US, P-51D-20-NA, 44-72218, Big Beautiful Doll, Lt. Col. John D. Landers, 78 FG, 84 FS
Cmdr Officer of 78th FG, flew 90 missions in the Pacific Theater; served also with the 55th FG and 357th FG/ Had over 1039 hrs in flying time and 174 total missions.
3 Silver Stars/4 DFC/ British DFC/21...
A few people know that Brazilian troops fought shoulder to shoulder with the Allies in Italy against the Axis during World War II.
Even fewer know that Brazilian pilots formed a squadron, the 1st Brazilian Squadron attached to the 350FG.
They flew the powerful P47D Thunderbolts.
I've used...
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1/72
academy
armouredsprue
completed
fab
p-47d
senta a púa
Hi all
Here is another model from my collection, this one I've finished back in 2013.
The F6F-5 Hellcat was one of the most important US Navy fighters during World War II.
This model represents the White 7 'Paper Doll', flown by Lt. Carl A. Brown Jr., at VF-27, USS Princeton in October...
Paulo Castro
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1/72
armouredsprue
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eduard profipack
f-6f5 hellcat
Hi all
Here is another model completed while ago.
It is the Airfix 1/72 new tooling model.
It was a really good surprise to build this kit.
The level of detail is very good and the parts fit together nicely, well done Airfix!
My only comment is in regards the decal instructions, it was...
Paulo Castro
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1/72
airfix
armouredsprue
battle of britain
completed
spitfire mkii
This model represents the plane flown by Flight Leader Charles "Chuck" Older for the AVG in China 1941/42.
To see the whole Work in Progress, click here: P40B Flying Tigers WIP (Airfix 1/72) by ArmouredSprue
Hope you liked!
Critics and...
Paulo Castro
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1/72
airfix
armouredsprue
avg china
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p-40b