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Having made a name for himself in Malta George Beurling transfer to the RCAF in September 1942 to 403 sqn. He scored his 30th kill. In October he was promoted and moved to 127 Wing. B. He earned DSO, DFC, DFM & Bar. Very much an individual he was often criticised for lack of teamwork. He was killed..

The F24 was the final Spitfire variant and was similar to the F22 except that it had an increased fuel capacity over its predecessors, with two fuel tanks of 33 gallons each (150 l). All had the larger "Spiteful" tail units. The F24 achieved a maximum speed of 454 mph (731 km/h) and could reach an a..

The F22 was the the penutimate Spitfire variant. It entered service primarily as a ground attack aircraft. During the Suez crisis, 2 F22's of the RAF were shot down by IXe's of the IDF who were able to out-turn the heavier but more powerful F22's.For our F24 camouflge mask set, see TNM-M064 and TN..

The F22 saw service with Syria. Original photos suggest that the aircraft were hand painted in the desert scheme on arival in the Middle East.For our RAF F22 and F24 see our TNM-M058 and TNM-M064 camouflage mask sets.This set includes only the camouflage pattern. Serial numbers, code letters and..

Group Captain Colin Falkland Gray, DSO, DFC & Two Bars (9 November 1914 - 1 August 1995) was a Royal Air Force (RAF) officer and the top New Zealand fighter ace of the Second World War.He sent to the Mediterranean theatre of operations to lead No. 64 Squadron. By 1943 he was a wing commander and f..

Group Captain Colin Falkland Gray, DSO, DFC & Two Bars (9 November 1914 - 1 August 1995) was a Royal Air Force (RAF) officer and the top New Zealand fighter ace of the Second World War.He sent to the Mediterranean theatre of operations to lead No. 64 Squadron. By 1943 he was a wing commander and f..

The most successful and numerous use of the P-39 was by the Soviet Air Forces. They received the considerably improved N and Q models via the Alaska-Siberia ferry route. The tactical environment of the Eastern Front did not demand the high-altitude performance the RAF and AAF did. The comparatively ..

Seafire Mk XV, which was powered by a Griffon VI - single-stage supercharger Designed in response to Specification N.4/43 this appeared to be a naval Spitfire F MkXII; in reality the Mk XV was an amalgamation of a strengthened Seafire Ill airframe and wings with the wing fuel tanks, retractable ta..

At the outbreak of the war in the Far East the RAF was equipped with Brewster Buffalo aircraft. These were soon supplemented with Hawker Hurricanes brought in from the Middle East. The Hurricane continued its role until the end of the war in its various versions. Its later roles were mainly confined..

At the outbreak of the war in the Far East the RAF was equipped with Brewster Buffalo aircraft. These were soon supplemented with Hawker Hurricanes brought in from the Middle East. The Hurricane continued its role until the end of the war in its various versions. Its later roles were mainly confined..

At the outbreak of the war in the Far East the RAF was equipped with Brewster Buffalo aircraft. These were soon supplemented with Hawker Hurricanes brought in from the Middle East. The Hurricane continued its role until the end of the war in its various versions. Its later roles were mainly confined..

At the outbreak of the war in the Far East the RAF was equipped with Brewster Buffalo aircraft. These were soon supplemented with Hawker Hurricanes brought in from the Middle East. The Hurricane continued its role until the end of the war in its various versions. Its later roles were mainly confined..

At the outbreak of the war in the Far East the RAF was equipped with Brewster Buffalo aircraft. These were soon supplemented with Hawker Hurricanes brought in from the Middle East. The Hurricane continued its role until the end of the war in its various versions. Its later roles were mainly confined..

At the outbreak of the war in the Far East the RAF was equipped with Brewster Buffalo aircraft. These were soon supplemented with Hawker Hurricanes brought in from the Middle East. The Hurricane continued its role until the end of the war in its various versions. Its later roles were mainly confined..

By the end of January, 1941, Hawker had an order for 50 field-modification kits to enable surplus RAF Hurricanes to be sent to sea as single-shot air defence system fitted to key merchant ships. The hapless pilots had to ditch alongside their mothership Some 35 merchant ships - designated Catapult A..

By the end of January, 1941, Hawker had an order for 50 field-modification kits to enable surplus RAF Hurricanes to be sent to sea as single-shot air defence system fitted to key merchant ships. The hapless pilots had to ditch alongside their mothership Some 35 merchant ships - designated Catapult A..

By the end of January, 1941, Hawker had an order for 50 field-modification kits to enable surplus RAF Hurricanes to be sent to sea as single-shot air defence system fitted to key merchant ships. The hapless pilots had to ditch alongside their mothership Some 35 merchant ships - designated Catapult A..

By the end of January, 1941, Hawker had an order for 50 field-modification kits to enable surplus RAF Hurricanes to be sent to sea as single-shot air defence system fitted to key merchant ships. The hapless pilots had to ditch alongside their mothership Some 35 merchant ships - designated Catapult A..

Two choices are provided for H - N2276 which flew from HMS Furious, 804 Squadron in May 1940 and 6-C N5567. Tail fin types and the red coloring of letters 6-C may be speculative and the modeller is left to choose how to depict the subject in question.This set includes only the Insignia. We recomme..

On the opening phase of the assault on Malta, there were in fact 18 Gloucester Gladiators, serial numbers N5518 to N5535 inclusive, which had been delivered in crates by HMS Glorious early in 1940. With the island not yet under attack. it was decided that six of these should be made ready and held i..

The SAAF's use of the Sabre started during the Korean War when 2 squadron had their Mustangs replaced by North American F86F-30 Sabre's. On Return of the F Models South Africa purchased the Candair Mk6 Sabre's which operated well into the 1980's.The Mk 6 Sabre's were F-86-40 with a slightly longer..

In November 1943, the Royal Navy received its first batch of 95 Vought F4U-1s designation "Corsair Mark I". The Royal Navy put the Corsair into carrier operations immediately. They found its landing characteristics dangerous. he Royal Navy developed a number of modifications that made carrier landin..

The single-seat Hunter entered service as a manoeuvrable fighter aircraft and later operated in fighter-bomber and reconnaissance roles during numerous conflicts. The Hunter kept secondary roles with the Royal Air Force (RAF) and Royal Navy (RN) until the early 1990's.The Hunter was widely exporte..

In mid 1952, the Sabre Mk 4 went into production with the first one flown on the 28th August 1952. Apart from some minor structural and system changes, including improved air-conditioning and gun sight, the MK 2 and the MK 4 were identical. The Sabre MK 4's went directly to the RAF under a mutual a..