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RP-3 rocket (3") including launched pod set (6pcs). British WWII rocket projectiles including launched pod set. RAF and Commonwealth air forces[edit] Boeing Fortress Mk. II and IIA: (Coastal Command) Bristol Beaufighter Mk. VI, VIC, X and 20: (Coastal Command, South East Asia Command and Royal Australian Air Force, Pacific Theatre.) Consolidated Liberator B. Mk. III, VI: (Coastal Command.) de Havilland Mosquito F.B. Mk. VI: (Coastal Command, SEAC and RAAF, Pacific Theatre.) Hawker Hurricane Mk. IIE & IV: (Desert Air Force, RAF Second Tactical Air Force, SEAC.) Hawker Typhoon Mk. Ib: (2 TAF.) Republic P-47 Thunderbolt (USAAF used their M8 for this role instead, 6/aircraft) Vickers Wellington GR Mk. XIV: (Coastal Command) Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm[edit] Fairey Firefly Mk. I Fairey Swordfish Mk. II, III Grumman Tarpon/Avenger Mk. I, II, III Hawker Sea Hurricane Mk. IIc (825 Naval Air Squadron) Hawker Sea Fury 807 Naval Air Squadron Aircraft use post Second World War[edit] The 3-inch RP continued to be used on RAF and RN aircraft in the ground attack role until replaced by the SNEB podded rocket (RAF) and the 2-inch podded RP (RN).[citation needed] Post war operational use included the Malayan emergency, the Korean War, the Suez crisis, and the Radfan campaign.[citation needed] RAF and Commonwealth air forces[edit] Bristol Brigand de Havilland Hornet de Havilland Vampire de Havilland Venom Gloster Meteor Hawker Hunter RAAF, RAN[edit] RP-3 rockets were used by Australian armed forces into the 1970s[38] Bristol Beaufighter North-American P-51 Mustang de Havilland Vampire Fairey Firefly Gloster Meteor [Airfix Fairey Gannet AS.1/AS.4] Hawker Sea Fury Mk.11 de Havilland Sea Venom Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm[edit] Hawker Sea Fury Hawker Sea Hawk Supermarine Attacker Supermarine Scimitar de Havilland Sea Vixen - up to 24 rockets total on 4 pylons, six per pylon;[39][40] Swedish Air Force[edit] North-American T-6 Texan (Sk 16) - 4 rockets total on 2 pylons Saab 17 (B 17A) - 4 rockets total on 4 pylons) Saab 18 (A & T 18B) - 8-12 rockets total on 8-9 pylons Saab 21 (A 21A-3) - 8 rockets total on 2 pylons) Saab 21R (A 21RA, RB) - 10 rockets total on 1 pylon de Havilland Vampire (J 28B, C) - 8 rockets total on 4 pylons Saab 29 Tunnan (J 29A, B, E, F) - 8 rockets total on 8 pylons Saab 32 Lansen (A 32A) - 12 rockets total on 12 pylons

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WWII RAF Pilots for Bedford MWD Light Truck (designed to be used with Airfix kits)

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Pre & Early WWII Serial and Cocarde Markings, 1938 1940. This set of Decals provides under-wing and fuselage serial numbers along with fuselage and wing markings for the early fabric wing Hawker Hurricane MKI. The serials can also be used on Spitfire, Gloster Gladiator, Hawker Fury, Hind etc. and Blenheim light bomber. This style of marking was used up till the Dunkirk evacuation just before the Battle of Britain period when large under-wing serials were long gone and underside colour was standardised(!) as 'Sky' on RAF Fighter Command aircraft. Gas-patch markings are also included, usually carried on the upper port wing where the pilot could easily see it, the idea being it would change colour if exposed to gas, which was thankfully never used.

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RAF Panavia Tornado 'MB' Martin-Baker Ejection Seat Set, Seatbelt/Straps/Handles. Full Colour 3D WWII Seat Belt decals. Fitted to: AIDC,ALPHA JET,AMX, Casa C-101, CESSNA A-36, CHEETAH, CHENGDU F-5, CHENGDU F-7, Embraer EMB-314, F-5, F-6, FOUGA 90, GRIPEN, HAWK, HONGDU A-5, IAI Lavi, IAR-93, IAR-99, J-22, K-8 KFIR, MB-339, MIRAGE, PAMPA, PZL L-22, S-211, SABRE, SEA HARRIER, SHENYANG F-5, SHENYANG F-6, SOKO, SUPER TUCANO (ALX), TORNADO

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"BLUE GOOSE" COMMAND AIRCRAFT of the USN, USMC and USCG 1911 to 1961 BY: William A. Riley and Thomas E. Doll 128-pages, 15-color illustrations, 13-color photos, 435-B&W photos, and 9-B&W illustrations. This book covers US Naval Aviation from its beginnings in 1911 until 1961 through the interesting and some times colorful "Blue Goose" or Command Aircraft. "Blue Goose" refers to a color scheme that developed for these aircraft in the 1930s. Command Planes were aircraft that were used by the Secretary of the Navy, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Secretary of the Treasury, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, Admirals and Generals of the Navy and Marines, and Captains and Commanders in command of naval installations, ships, squadrons, and air groups/air wings. Many were prototypes and one off civilian and military types converted for such use. The book also provides an overview of US operations in WWII and Korea.

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Turkish Spitfires. The Spitfires designed and produced by the British firm Vickers Supermarine participated the Battle of Britain and most probably they are the most popular fighters of WWII. Different models arrived Turkey at different times. A batch of 15 Supermarine Spitfire MK.Is were ordered together with the Hawker 'Hurricanes' but only 3 of them were delivered. One of them which was an ex-Polish order arrived in Sept.1938. The other two arrived in 1940. Eventhough serials 4501 to 4515 were allocated by the TuAF they were never used. The planes were deployed at the 42nd Hunter Company. Two of them were returned to RAFME in 1942. The Mk.1s were equipped with a Rolls Royce Merlin-2 engine with an output of 1030HP. Their armament consisted of 8 pieces 0.303 caliper MGs. They were distinctive with their 3-blade propeller. No other Supermarine Spitfire was supplied until mid-1944. In July 1944 39 pcs Mk.Vb was sent from RAF stocks. This was followed by 71 pcs Mk.Vc's and 3 recce version Mk.V/R came in February 1945. Mk.Vb's were deployed at the 1st and 2nd Co.s of the 5th Regiment, 1st, 2nd and 3rd Co.s of the 6th Regiment. The Mk.V/Rs were used with the 'High Altitude Photo-Recce Unit'. These models were distinguished with their four-blade propellers. According to the TuAF sources they were equipped with Rolls Royce Merlin-20 engines with an output of 1500 HP. But the British sources state that the Mk.Vb's were equipped with a 1585HP Rolls Royce Merlin 45M engine and the Mk.Vc's with a 1470HP Rolls Royce Merlin 45 engine. The standart armament of the Mk.Vb's were 4 pcs 0.303 caliper MG and 2 pcs 20mm cannon whereas the Mk.Vc's had 4 pcs 20mm cannons and they were capable of carrying a bombload of 500lbs. They were replaced by the P-47 'Thunderbolts' in 1948. After the WWII, the TuAF was inclined to make the 'Spitfire's her standart interceptor-fighter. An aggreement was signed with the Britsih firm Vickers for the overhaul and maintenance of the 'Spitfire's. In between Jan.1947 and Feb.1948 170 pcs Mk.IX were received. These planes were deployed at the 1st, 2nd, 3rd Co.s of the 4th Regiment, 3rd & 4th Co.s of the 5th Regiment 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th Co.s of the 7th Regiment and 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th Co.s of the 8th Regiment. Some of the planes were then transferred to the 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th Co.s of the 6th Regiment in 1949. After the reorganization of the TuAF they were deployed at the 4th & 6th Air Bases in 1951. They were written off in 1954. The Mk.IXs were equipped with a Rolls Royce Merlin 61 with an output of 1475HP. Their armament varied (some were equipped with 8 pcs 0.303 Caliper MGs whereas some were equipped with 4 pcs 0.303 caliper MG plus 2 pcs 20mm cannons. Some even had 4 pcs 20mm cannons and they were capable of carrying a bombload of 500lbs. Only one Supermarine Spitfire M.XI arrived. The exact date of arrival and deployment is not known. It was assigned to 'High Altitude Photo-Recce Unit'. 4 pcs Mk.XIX were sold to Vickers by the RAF to make the overhaul. These planes were brought to Turkey in March 1947 and they were also deployed at the 'High Altitude Photo-Recce Unit'. These planes were equipped 2 cameras underneath the fuselage an done each on the port and starboard sides of the fuselage. They were the most powerful Spitfires equipped with a 2035HP Rolls Royce Griffon engine. They are distinctive with their five-blade propeller.

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Hawker Fury and Nimrod Author: William Harrison The first RAF front line fighter to achieve more than 200 mph was the Hawker Fury, and its naval counterpart the Hawker Nimrod. These two attractive fighters came from the design office of the late Sydney Camm, Hawker's chief designer. The Fury started life as a private venture known as the Hornet but when this machine exceeded expectations the name was changed to Fury. Although only ordered in small numbers owing to financial constraints during the Great Depression production eventually exceeded 260 machines with orders from the RAF, Royal Navy, Persia (now Iran), Portugal, Spain, Yugoslavia and more than 30 supplied (ex-RAF) to the South African Air Force. The Fury entered service with No.43 Squadron who accepted 16 during May 1930 and stayed in front line service until January 1939 when it was replaced by the Gloster Gladiator, although quite a few remained in the training role until mid-1941. The Furies were used in combat during WWII by Yugoslavia where they were quickly despatched by the more modern fighters of the Luftwaffe. South Africa used Furies in the East African war until 1941 and the three supplied to Spain were in action, one of them serving on both sides! The Nimrod, while bearing a distinct resemblance to the Fury, flew early in 1930. Changes for the RN included longer exhaust pipes extending down both sides of the fuselage as far as the pilot's cockpit; an oil cooler fitted beneath the engine bay and at a later date arrester gear was fitted for carrier use. Later series Nimrods featured a larger tail surface to improve inverted spinning characteristics when fitted with floats. Deliveries of Nimrods started in September 1933 and they remained in use until May 1939. Only a small number of Nimrods found their way abroad, two went to Denmark to act as pattern aircraft for licensed production, one was shipped to Japan and one to Portugal. Although one Fury managed to survive in the scrapyard of a London dealer it fell to John Isaacs, a draughtsman from Vickers Armstrong, to design and build both a 1/7th scale Fury and Spitfire, both of which continue to be built by members of the Light Aircraft Association, nee the Popular Flying Association. This book is written by William Harrison and is superbly illustrated by Richard J.Caruana.

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Re-printed! RAF WWII Bomber Serial Letters and Numbers 8' red (RAF codes/RAF code letters/RAF serial numbers)

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