The heavy tank named after the infamous Soviet leader, was designed with thick armour to counter the German 88 mm. guns. The main gun was capable of defeating the German Tiger & Panther tanks. It was mainly a breakthrough tank, firing heavy high-explosive shells against entrenchments & bunkers. ...

The Stuka was the most famous of all planes used by the Germans as a dive bomber. It is instantly recognisable with its inverted gull-wings, & fixed-undercarriage. Although sturdy, accurate & very effective, the Ju-87 was vulnerable to modern fighter aircraft. Its flaws became apparent during the Battle of Britain & required a fighter escort to operate effectively. ...

The Battle of Britain proved very costly with losses over Britain in 1940 amounting to 313 machines between July-October 1940. It was during the closing days of the Battle that the flagship Ju 88 A-4 went into service. Although slower yet than the A-1, nearly all of the troubles of the A-1 were gone, & finally the Ju 88 matured into a superb warplane. This product is suitable for ages 8 to adult. Not suitable for children under 36 months due to small parts, contains functional sharp edges and/or points. Paints & Cement are required to complete model (Not Included) Retain these details, & address, for future reference. ...

The Sea Vixen was a 1950 s.
- 1960 s. British two-seat jet fighter of the Fleet Air Arm designed by de Havill&. The Sea Vixen was
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The aircraft was painted in this special

Colour: scheme to commemorate 25 years of the Tornado F3 in. RAF service,

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The Vickers-Armstrong Valiant was a British four-jet bomber, once part of the Royal Air Force&8217;s V-bomber force. As the Valiant was an entirely new class of aircraft for the RAF, 232 Operational Conversion Unit was established at RAF Gaydon. The first operational RAF unit to be equipped with the Valiant was 138 Squadron, also at RAF Gaydon, though it later moved to RAF Wittering. At its peak, the Valiant equipped at least seven RAF squadrons. A Valiant B.1 (WZ366) of No 49 Squadron (captained by Squadron Leader E.J.G. Flavell AFC) was the first RAF aircraft to drop a British operational atomic bomb when it performed a test drop of a down-rated Blue Danube weapon on Maralinga, South Australia, on 11th October 1956. It was the last time the V-bombers flew a war mission until Avro Vulcans bombed Port Stanley airfield in the Falkland Islands during the Falklands War in 1982. The first operational RAF unit to be equipped with the Valiant was 138 Squadron, also at RAF Gaydon, though it later moved to RAF Wittering. At its peak, the Valiant equipped at least seven RAF squadrons. A Valiant B.1 (WZ366) of No 49 Squadron (captained by Squadron Leader E.J.G. Flavell AFC) was the first RAF aircraft to drop a British operational atomic bomb when it performed a test drop of a down-rated Blue Danube weapon on Maralinga, South Australia, on 11th October 1956. It was the last time the V-bombers flew a war mission until Avro Vulcans bombed Port Stanley airfield in the Falkland Islands during the Falklands War in 1982. ...

Designed to operate from Frigates, Destroyers as well as larger surface craft the Lynx MK8 is the Navys current ASW patrol helicopter. The very prominent nose modification incorporating the Sea Spray radar & the Sea Owl thermal imager along with the new BERP rotor blades transformed the HMA MK8 Lynx into an even more capable ASW helicopter. Armed with the very effective Sea Skua missiles as well as door mounted machine guns the. Lynx is a versatile & very manoeuvrable helicopter. Exported throughout the world the. Lynx has proved popular & effective in service with nations such as Denmark, Germany, Brazil & Portugal. The Mk 8 made its service debut with HMS Montrose in 1995 & has continued to serve the Royal Navy in all its operational deployments, from Iraq to current Anti-Piracy operations off the East Coast of Africa. ...

Flying the P-40B from late 1941 the Flying Tigers, known officially as the 1st American Volunteer Group, were a unit of the Republic of China Air Force, recruited from US aviators. They were divided into three fighter intercept squadrons, the " Hells Angels". ...

Its now more than 90 years since the end of "the war to end all wars". For much of the four years of this grim conflict the soldiers from both sides slugged out a muddy war of attrition in water & rat filled trenches. The diaorama base here is a model replica of a typical trench layout found on the Western Front. The stalemate was eventually broken by not only the courage of these soldiers, but also by the use of the new mechanised weapon
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Airfix 1:1200 Sink the Bismarck! Waterline Battleships Model Kit Bismarck took part in only one operation during her brief career. She, & the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen, left Gotenhafen on the morning of 19th May 1941 for Operation Rheinbung, during which she was to have attempted to intercept & destroy convoys in transit between North America & Great Britain. When Bismarck & Prinz Eugen attempted to break out into the Atlantic, the two ships were discovered by the Royal Navy & brought to battle in the Denmark Strait. During the short engagement, the British battlecruiser HMS Hood, flagship of the Home Fleet & pride of the Royal Navy, was sunk after several minutes of firing. In response, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill issued the order to Sink the Bismarck, spurring a relentless pursuit by the Royal Navy. Two days later, with Bismarck almost in reach of safer waters, Fleet Air Arm Swordfish biplanes launched from the carrier HMS Ark Royal torpedoed the ship & jammed her rudder, allowing heavy British units to catch up with her. In the ensuing battle on the morning of 27th May 1941, Bismarck was heavily attacked for almost two hours before sinking. The six waterline 1:1200 scale models, HMS Cossack, HMS Suffolk, HMS Hood, Bismarck, HMS Ark Royal & Prinz Eugen, in this set represent the main ships in this action, & are a must for any warship modeller, collector or historian of any age. ...