USMC Phantom II F-4J at Haiphong
The Phantom II was an iconic US fighter jet at the height of the Cold War. The Phantom contested for control of the air against the MiG-17 and MiG-21...
Baby Blitz Bomber from Italeri – Dornier Do 217 M-1
The Dornier Do 217 descended from the venerable Do 17 “Flying Pencil” of Spanish Civil War fame. The Do 217 has a bulkier frame for a heavier bomb...
The Big Tailed Beast – Curtiss SB2C-4 Helldiver from USS Yorktown
The Curtiss SB2C-4 “Helldiver” was the Navy’s replacement for the Douglas Dauntless dive bomber (of Midway fame). Introduced in 1943, the crews and ship captains were far less enthusiastic...
Westland Whirlwind – Dieppe Raider
The Westland Whirlwind Mk. 1 (not to be confused with the post-war helicopter of the exact same name) was one of the early twin-engined fighters employed by the...
Northrop P61B Black Widow – Pacific Night Hunter
The P61B Black Widow was a purpose-built night fighter first introduced in March 1944 and served in both the European and Pacific theaters. It also had the distinction of...
MiG-21SMT “Fishbed-K” – Blue 48
One of the most iconic fighters to emerge from the Soviet Union during the Cold War was the MiG-21, NATO code name “Fishbed”. Emerging in the early 60’s,...
Hawker Sea Hawk – Suez Crisis Musketeer
The Hawker Sea Hawk FB3 was the first successful jet fighter bomber deployed by Great Britain’s Fleet Air Arm and served from the mid-1950’s until the end of the...
Vietnam War Bomb Delivery Truck – Vought Corsair II A7-D
In the later stages of the Vietnam War between 1972 to 1975, the bombing raids into North Vietnam and Cambodia were launched by the USAF out of airbases in...
Japan’s Christmas Wish – CV-22B Osprey
The Japanese Air Self-Defense Force have been eyeing the CV-22B Osprey for quite sometime now. The unconventional tilt-rotor aircraft is ideal for the kind of operation requirements for the...
“We Gotta Get Out Of This Place!” – Huey H-1 somewhere in Laos, 1968
I remember watching the evening news back in the early 70’s with news footage of helicopters in the jungles of Vietnam. One of the last pictures to emerge from...