Off the bench on May 7, 2023(from Sturzkampfflugzeug, “dive bomber”) is a German dive bomber and ground-attack aircraft, it first flew in 1935.The Ju 87 made its combat debut in 1937 with the Luftwaffe’s Condor Legion during the Spanish Civil War of 1936–1939 and served the Axis in World War II from beginning to end […]
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Off the Bench on Feb 28, 2023. This is the largest model I have built. It is a Revell model and parts fit and quality was poor. B-17G ‘Chow Hound’ of 91st Bomb Group 322nd BS. Photo is included over Berlin on March 8 1944 The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is a four-engined heavy bomber
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Off the Bench Feb 11 2023. The Lockheed P-38 Lightning is an American single-seat, twin piston-engined fighter aircraft that was used during World War II. Developed for the United States Army Air Corps by the Lockheed Corporation, the P-38 incorporated a distinctive twin-boom design with a central nacelle containing the cockpit and armament. Along with
Off the bench on Feb 5, 2023. The Douglas SBD Dauntless is a World War II American naval scout plane and dive bomber that was manufactured by Douglas Aircraft from 1940 through 1944. The SBD (“Scout Bomber Douglas”) was the United States Navy’s main carrier-based scout/dive bomber from mid-1940 through mid-1944. The SBD was also
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Off Bench on Feb 5, 2023 The Grumman F6F Hellcat is an American carrier-based fighter aircraft of World War II. Designed to replace the earlier F4F Wildcat and to counter the Japanese Mitsubishi A6M Zero, it was the United States Navy’s dominant fighter in the second half of the Pacific War. In gaining that role,
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