Hobby Master 1/72 Air Power Series, HA3406, Japanese T-2 Trainer, 21st Fighter Training Squadron "Special Marking" 2003.
Friday, January 18, 2013
Final product photos, HA2510, F-105D "The Polish Glider".
Hobby Master 1/72 Air Power Series, HA2510, F-105D Thunderchief 59-1822, "The Polish Glider" 44th TFS/355th TFW Takhli, Thailand, 1970.
Republic F-105D s/n
59-1822 was assigned to the 44th TFS 355th TFW with the tail code RE. The
44th TFS was referred to as “Yankee Air Pirates” by their enemy.
This aircraft
was flown by Major Don Kutyna of Polish decent so he named 59-1822 “The Polish Glider” and he was given the nickname
“Yankee Air Polack”.
Major Kutyna flew 120 combat
missions over Vietnam. Later Kutyna became Commander of the Air Force Space
Command at Peterson AFB, Colorado from 1987 – 1990. From 1990 until 1992
he was Commander in Chief of the North American Aerospace Defense Command
and the United States Space Command.
In 1992 after 35 years in the
military he retired as a General. 59-1882 was retired to the Polish
Aviation Museum in Cracow, Poland awaiting restoration.
Thursday, January 17, 2013
Corgi Jaguar GR.1 No.2 Sqn. RAF Laarbruch West Germany.
Corgi AA35413 Sepecat Jaguar GR1 - XZ108, 2 Sqn, West Germany, 1987. Certificated Limited Edition of 1000 pieces.
Photos by regtheveg.
Corgi P-47D Snafu pictures.
Corgi AA33825 Republic P-47G Thunderbolt - SNAFU - Restored by the Fighter collection, Duxford, 2012. Certificated Limited Edition of 1200 Pieces.
Pictures by regtheveg.
Spitfire shuts down East Midlands Airport.
A Spitfire crash-landed on 7 January 2013, closing a major airport and causing flight delays.
The vintage aircraft, famed for its use by the RAF during the Second World War, blew its front wheel as it touched down at East Midlands Airport.
While the aircraft’s pilot, the only person on board, emerged unscathed, his plane was stranded on the runway.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2258569/Flights-suspended-East-Midlands-airport-undercarriage-Spitfire-collapsed-landing.html
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