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RAF Hawker Typhoon Mk. Ib Ground Attack Aircraft - 'JB II', John R Baldwin, No.193 Squadron, No.146 Wing, June 1944 (1:72 Scale)

The Typhoon was a British single-seat strike fighter, produced by Hawker Aviation starting in 1941. Intended as a replacement for the Hawker Hurricane in the interceptor role, it suffered from performance problems, but eventually evolved into one of World War II's most successful ground attack aircraft.

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RAF Westland Lysander Mk. IIIA Reconnaissance Aircraft - 'Lucky' Newhouse, No.161 Squadron, Tangmere, England, June 1944 (1:72 Scale)

The Lysander is a two-seat reconnaissance and artillery spotting monoplane defined by Specification A 39/34 in response to Operational Requirement OR. 18. Three squadrons of Mk. Is and three of Mk. Us equipped during 1938/39 moved to France with BEF in 1939; about 50 Westland Lysanders were shot down and 30 destroyed on the ground in May 1940.

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USAAF Republic P-47D Thunderbolt Fighter - Lt Henry Mohr, "Dottie Mae", 511th Fighter Squadron, 405th Fighter Group, Picauville Airfield, France, May 8th, 1945 (1:72 Scale)

Nicknamed the "Jug" for its bulky shape, the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt was considered a monster of a machine. Despite its size, the Thunderbolt proved to be a fast and maneuverable warbird able to hold its own in combat. In fact, when Allied pilots climbed aboard a P-47, they knew the were in control of a fighting machine with enormous power.

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USAAF North American B-25D Mitchell Medium Bomber - "Red Wrath", 498th Bombardment Squadron "The Falcons", 345th Bombardment Group "Air Apaches", Dobodura Airfield, New Guinea, 1944 (1:72 Scale)

Built by North American, with no previous experience on multi-engined aircraft, the B-25 Mitchell proved to be one of the most versatile combat aircraft to see action in World War II. So impressed with what they saw on the drawing board, the USAAC ordered 184 aircraft -- to be designated the B-25 -- before metal had even been cut on a revised design.

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