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LE Mustang P-51 B fit son apparition en Europe en 1942, lorsque les Britanniques, qui venaient d’en être pourvus, l’utilisèrent comme chasseur et avion de reconnaissance photographique. Cet appareil était le P-51 A, à moteur Allison de 1.000 C.V., et…
The finished model: The video The scene: In a touching sidebar story, we meet Area 88’s luckiest pilot, Carlyle Benditz on his last day at the base. Despite having survived his 3-year mercenary contract – quite literally without a scratch…
LE Warhawk dérivait du fameux chasseur Curtiss P-36 Hawk, dont il conservait la voilure et le fuselage. Un nouveau moteur ainsi qu’un capotage-avant entièrement redessiné avaient transformé l’appareil et lui fournissaient une vitesse de pointe supérieure. Il fut commandé en série par la…
The finished model: The video The scene: Shin’s F-20 Tigershark vs. Kanzaki’s F-18… in the final fight… to the death. That’s it. Check out the original manga scene from the FINAL Chapter 172 “Battlefield of Sand” here: The story: Really……
The finished model: The video The scene: In a flashback scene, Mickey recalls his time in Vietnam. After a crash landing closes the flight deck of his aircraft carrier, Mickey’s squadron of F-14A Tomcats is diverted to a Marine airbase…
The finished model: THE VIDEO: The scene: The mercenaries are on a mission to destroy an enemy supply base. As they fly in for a low-altitude bombing run, they are shocked by a deadly surprise – The Fang. The defensive…
DANS les années qui précédèrent la guerre de 1939-1945, les Italiens construisirent d’excellents appareils de bombardement. En revanche la ” Regia Aeronautica ” ne comptait que des chasseurs de faible valeur (le Fiat C-50, notamment). Les constructeurs établirent de nouveaux plans, mais comme…
The finished model: The video The scene: Shortly after the destruction of the Desert Carrier, the remains of the Area 88 pack up and head off to the base in Greece to regroup. While training in a loaner F-5A Freedom…
The finished model: The video The scene: One of the most tense flight scenes in the manga. After the Anti-Government Forces destroy an Asranian oil refinery, Saki has no choice but to authorize an extremely risky mission to capture one…
CET appareil eut une destinée extraordinaire. En mars 1942, un Me-262, doté d’un train tricycle, effectuait son premier vol. En 1943, à la suite d’un rapport du général des chasseurs allemands Galland, enthousiasme par les performances de cet avion, la LUFTWAFFE…
LE Wildcat fut le premier monoplan de la firme Grumman. Il avait été conçu en 1935, en même temps qu’un biplan qui possédait déjà un système de roues escamotables dans le fuselage. Le Wildcat fut livré à la RAF à partir de 1941, où…
BAPTISÉ Jack II par les Américains, cet avion d’un remarquable dessin aérodynamique remplaça les célèbres Zeke-52 Zéro, dont la vitesse de pointe était devenue insuffisante par rapport à celle des derniers appareils américains. Comme tous les chasseurs japonais, le Raiden-11 faisait preuve d’une étonnante maniabilité.…
The finished model: The video The scene: Greg’s “origin story”! Back before becoming a mercenary and joining Area 88, Greg and Bugsy – having both been dishonourably discharged from the Danish Air Force for a “misunderstanding” – are running a…
The finished model: The video The scene: When assassins target Asran Crown Prince Saki Vashtar, they don’t care who gets in there way – including a plane full of innocent people. With bombs placed strategically under each wing of a…
The finished model: The video The scene: Although the subterranean missile, the “Grand Slam” failed to destroy the base, the detonation destroyed a significant portion of the runway. With the base facing attack from the Desert Aircraft Carrier, Mickey decides…
The finished model: The video The scene: When the Area 88 base is threatened by the “Grand Slam” an underground tunnelling war machine, it’s up to Saki and his B-1 to save the day. After Shin marks the target with…
The finished model: The video The scene: Working as a part-time mechanic while putting himself through flight school, Shin Kazama meets a sixteen-year-old Ryoko Tsugumo for the first time. After a slight case of mistaken identity, Ryoko convinces her father,…
The finished model: The video The scene: It’s just another day on the battlefield in the Middle East. Shin and Mickey, having just returned from a sortie, stop to admire the Asran Government’s latest plane, an F-15A Eagle and then…
The finished model: The video The scene: There’s a new player on the battlefields of North Africa! When the anti-government forces hire their own band of mercenaries, known as “the Wolfpack”, the pilots of Area 88 face their toughest challenge…