United States of America
| Year | Model | Make | Photos | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | P-47D Razorback | Academy |  |
325FG at Foggia in early 1944. They upgraded to P-51B Mustangs in late April. Kit has undersized rudder and wing shape issues. Decals are a silvering nightmare. |
| 1945 | F6F-5 Hellcat | Revell |  |
Vf-17 on the USS Hornet. |
| 1944 | P-51K | Tamiya |  |
Maj. Kit Carson's P-51K in late 1944/early 1945. 362nd FS 357th FG 8th AF. |
Great Britain and Commonwealth
| Year | Model | Make | Photos | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | Spitfire I | Airfix |  |
Battle of Britain |
| 1942 | P-40E Kittyhawk | Academy+Airfix canopy, spinner,decals |  |
Desert Air Force fighter bomber. Squadron 112 |
| 1944 | Spitfire VIII | Hasegawa |  |
155 Squadron Burma |
| 1944 | Spitfire XIVc | Academy |  |
610 Squadron V1 hunter in the spring of 1944 |
| 1945 | Spitfire XVIe | Heller |  |
350sq leader Raymond Lallemand's plane. Technically postwar. 350 and 349 reverted to Belgian control in late 1946. You could do the same plane with Belgian markings. They now fly F-16MLU's. Heller kit is nice. Underwing radiators were cut off and sanded down. Canopy is Falcon vacform. It was a reject for my Spit 18 but fit the XVI nicely since the fuselage is a bit on the skinny side. |
Germany
| Year | Model | Make | Photos | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | Me-109F-4 | Italeri | 
| 3 piece vacform canopy was a nightmare to fit. |
| 1943 | Me-109G-6 | Academy | 
| Gerhard Barkhorn's G6 in 1943. The Polly scale RLM74 gray-green is too green. |
| 1945 | Me-109G-14 | Academy | 
| Erich's Hartmann's JG53 G14 in Feb. 45. |
| 1945 | Me-109G-10 | Revell | 
| Jg27 in April 45. Camo is RLM81/82 (Brown/Dk Green). |
| 1945 | FW-190D-9 | Tamiya | 
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Italy
| Year | Model | Make | Photos | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | Macchi MC202 Folgore | Italeri |  |
3 Stormo 85 Squadriglia in North Africa 1942 |
Japan
| Year | Model | Make | Photos | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | Ki44 II "Shoki" | Hasegawa |  |
A Shoki from the 47th Sentai, a B29 Special Attack (it means ramming!) squadron in late 1944 in Japan. Entering service in 1942, the Ki44 was fast and a swift climber, being designed from the start as an interceptor. It wasn't adapted to dogfighting however, unlike most other Japanese fighters. This is one of several older Hasegawa kits picked for $6 each at Rollmodels. Great value for money. I also used a True Details resin interior, which is a waste of time and money as you can't see it. The pilot sits too low because 1/ his shoulders can't clear the fuselage, and 2/ his head bumps up against the canopy. Talk about scale thickness! |
Soviet Union
| Year | Model | Make | Photos | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | La-5FN | KP |  |
Sr Lt Vladimir Orekhov, 32nd GIAP, 3rd GIAD, 1st GIAK in 1944 |
| 1944 | Yak 3 | Hasegawa |  |
Marcel Albert, 303rd IAD, Normandie Niemen. 2nd ranking French ace of WW2. 23 air victoires incl. 1 in 1940. |
Post 1945
| Year | Model | Make | Photos | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948-1949 | Spitfire FR18 | MPM |  |
208 Sq. in Egypt. 4 of these Spits were shot down by Israeli Spit LFIXe's on Jan. 8, 1949. More here. |
| 1960 | French F4U-7 Corsair | Italeri |  |
Standard French carrier fighter-bomber from 1955 to 1964. Used at Suez and in Algeria. Were replaced by F8 Crusaders. |