One of their pilots, 2nd Lieutenant Walter P. Manning, was shot down near Linz, Austria, in his P-51B in April 1945 and was subsequently lynched by Nazi officials, a tragic reminder of the dual battles they fought.
The Ilyushin IL-2M3, often referred to as the “IL-2 Type 3” or “IL-2M” in Western historiography, is one of the most famous and mass-produced ground-attack aircraft of World War II. It represents the definitive and most effective variant of the legendary Soviet “Shturmovik” (assault aircraft).
1:144 Scale Diecast – Ju-88 Ju88 – Length: 4″ Wingspan: 5.5”. The Junkers Ju 88 is a German World War II Luftwaffe twin-engined multirole combat aircraft. Like a number of other Luftwaffe bombers, it served as a bomber, dive bomber, night fighter, torpedo bomber, reconnaissance aircraft, heavy fighter and at the end of the war, as a flying bomb.
A nice touch is the restrained palette, and the LUPPA brand nails that calm mood.
Model Number: Dornier DO 24T Flying Boat Aircraft. The Dornier Do 24: The Indomitable Lifesaver of the Seas. The Dornier Do 24 is a distinguished three-engine flying boat developed in Germany in the 1930s.
Model Number:Dornier Do 217 H eavy Bomber. TheDornier Do 217 was a German twin-engine heavy bomber used extensively by the Luftwaffe during World War II. Although nearly 2,000 were built, it remains less famous than its contemporaries, the Heinkel He 111 and the Junkers Ju 88.
The Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 “Sparviero”. Its most recognizable feature was the large dorsal “hump,” which housed the cockpit and a dorsal gun position. Spanish Civil War: It was first used as a bomber by the Italian Aviazione Legionaria, where it proved superior to many opposing fighter aircraft.
The Curtiss P-40 Warhawk played a crucial role in the Chinese Air Force during the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) and World War II. Scale: 1:72.
Following the outbreak of war in September 1939, the Whitley participated in the first RAF bombing raid upon German territory and remained an integral part of the early British bomber offensive. In 1942 it was superseded as a bomber by the larger four-engined “heavies” such as the Avro Lancaster.
The Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 “Sparviero”. Its most recognizable feature was the large dorsal “hump,” which housed the cockpit and a dorsal gun position. Spanish Civil War: It was first used as a bomber by the Italian Aviazione Legionaria, where it proved superior to many opposing fighter aircraft.