Volume 9 – 2005

Camouflage & Markings Part 3: Appendices by Bouko de Groot This the third and final part of our series covering finishes and colours used throughout the history of Dutch military aviation. Please refer to Colours of the Dutch Air Force – Part 1: Aircraft of the Koninklijke Luchtmacht (KLu) – […]

Colours of the Dutch Air Force ( Part 3 )

Camouflage & Markings Part 2: Aviation of the Dutch Navy and the Colonies by Bouko de Groot   This article is a continuation of the three-part feature covering finishes and colours used throughout the history of Dutch military aviation. Please refer to Colours of the Dutch Air Force – Part […]

Colours of the Dutch Air Force ( Part 2 )

Camouflage & Markings Part 1: Aircraft of the Koninklijke Luchtmacht (KLu) – Royal Air Force by Bouko de Groot This is the first part of the three-part feature covering the finishes and colours used throughout the history of Dutch military aviation. This part covers early and air force aircraft used […]

Colours of the Dutch Air Force (Part 1)

With Focus on the Swedish Air Force Service text by Henrik Bergman and Magnus Fridsell photos by Henrik Bergman, Andreas Stöckl, Anders Edbäck and Åke Söderberg The Hercules has turned 50! On August 23 1954, test pilot Stan Beltz pushed the four throttles forward and YC-130 53-3397 took to the […]

Lockheed C-130 Hercules in Detail

Tech Tips by Michael Gleffe English translation by Martin Waligorski   Without a doubt, the least interesting and sometimes bothersome aspect of airbrushing is cleaning the equipment. Neglecting to clean a brush properly is the most certain way of assuring yourself of never-ending frustration while painting. Often, thorough cleaning alone […]

Keeping Your Airbrush Shiny and Clean

Camouflage & Markings  by Doru Sicoe artwork by Bogdan Patrascu     IAR 80 no. 42. of Grupul 8 flown by lt. av. Ion Micu in Summer 1941. Micu was the top-scoring IAR 80 pilot during this early stage of the war. Romania has a strong aeronautic tradition reaching back […]

IAR 80/81 – Romania’s Best Fighter

text by Kai-Mikael Jää-Aro photos by Martin Waligorski de Havilland had a hit with the D.H. 60 Moth, a cheap, sturdy two-seater with pleasant flying characteristics, first flown in 1925. Flying clubs, private individuals and air forces all bought Moths to use for flight training or just pleasure flights. The […]

de Havilland D.H. 82 Tiger Moth in Detail

1/72 Italeri/Revell Henschel Hs 129B-1  by Mark Davies Among the German aircraft industry the aircraft division of Henschel AG was only moderately successful. The best aircraft of their design was the Hs 129 ground attack aircraft. This small twin represented a far-forward thinking in concept of aerial battlefield support, to […]

Panzerknacker

by Frank Spahr Modellers tend to put stress on priorities of their own when going on holidays. When I had the chance to see Florida this spring, I made sure I would be able to get to Pensacola in the far west of the state to see the National Museum […]

National Museum of Naval Aviation, Pensacola, Florida

1/48 F-4E Collection by Rafi Ben-Shahar Although modern jets are not my main interest, I cannot ignore the ample opportunities to explore the home offerings by the Israeli Air Force. About F4 Phantom in the Israeli Service For almost 20 years, from 1960 to 1980, the McDonnell Douglas Phantom II […]

Early IDF Phantoms

by Dan Antoniu and George Cicos This article is a companion feature to the previously published Camouflage and Markings: IAR 80/81 – Romania’s Best Fighter, covering the development history, and production variants of this aircraft (Ed.) Magnificent colour photo of a flight of IAR 80s over the Carpathian mountains Photo: […]

Modeller’s Guide to IAR 80/81 Variants

A Messerschmitt Me 262B Collection by Rafi Ben-Shahar Say no more. Here is my 262Bs collection, which I hope will inspire you. The Messerschmitt 262 two-seater, converted to the night fighter role (Me 262B-1a/U1) with the installation of an airborne radar appeared during the later stages of the War. It […]

War Survivors

Building 1/48th scale LTD kit by Ion Tesu, IPMS-41901, Austin – TX Much has been written in this magazine recently about the Romanian Air Force and IAR 80/81 fighters. For a quarter-scale modeller wanting to build a model of this elegant aircraft, the options are limited to only one choice […]

IAR-80: The Plastic Version

Diorama in 1/35th Scale by Frank Spahr Imagine a farm in rural Germany these days. Agriculture doesn’t pay off as it used to be, you either get big or get out of business. Much former farmland is developed for housing, the farm buildings fall into neglect and disuse. Imagine a […]

A Door to the Past

text by Kai-Mikael Jää-Aro photos by Harald Barth and Kai-Mikael Jää-Aro In the heady days after the Second World War, experimentation with jet engines and new wing configurations was rife and lots of futuristic designs were tested and even more proposed. Fairey started experimenting with delta aircraft with the Fairey […]

BAC 221 in Detail