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Israel Aircraft Industries Finger

IAI’s Finger was a Falklands War-era modernization program for the Dagger, a Mirage V derivative exported to Argentina…

Flettner Fl 282

Flettner Fl 282 by Huma 1/48 scale Kit No. 6500 Cost: $18.00 Decals: Two versions - both German Luftwaffe Comments: Engraved panel lines; Unusual and relatively rare kit; no pilot figure History The Flettner Fl 282 "Kolibri" (Hummingbird) was a small observation...

Flettner Fl 282 “Kolibri”

The German Navy used this tiny helicopter for reconnaissance during World War II in the Mediterranean Theatre. Work on designs for its offensive use had begun when Allied bombers destroyed the BMW factory producing it.

Focke Wulf Fw 187 A-0

Focke Wulf began development of the Fw 187 in 1936 in the hopes of being awarded a fighter contract with the Luftwaffe. The result, a remarkably advanced fighter, was shunted to the side in favor of the Messerschmitt Bf 110, despite a head-to-head performance comparison which proved the Fw 187 to be the superior aircraft in every critical category: lighter, faster, with a higher service ceiling, greater range and comparable armament.

Focke Wulf Fw 189A2

The Focke Wulf Fw 189 “Uhu” (Owl), was a German twin-engine, three-seat tactical reconnaissance aircraft that mainly served on the Eastern Front in World War II. Due to its success as an observation aircraft, it was known as “The Flying Eye,” and although slow, it was so maneuverable — it could out-turn even a Yak-3 — that Russian pilots had difficulty shooting it down.

Focke Wulf Fw190 w/Hagelkorn

The Focke Wulf Fw 190 was the most versatile single-engined fighter in the Luftwaffe inventory, and the best German piston-engined fighter to see widespread service during the war. It was often used as a test bed for new weapons, including the Blohm and Voss Bv 246 Hagelkorn (“Hailstone”), an air-to-surface glide bomb tested for use as a stand-off weapon, particularly against Allied shipping.

Focke Wulf Fw 190 D-9

Focke-Wulf 190 D-9 by Academy 1/72 scale Kit No. 1660 Cost: $10.00 Decals: 3 versions Comments: Engraved panel lines, excellent cockpit detail, the same for landing gear and wheel wells History The Fw 190, one of Germany's best fighter designs of World War II, made...

Focke Wulf Fw 200 Condor

Once called the “Scourge of the Atlantic,” Condors were the means by which Germany attempted to strangle Britain during WWII. Patrolling the North Atlantic to spot Allied convoys, Condors radioed their coordinates and helped guide U-Boats to their targets. Revell’s newly tooled Condor is a crisp update of their 1965 kit.

Focke Wulf Fw 200 Condor Lufthansa

The Focke Wulf 200 Condor seized international prestige for Germany and Lufthansa in August 1938 by completing the first heavier-than-air flight from Berlin to New York City – a distance 0f 4,000 miles – and also indirectly spurred development of the Boeing B-17 and American strategic bombing capability.

Focke Wulf Ta 154 “Moskito”

Focke-Wulf Ta154A-0 by Hasegawa 1/72 scale Kit No. 51216 Cost: $22.00 Decals: One version Comments: Plywood night fighter; excellent exterior detail includes engraved panel lines History The story of the Focke-Wulf Ta154's development is a fascinating mix of...

Focke Wulf Triebflugel

The Focke-Wulf Triebflugel, or Triebflugeljager, literally meaning “thrust wing hunter,” was a German concept for a VTOL (Vertical Take Off and Landing) fighter/interceptor designed in September 1944 to counter the Allied bombing onslaught, which by then had extended its reach into central Germany.

Fokker D.VIIF

The Fokker D.VII was the best fighter fielded by the German Imperial Air Force during the Great War. Eduard’s kit features a detailed cockpit, complete engine, separately molded ailerons, nice fabric-over-frame effects.

Fokker F. VII

Fokker F. VIIb/3m -- "Southern Cross" by Frog 1/72 scale Kit No. F175 Cost: $35.00 (aftermarket) Decals: One version Comments: Rare kit; Historic aircraft from aviation's Golden Age History The Fokker F.VII was an airliner produced in the 1920s by the Dutch aircraft...

French Aviators 1916

Aeronautique Militaire Francais (French Military Aviators) 1916 1/48 scale Kit No. 8511 Cost: $12.00 Decals: None Comments: Nice addition to World War I French fighter kits The Kit Eduard’s kit is molded in grey and consists of 6 detailed injection molded figures that...

Friedrichschafen FF-33E

Friedrichschafen FF-33E’s were deployed with German surface raiders during WWI, sometimes exchanging gunfire with enemy crewmen on deck…

Gemini Spacecraft

Gemini Spacecraft w/Spacewalker by Dragon 1/72 scale Kit No. 11013 Cost: $18.50 Decals: One version - by Cartograf of Italy Comments: Realistic surface detail, detailed cabin interior, display stand, includes wire tether for spacewalking astronaut, option for open or...

Gloster Gauntlet Mk. II

The Gloster Gauntlet was the RAF’s major fighter at the time of the Munich Crisis in 1938…

Gloster Meteor F.8

MPM’s Gloster Meteor F.8 features engraved panel lines, parts for up to eight (8) 60 lb. air-to-ground rockets, photo-etch details, and a set of RAAF decals by Aviprint.

Grokhovsky G-38

The Grokhovsky G-38 Light Cruiser was an experimental fighter designed and built by the P.I. Grokhovsky Design Bureau from 1934-1936. It might have entered production and taken its place as a leading fighter of the Soviet Union but for the arrest of Grokhovsky himself on false charges during the Purge of 1937.

Grumman Goose

Grumman Goose JRF-5 by Signifer 1/48 scale Kit No. 48001 Cost: $50.00 Decals: Four versions; U.S. Navy, French Navy, Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force, Royal Navy Comments: Engraved panel lines; highly detailed cockpit interior and docking bay; mixed media kit...