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Airfix's Mk IXc Spitfire.

Airfix’s Mk IXc Spitfire is Finally Back in the Skies!

November 23, 2022December 19, 2022 Nathan Cluett aircraft, airfix, fighter, Hurricane, Model, raf, spitfire, ww2, wwii

Airfix is one of the oldest plastic model manufacturing companies that was established in 1939. The company sells a wide

The Messerschmitt Me 262.

Me 262 Schwalbe – Troubled Development

November 14, 2022January 10, 2023 Vegim Krelani 262, Germany, jet, Jet fighter, jumo, Me-262, messerschmitt, Meteor, ww2, wwii

The Me 262 is one of the great “What Ifs” of World War Two. What if Germany had been able

Ball Turret

The Ball Turret – a Vertigo Sufferer’s Nightmare

July 25, 2022December 14, 2022 Jesse Beckett b-17, b17, b24, ball turret, bomber, guns, turret, ww2, wwii

A bomber’s ball turret position is often looked at with fear in ones eyes, being suspended underneath a bomber with

Prototype BV 222 V1 in flight

Blohm & Voss BV 222 Wiking – The German Sky Ship

March 3, 2022December 12, 2022 Nathan Cluett bv 222, bv 238, enormous, flying boat, german, large, seaplane, transport, ww2

The Blohm and Voss BV 222 Wiking was an enormous six-engine seaplane developed by the Germans just after the start

A captured Bf 110 in RAF Service.

Messerschmitt Bf 109 – The Best Fighter Ever Built?

February 7, 2022December 12, 2022 Nathan Cluett bf 109, bf109, fighter, german, luftwaffe, me 109, messerschmitt, ww2, wwii

The Messerschmitt Bf 109 was one of the key components to Germany’s World War II Luftwaffe. This high-performance monoplane was

F4U Corsair with folded wings

Vought F4U Corsair – The Bent Wing Bird

January 5, 2022December 14, 2022 Nathan Cluett aircraft, bomber, carrier, corsair, fighter, navy, propeller, ww2, wwii

The Vought F4U Corsair is an instantly recognisable carrier-based WW2-era fighter aircraft. It received many upgrades throughout its lifetime and