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Fleet Air Arm at War Pt:1 Fairey Swordfish Mk.II LS274 1F 818 NAS FAA Far East 1945 Grumman Martlet II AM963 Q 802 NAS FAA H.M.S. Audacity 1941 Fairey Swordfish Mk.II Q 816 NAS FAA Operation Overlord 1944 Hurricane I W9219 880 NAS FAA Arbroath 1941 Seafire II NF421 K-S 899 NAS FAA H.M.S. Khedive 1944

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Hawker Hurricane/Sea Hurricane Mk.I, Pt.1 1. Hurricane Mk.I, s/n unknown, No.85 Sq. RAF, 1940 2. Hurricane Mk.I, V6725, F/O K. Vykoukal, No.73 Sq. RAF, 1940 3. Hurricane Mk.I, V7476, No.1 APU, Australia 1944 4. Hurricane Mk.I, V7816, No.803 NAS FAA, Palestine 1941 5. Hurricane Mk.I, L1926, P/O A. Va�...éiatko, No.312 Sq. RAF, 1940 6. Sea Hurricane Mk.I, P2921, MSFU, Canada 1941 7. Hurricane Mk.I, Z4641, P/O E. Kirkham, No.451 Sq. RAAF, Cyprus 1942 8. Hurricane Mk.I, P3021, No. 402 Sq. RCAF, 1941 9. Hurricane Mk.I, P3760, No.17 Sq. RAF, 1940 10. Sea Hurricane Mk.I, V7421, No.760 NAS, 1942 11. Hurricane Mk.I, V6684, No.303 Sq. RAF, 1940 12. Hurricane Mk.I, L2047, No.87 Sq. RAF, France 1940 13. Hurricane Mk.I, P/O A. Lewis, P2923, No.85 Sq. RAF, 1940 14. Hurricane Mk.I, W9293, No.73 Sq. RAF, North Africa, 1942 15. Hurricane Mk.I, W9152, No.247 Sq. RAF, 1941

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Hawker Hurricane/Sea Hurricane Mk.I, Pt.3 1. Hurricane Mk.I, Z4932, Sub/Lt. M.F. Fell, No.806 NAS, Egypt 1941 2. Hurricane Mk.I, Z4204, No.30 Sq. RAF, Egypt 1941 3. Sea Hurricane Mk.I, W9220, No.880 NAS, 1941 4. Hurricane Mk.I, R4089, F/Lt. J. Jefferies, No.310 Sq. RAF, 1940 5. Hurricane Mk.I, V7770, P/O J. Jackson, No.3 Sq. RAAF, North Africa 1941 6. Hurricane Mk.I, W9200, S/L J.W.C. Simpson, No.245 Sq. RAF, 1941 7. Hurricane Mk.I, V7544, F/O J. Storrar, No.73 Sq. RAF, North Africa 1941 8. Hurricane Mk.I, s/n unknown, No.71 Sq. RAF, 1941 9. Hurricane Mk.I, P3025, No.17 Sq. RAF, 1940 10. Hurricane Mk.I, R4101, No.306 Sq. RAF, 1941 11. Sea Hurricane Mk.I, V7647, MSFU, 1941 12. Hurricane Mk.I, P5180, No.1 Sq. RCAF, 1940 13. Hurricane Mk.I, N2671, F/O R. Demetriadi, No.607 Sq. RAF, France 1940 14. Hurricane Mk.I, 277 (L1909), No.2 Sq. SAAF, Mombasa 1941 15. Hurricane Mk.I, P3153, F/Lt. R.E.P. Brooker, No.56 Sq. RAF, 1940

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Hawker Sea Hurricane 1. Sea Hurricane Mk.IA, BW866, Dartmouth Maintenance Pool, RCAF, 1942 2. Sea Hurricane Mk.IA, V6803, P/O A. Lumsden, CAM ship Daghestan, 1942 3. Sea Hurricane Mk.IB, P2731, No.804 NAS, HMS Eagle, 1941 4. Sea Hurricane Mk.IB, Z4550, No.880 NAS, HMS Indomitable 1942 5. Sea Hurricane Mk.IIB, BD771, No.880 NAS, HMS Indomitable, 1942 6. Sea Hurricane Mk.XII JS327, No.800 NAS, HMS Bitter, 1942 7. Sea Hurricane Mk.IIC, JS353, No.804 NAS, 1943 8. Sea Hurricane Mk.IIC, NF699, No.824 NAS, HMS Striker, 1944 9. Sea Hurricane Mk.IIC, NF700, No.835 NAS, HMS Nairana, 1944 10. Sea Hurricane Mk.IIC, JS310, No. 825 NAS, 1944

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Hawker Hurricane. 116 page book on the Hawker Hurricane. This third book in our Classic series brings a complete look at the Hurricane, from Mk.I, Mk.II, Mk.IV to the Canadian built Mk.XII. We also bring a closer look at the Sea Hurricane. There's a 10 page chapter on the cockpit and a huge 18-page chapter on maintaining the Hurricane, showing the engine, structure, and many panels taken off the aircraft. Every part of the aircraft is shown: fuselage, wings, landing gear, radiator, flaps, etc. This book is ideal for those who want to add detail to the many models that have recently been released in 1/72, 1/48 and 1/32.

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Building the Supermarine Spitfire The iconic Supermarine Spitfire, the most strategically important British single-seat fighter of World War II. The Spitfire, renowned for winning victory laurels in the Battle of Britain along with the Hawker Hurricane, served in every theatre of the War and was produced in more variants than any other British aircraft. The Spitfire was designed by Reginald Mitchell of Supermarine Ltd., in response to a 1934 Air Ministry specification calling for a high-performance fighter with an armament of eight wing-mounted 0.303-inch machine guns. The airplane was a direct descendant of a series of floatplanes designed by Mitchell to compete for the coveted Schneider Trophy in the 1920s. One of these racers, the S.6, set a world speed record of 357 miles per hour in 1929. Designed around a 1,000-horsepower, 12-cylinder, liquid-cooled Rolls-Royce PV-12 engine (later dubbed the Merlin), the Spitfire first flew in March 1935. It had superb performance and flight characteristics, and deliveries to operational Royal Air Force (RAF) squadrons commenced in the summer of 1938. A more radical design than the Hurricane, the Spitfire had a stressed-skin aluminum structure and a graceful elliptical wing with a thin airfoil that, in combination with the Merlin's efficient two-stage supercharger, gave it exceptional performance at high altitudes. The version of the Spitfire that fought in the Battle of Britain was powered by a Merlin engine. Faster than its formidable German opponent the Bf-109 at altitudes above 15,000 feet and just as manoeuvrable, Spitfires were sent by preference to engage German fighters while the slower Hurricanes went for the bombers. More Hurricanes than Spitfires served in the Battle of Britain, and they were credited with more 'kills,' but it can be argued that the Spitfire's superior high-altitude performance provided the margin of victory. Meanwhile, Supermarine was developing more-capable versions of the Spitfire driven by progressively more-powerful Merlin's. The eight 0.303-inch machine guns gave way to four 0.8-inch automatic cannons, and by war's end the Spitfire had been produced in more than 20 fighter versions alone, powered by Merlin's of up to 1,760 horsepower. Though outperformed by the German Fw-190 on that aircraft's introduction in 1941, the Spitfire restored parity the following year and eventually regained the advantage. It remained a first-line air-to-air fighter throughout the war. Spitfires were used in the defence of Malta, in North Africa and Italy, and, fitted with tail hooks and strengthened tail sections, as Seafires from Royal Navy aircraft carriers from June 1942. Spitfires helped to provide air superiority over the Sicily, Italy, and Normandy beachheads and served in the Far East from the spring of 1943. Fighter-bomber versions could carry a 250 or 500lb bomb beneath the fuselage and a 250-pound bomb under each win One of the Spitfire's most important contributions to Allied victory was as a photo-reconnaissance aircraft from early 1941. Superior high-altitude performance rendered it all but immune from interception, and the fuel tanks that replaced wing-mounted machine guns and ammunition bays gave it sufficient range to probe western Germany from British bases. n late 1943 Spitfires powered by Rolls-Royce Griffon engines developing as much as 2,050 horsepower began entering service. Capable of top speeds of 440 miles per hour and ceilings of 40,000 feet, these were used to shoot down V-1 'buzz bombs.' During World War II, Spitfires were exported in small numbers to Portugal, Turkey, and the Soviet Union, and they were flown by the U.S. Army Air Forces in Europe. When production ceased in 1947, 20,334 Spitfires of all versions had been produced, 2,053 of them Griffon-powered versions. Fighter versions of the Spitfire were withdrawn from RAF service during the early 1950s, while photo-reconnaissance Spitfires continued in service until 1954. In Model Aircraft 'Extra Special' #6, the biggest book of this series some 22`Spitfire build projects will be included, in a 'how-to' format, and continue this fantastic series modelling guides from MA Publications, the new name in scale modelling.

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Hawker Sea Hurricane 1. Sea Hurricane Mk.XII. Unit: 800 Sqn, FAA. Serial: Js327. Canadian-built Hawker Sea Hurricane Mk. XII, wearing US insignia though with the British Royal Navy. It served in No. 800 Sqn. of the Fleet Air Arm, and was in US markings for Operation Torch, the invasion of North Africa, in 1942. 2. Sea Hurricane Mk.IIb. Unit: 880 Sqn, FAA. Serial: 7-F (AF966) H.M.S. Indomitable, Indian ocean, May-June 1942. Operation Ironclad - invasion to Madagascar. 3. Sea Hurricane Mk.Ib. Unit: 801 NAS, FAA. Serial: F (Z7153). H.M.S. Eagle. Operation Pedestal. 4. Sea Hurricane Mk.I. Unit: 800 NAS, FAA. Serial: M (P3114). Royal Navy Air Station Gosport training unit, February 1940. 5. Sea Hurricane Mk.IIb. Unit: 768 NAS, FAA. Serial: M2-K. Macrihanish, August 1943. 6. Sea Hurricane Mk.Ib. Unit: 801 NAS, FAA. Serial: 7H (V7077). This aircraft was piloted by Sub-Lt.Hutton of FAA (Fleet Air Arm) 801st Squadron operating from H.M.S. Victorious flight-deck. Operation 'Pedestal' (Malta Island fuel and ammunition supply, 'Battle of Malta'), August 1942. 7. Sea Hurricane Mk.IIc "Nicki" Unit: 835 NAS, FAA. Code: 7-K. H.M.S. Nairana, June 1944. With this plane, Sub-Lieutenant A.R.Burgham claimed a Ju.290 May 26th, 1944. It is probable that the insignia was only carried on the right side. Contrary to the land based planes, the embarked aircraft often presented their decorations on the right side, the one visible from the 'castle' of the aircraft carrier. 8. Sea Hurricane Mk.IIb. Unit: 800 Sqn, FAA Serial: 7-C (P5206). Pilot - Sub-Lt.A.J.Thompson. H.M.S. Indomitable, Operation 'Pedestal', August 1942. 9. Sea Hurricane Mk.Ia. Unit: 760 NAS, FAA. Serial: W9-D (Z4822). Yeovilton, August 1942. 10. Sea Hurricane Mk.IIc. Unit: 768 NAS, FAA. Serial: K1-F (Nf728). Inskip, December 1944. 11. Sea Hurricane Mk.IIc. Unit: 825 Sqn, FAA. Serial: G (NF668) D15 H.M.S. Vindex, March 1944.

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Re-printed!! Hawker Hurricane Mk.IIc (18) BE500 LK-A 87 Sqn 1942; BE581 JX-E 1 Sqn Flt.Lt K. M. Kuttlewascher ; BD936 ZY-S 247 Sqn Exeter 1942. Overall black; BE581 JX-E 1 Sqn. HL864 LK-? 87 Sqn 1942; HL865 LK-R 87 Sqn Green/Ocean Grey top, black undersurfaces; BD867 QO-Y 3 Sqn Martlesham Heath 1941; BN964 JX-S 1 Sqn 1942; HL603 JX-I 1 Sqn 1942. All Day Fighter camouflage BE543 AK-U 213 Sqn P/O Bert Houle Western Desert 1942; HL887 AK-W 213 Sqn 1942; HV817 FT-C 43 Sqn Algeria 1942; HL851 GO-P 94 Sqn `The MacRobert Fighter-Sir Iain' Egypt 1942; HL973 RZ-G 241 Sqn 1943; BP588 RS-X 33 Sqn S/Ldr S.C.Norris CO 1942. All North Africa camouflage Dk Earth/Mid Stone/Azure Blue. LB935/L 34Sqn or 4 Sqn Indian AF; KZ371/R 1 Sqn Indian AF. Both Day Fighter camouflage with SEAC roundels. LD349 MU-N 60 Sqn Burma 1945 Dk Green/Dk Earth/Med Sea Grey.

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