimental (TFX), would not be resolved to the Navy's satisfaction. The Navy requirement was for a fleet air defence fighter whose primary role was intercepting Soviet bombers before they could launch missiles against the carrier battle group. The Navy strenuously opposed the TFX, which incorporated the US Air Force's requirements for a low-level attack aircraft that were not required by the Navy. Grumman came up with a solution in the form of their F-14 Tomcat, a supersonic, twin-engine, two-seat, variable-sweep wing aircraft. But what made the Tomcat head and shoulders above all other fighters was its AWG-9 weapons control radar married to the superlative AIM-54A Phoenix air-to-air missile. The Tomcat was all the US Navy required, and the F-111B episode was soon forgotten. The F-14A was the first version of the Tomcat, and it entered US Navy service in 1972 with VF-1 and VF-2 and first deployed overseas on USS Enterprise in 1974, gradually replacing the later versions of the F-4 Phantom on the US carriers' decks. The F-14A served only with one foreign air force, the Imperial Iranian Air Force which, after the 1978 revolution, came to be known as the Iranian Islamic Iranian Air Force. The Tomcat's role in Iran's war against Iraq from 1980 to 1988 is explained in detail. The Iranian, in its locally-improvised versions, is still in service. The F-14A version of the Tomcat inherited not only the AWG-9/AIM-54 system from the ill-fated F-111B but also its troublesome TF30 engine. In the US Navy it was only when the F-14B was re-engined with the more powerful and more reliable F-110-GE-400, as was also the F-14D, that the Tomcat really showed its true potential in the air. The Tomcat went on to serve on all US carriers of the Forrestal and Kitty Hawk Class of carriers and on all nuclear powered carriers built until 2006, the year when the Tomcat was retired from service. During the years it spent on deck, the Tomcat, in its F-14A, F-14B and F-14D versions, participated in all US interventions of the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s in the Mediterranean, Middle East and Horn of Africa, and distinguished itself not only as an interceptor fighter, but later also as a ground support and reconnaissance aircraft when the need for these two new roles were needed and when equipped with the LANTIRN and TARPS systems. The Tomcat's story was immortalised by the Hollywood production that made 'Tomcat' and 'Top Gun' household names, but in real life the Tomcat was truly a confirmed 'MiG-killer' and a 'Sukhoi-killer' in encounters with hostile Libyan opposition. Its exit from the US Navy scene in 2006 was a controversial one, as the aircraft was still considered a valuable asset to the fleet. However, its astronomical maintenance hours per flight hours and its ageing systems compared with the newer F/A-18 Hornet worked against it. All this is explained in detail in this new Warpaint title, a 124-page account of America's most famous fighter of recent times, that contains no fewer than 280 photos, ten pages of colour profiles, scale plans, fourteen information tables and a text that give exact details of every squadrons, details of all deployments with carrier, CVW, dates and destination, conversions to later versions, and many other information as now expected from titles by author Charles Stafrace, supported by superb artwork by John Fox.

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Hawker Sea Fury FB.11 by W.A.Harrison (Hall Park Books Limited)

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Hawker P.1127, Hawker-Siddeley Kestrel and Harrier Mks 1-4. The Harrier 'Jump-Jet' is now a legend in the history of British Aviation. The most modern version of this classic jet is still in RAF service, but the original Harriers have long since been withdrawn. This latest Warpaint looks at the now retired Harrier Mks.1 to 4, plus the Hawker P.1127 and Kestrel research and trials aircraft that preceded them. The text adds new items of information to this well known story, and there is a large selection of excellent artworks and photographs. The layout conforms to the successful format used for so long by Warpaint.

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RAF Anniversary Update 2011/12 (4) 100th Anniversary 3 Sqn Eurofighter EF-2000A Typhoon ZJ936 QO-C with Green tail RAF Coningsby; 4 Sqn BAe Hawk T.2 ZK020 RAF Valley; Eurofighter Typhoon ZK316/FA or ZK326/FB First in 1 Sqn markings RAF Leuchars 2012; All Typhoons are single seat. Green Paint for the Typhoon now avaialble as Xtracolor X046 Three Squadron Green

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Hawker Sea Hurricane Mk.IIc Collection (8) Hawker Sea Hurricane Mk.IIc, NF698 '7.D' of 835 Naval Air Squadron, Fleet Air Arm, based aboard HMS Nairana, 1944. Hawker Sea Hurricane Mk.IIc NF728, 'K1.F' of 760 Naval Air Squadron, Fleet Air Arm, based aboard HMS Ravager, October 4, 1944. Hawker Sea Hurricane Mk.IIc NF694, 'U'/'Sheila' of 824 Naval Air Squadron, Fleet Air Arm, based aboard HMS Striker, 1944. Hawker Sea Hurricane Mk.IIc, NF672 '7.K'/'Nicki' of 835 Naval Air Squadron, Fleet Air Arm, based aboard HMS Nairana, 1944. Hawker Sea Hurricane Mk.IIc, NF721 'YO.F' of 787Z Naval Air Squadron, Fleet Air Arm, based at RNAS St. Merryn, UK, November, 1943. Hawker Sea Hurricane Mk.IIc NF699, 'P'/'Libby' of 824 Naval Air Squadron, Fleet Air Arm, based aboard HMS Striker, 1944. Hawker Sea Hurricane Mk.IIc, NF700 '7.T' of 835 Naval Air Squadron, Fleet Air Arm, based aboard HMS Nairana, late, 1944. Hawker Sea Hurricane Mk.IIc, NF691 '7.N' of 835 Naval Air Squadron, Fleet Air Arm, based aboard HMS Nairana, late, 1944.

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