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Eduard kits EDK7077
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RE-RELEASED! Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat 1/72 The ProfiPACK edition kit of US carrier based WWII fighter plane F6F-5 Hellcat in 1/72 scale.- plastic parts: Eduard- marking options: 4- decals: Eduard- PE parts: yes, pre-painted- painting mask: yes- resin parts: no
1 / 4 aâé-~Minsi III, BuNo 70143, Cdr. David McCampbell, USS Essex, October 25th, 1944
2 / 4 White 7 aâé-~Paper Doll, Lt. Carl A. Brown Jr., VF-27, USS Princeton, October 24th, 1944
3 / 4 White 115, aâé-~Death and Destruction, BuNo 72534, Ensigns Donald McPherson, Bill Kingston, Jr., and Lyttleton Ward, VF-83, USS Essex, May 5th, 1945
4 / 4 White 71, Lt. Leo Bob McCuddin, VF-20, USS Enterprise, October, 1944 - Manufacturer:
- Eduard kits
- Code Number:
- EDK7077
- Scale:
- 1:72
- Item type:
- Aircraft kits (injection)
- Price:
£13.99£12.59 (Put this on Backorder and save 10%!)- Order Quantity:
- Quantity In Stock:
0
- Availability:
- This has sold out but will be back in stock again soon
- Last Delivered to Stock:
- 28/03/2024
- Wish List:
- Department:
- New Arrivals
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 | Aires - AIRE7301 - 1:72 | Grumman F6F Hellcat wheels (type B) & paint masks (designed to be used with Academy, Airfix, Cyber-Hobby, Eduard kits, Frog, Hasegawa and Novo kits) [F6F-3 Hellcat F6F-5N F6F-5 Mk.I / Mk.II] More | Aircraft wheels (resin) | Catalogue | £4.80 | |
 | Eduard Brassin - ED672203 - 1:72 | Grumman F6F-3/F6F-5 Hellcat wheels with weighted tyre effect (designed to be used with Eduard kits) More | Aircraft wheels (resin) | Catalogue | £5.30 | |
 | Eduard - ED73793 - 1:72 | Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat (designed to be used with Eduard kits) More | Aircraft detailing sets (etched) | Catalogue | £17.50 | |
 | Eduard - EDSS554 - 1:72 | Grumman F6F-5N Hellcat Weekend (designed to be used with Eduard kits) Includes about 20 of the more important and prominent parts for detailing the aircraft. Most sets are also available as part of a double set for the modeller who wants even more detail. Please see the picture for the double set part number. More | Aircraft detailing sets (etched) | Catalogue | £11.99 | |
| Metallic Details - MDMDR7266 - 1:72 | Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat Cowling type 1 3D-Printed (designed to be used with Eduard kits)[F6F-5] More | Aircraft detailing sets (resin) | Catalogue | £8.60 | |
 | Master - MR72-087 - 1:72 | Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat - late armament (covered .50 cal Browning barrels) (designed to be used with Academy, Airfix, Cyber-Hobby, Eduard kits, FROG, Fujimi, Hasegawa, Hobby Boss, and Italeri kits) More | Aircraft guns (brass) | Catalogue | £3.90 | |
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 | Quickboost (by Aires) - QB72353 - 1:72 | Grumman F6F-3/F6F-5 Hellcat undercarriage covers (designed to be used with Eduard kits) More | Aircraft exhausts (resin) | Catalogue | £4.99 | |
 | Quickboost (by Aires) - QB72405 - 1:72 | Grumman F6F Hellcat engine (designed to be used with Eduard kits) [F6F-3 F6F-5N F6F-5] More | Aircraft exhausts (resin) | Catalogue | £6.60 | |
 | RES-IM - RESIM7214 - 1:72 | Grumman F6F Hellcat Flaps down set (designed to be used with Eduard kits) [F6F-3 Hellcat F6F-5N F6F-5 Mk.I / Mk.II] More | Aircraft detailing sets (resin) | Catalogue | £9.80 | |
| Scale Aircraft Conversions - SAC72202 - 1:72 | Grumman F6F-3/F6F-5 Hellcat Landing Gear (2 sets) ((designed to be used with Eduard kits) More | Aircraft detailing sets (metal) | New Arrivals | £19.99 | |
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 | Blackbird Models - BMD72007 - 1:72 | Grumman F6F Hellcat Aces F6F-5 9 Lt Charles 'Skull' Simpson VF-11 USN USS Hornet 1944 F6F-5N F(N)4 Capt Robert Baird VMF(N)-533 USMC Okinawa 1945 F6F-5 71 Lt Leo McCuddin VF-20 USN USS Enterprise 1944 More | Aircraft decals (military) | Catalogue | £5.40 | |
 | Blackbird Models - BMD72009 - 1:72 | U.S. Navy Blues Pt:2 Grumman S2F-1 Tracker 133047 SH/4 VS-26 USN Norfolk NAS 1953 Grumman F6F-5P Hellcat PS127 VF-9A USN 1947 More | Aircraft decals (military) | Catalogue | £5.40 | |
 | Blackbird Models - BMD72012 - 1:72 | U.S. Navy Blues Pt:3 Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat COBF20/I VBF-20 USN 1946 F9F-6 Cougar 128062 116/S VF-51 USN F9F-2 Panther 122563 X NATC USN More | Aircraft decals (military) | Catalogue | £5.40 | |
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Deprecated: substr(): Passing null to parameter #1 ($string) of type string is deprecated in /mnt/vault/Sync/Dessol/Sites/hannants.co.uk/htdocs/product.inc.html on line 911 | Furball Aero-Design - FBDS7204 - 1:72 | Grumman Hellcat This set options for 12 F6F-5 Hellcats in the Glossy Sea Blue scheme: It is sized for the Eduard kits. -F6F-5, VF-17, USS Hornet, 1945 "White 35" -F6F-5, VF-23, USS Langley, 1945 "White 24" -F6F-5, VF-31, USS Cabot, 1944 "White 12" -F6F-5, VF-32, USS Cabot, 1945 "White 15" -F6F-5, VF-36, USS Siboney, 1945 "White 9" -F6F-5, VF-36, USS Siboney, 1945 "White 9" -F6F-5, VF-40, USS Suwanee, 1945 "D 15" -F6F-5, VF-46, USS Independence, 1945 "White 13" -F6F-5, VF-83, USS Essex, 1945 "White 115" -F6F-5P, VF-84, USS Bunker Hill, 1945 "White 135" -F6F-5, VF-85, USS Shangri-La, 1945 "Z 69" -F6F-5, VBF-87, USS Ticonderoga, 1945 "White 76" -F6F-5, VF-15, USS Essex, 1944 "Minsie III" More | Aircraft decals (military) | Catalogue | £15.99 | |
Deprecated: substr(): Passing null to parameter #1 ($string) of type string is deprecated in /mnt/vault/Sync/Dessol/Sites/hannants.co.uk/htdocs/product.inc.html on line 911 | Furball Aero-Design - FBDS7205 - 1:72 | Grumman Hellcat. sized for the Eduard kits. 'Colors and Markings of US Navy F6F Hellcats Part 2'. This set options for 12 F6F-5 Hellcats in the Glossy Sea Blue scheme: - F6F-5 VF-7, USS HANCOCK 1944 "White 17" - F6F-5 VF-9, USS YORKTOWN, 1945 "White 9" - F6F-5 VF-11, USS HORNET, 1944 "White 9" -F6F-5 VBF-12, USS RANDOLPH, 1945 "White 32" -F6F-5 VF-20, USS ENTERPRISE, 1944 "White 69" -F6F-5 VF-27, USS PRINCETON, 1944 "White 1" -F6F-5 VF-28, USS MONTEREY, 1944 "White 18" -F6F-5 VF-31, USS LEXINGTON, 1944 "White 99" -F6F-5 VF-45, USS SAN JACINTO, 1945 "White 24" -F6F-5 VF-22, USS COWPENS, 1945 "White 12" -F6F-5 VF-82, USS BENNINGTON, 1945 "White 74" -F6F-5 VF-83, USS ESSEX, 1945 "White 129" More | Aircraft decals (military) | Catalogue | £15.99 | |
 | HGW - HGW721010 - 1:72 | Re-printed! Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat riveting set (designed to be used with Eduard kits) More | Aircraft decals (military) | Catalogue | £9.99 | |
 | H-Model Decals - HMD72011 - 1:72 | Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat Drones, Pt.1 More | Aircraft decals (military) | Catalogue | £8.50 | |
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 | Iliad Design - ILD72010 - 1:72 | Milestone Aircraft. 1,000th Consolidated B-24H Liberator; 1,000th Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress; 5,000th Lockheed P-38 Lightning 'Yippee'; 10,000th Republic P-47D Thunderbolt; 10,000th Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat; More | Aircraft decals (military) | Limited Availability | £13.99 | |
Deprecated: substr(): Passing null to parameter #1 ($string) of type string is deprecated in /mnt/vault/Sync/Dessol/Sites/hannants.co.uk/htdocs/product.inc.html on line 911 | Kits-World - KW172218 - 1:72 | U.S. Navy & Marine markings, mid to late war period This sheet contains generic decals for most single-engine aircraft operated by the U.S. Navy & Marines from the mid to late war period. A few specific aircraft are included but the aim is to provide a wide range of decals to decorate aircraft not normally represented by kit suppliers or to customise markings based on personal preference or reference. 'Rising Sun' kill markings are also included. 1. Grumman F2A-3 Brewster Buffalo, Cpt. Humburg, Battle of Midway, 1942 2. F4F-4 Wildcat, VMF-121 USMC, Guadalcanal 3. F4F-4 Wildcat, Yorktown 4. SBD-4 Douglas Dauntless, Battle of Midway, 1942 5. Chance Vought Corsair F4U-1 6. Chance Vought Corsair F4U-1A 7. Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat 8. Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat, Lt Carl Brown Jnr 1944 More | Aircraft decals (military) | Catalogue | £10.20 | |
 | LF Models - LFMC72104 - 1:72 | Grumman F6F-5 Hellcats over Uruguay (designed to be used with Eduard kits and Hasegawa kits) More | Aircraft decals (military) | Catalogue | £7.60 | |
 | LF Models - LFMC72156 - 1:72 | Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat Part I (designed to be used with Eduard kits, Hasegawa, Academy, Hobby Boss and Tamiya kits) More | Aircraft decals (military) | Catalogue | £7.60 | |
 | Print Scale - PSL72094 - 1:72 | Grumman F6F Hellcat 1. F6F-3 No,5 'Ruthless' flown by Lt Oscar I. 'Oc' Chenoweth Jr XO VF-38, Segi Point New, Georgia, August, 1943. 2. F6F-5 BuNo.58937 No,12 flown by Lt(jg) Arthur Ray 'Hank' Hawkins of VF-31, USS Cabot, September, 1944. 3. F6F-3 BuNo.40467 No,19 flown by Lt(jg) Alexander Vraciu of VF-6, USS Intrepid, 17 February, 1944. 4. F6F-5 No,8 flown by Ensigns Alred R. Wood & Edward W. Olszewski of VOF-1, USS Tulagi, August, 1944. 5. F6F-5 No,99 'Hanger Lilly' flown by Cdr Hugh T. Winters Jr., Co Air Group 19, USS Lexington, November. 1944. 6. F6F-5 BuNo.72534 No,115 'Death & Destruction' flown by Ensigns Donald McPherson, Bill Kingston & Lttleton Ward of VF-83, USS Essex, May. 1945. 7. F6F-5 No,7 flown by Ens Robert E. Murray of VF-29, USS Cabot, April, 1945. 8. F6F-5 VS1 flown by Lt Cdr William E. Eder of the 'Victory Squadron', 1945. 9. F6F-3 BuNo.25813 No,13 'My Own Joan II' flown by Lt C.K. 'Ken' Hilderbrandt of VF-33, Ondonga, 25 December, 1943. 10. F6F-5 No.8 flown by Cornelius N. 'Conny' Nooy of VF-31, USS Belleau Wood, 25 July, 1945. 11. Grumman F6F 5, 'S'.GC ll/9 'Auvergne, Armeƒ© de l'Air,Tan Son Nhut Vietnam1952; national markings in six positions. More | Aircraft decals (military) | Catalogue | £15.99 | |
 | Print Scale - PSL72206 - 1:72 | Aichi E13A Type 0 Jake 1. E13A1. Unit/Location: Heavy Cruiser "Tone", Attack on Pearl Harbor, 07.12.1941. Code: Red JI-1. Pilot: Yoishi Takahashi. Historical occasion: 30 minutes prior to the first attacking wave this plane flew to the Lahaina-anchorage at Hawaii to find no American fleet units present. 2. E13A1. Unit/Location: Heavy Cruiser "Chikuma", Attack on Pearl Harbor, 07.12.1941. Code: Red JII-1. Pilot: Akira Ito. Historical occasion: 30 minutes prior to the first attacking wave this plane flew to Pearl Harbor/Hawaii to find the American fleet without the aircraft carriers present. In reporting this, it banked away to the open sea to search for the missing carriers. 3. E13A1. Unit/Location: Heavy Cruiser "Chokai", Battle of Palembang/Invasion of Sumatra, 15.02.1942. Code: Yellow Z-I. Historical occasion: At 09:23 hrs. this plane spotted the ABDA Naval Force first, that was later mauled from the Japanese invasion fleet. 4. E13A1. Unit/Location: Heavy Cruiser "Tone", Battle of Midway, 04.06.1942. Code: Red JI-4. Historical occasion: At 07:28 hrs. this plane discovers the American fleet but the observer does not identify the carriers at the outset which proves fatal in the end for the Japanese. 5. E13A1. Unit/Location: Heavy Cruiser "Chikuma", Battle of Midway, 04.06.1942. Code: Red JII-5. Pilot: Hara Hisashi. Historical occasion: At 10:45 hrs. this plane discovers USS Yorktown and shadows it for 3 hrs. Leading the carrier bombers that attacked and sank the aircraft carrier, it was shot down at 14:09 by VF-6's pilots Warden & Hoyle. 6. E13A1. Unit/Location: Heavy Cruiser "Chikuma", Battle of the Eastern Solomons, 24.08.1942 Code: Red JII-2. Pilot: Kzutoshi Fukujama. Historical occasion: At 14:25 hrs. this plane discovers the American task force to be shot down, but to radio back their successful sightings to the Japanese fleet before. 7. E13A1. Unit/Location: Heavy Cruiser "Nachi", Battle of the Komandorski Islands, 26.03.1943. Code: White WI-3. Historical occasion: This plane carried out artillery spotting duties during the action. The crew flew on to Attu/Aleutians in the end, crashed at landing but survived to return to Japan via submarine. 8. E13A1. Unit/Location: Heavy Cruiser "Maya", Battle of the Philippine Sea, 20.06.44. Code: Red EII-I. Historical occasion: At 16:35 hrs. this plane spotted a group of the U.S. Task Force 58. 9. E13A1. Unit/Location: Hybrid Carrier-Cruiser "Mogami", Battle of Leyte Gulf, 20.10.44 . Code: Yellow 380-02. Historical occasion: Launched at 06:50 hrs. this could have been the plane that informed the Japanese forces first in detail about the overall strength of the U.S. invasion forces in the Philippines. 10. E13A1b. Unit/Location: Saeki Kokutai, 5th Floating Chyrsanthemum-Operation, 04.05.45. Code: White ??-32. Historical occasion: This plane carried a special electronic magnetic device air-surface-radar to detect submarines & mines. It covered this "Kamikaze"-operation on American warships off Okinawa. 11. E13A1. Unit/Location: Sakigake Tai, 5th Floating Chyrsanthemum-Operation, 04.05.45. Code: White KiTa-50. Pilot: Sub-lieutenant Shikata Historical occasion: Carrying a 250kg bomb, this plane took part in this "Kamikaze"-operation on American warships off Okinawa. It never returned. 12. E13A1. Unit/Location: Sakigake Tai, 5th Floating Chyrsanthemum-Operation, 04.05.45. Code: White KiTa-51. Pilot: NCO Eiji Izuke. Historical occasion: Carrying a 250kg bomb, this plane took part in this "Kamikaze"-operation on American warships off Okinawa to be shot down by F6F-5 Hellcat fighters of VF-9, assigned to aircraft carrier USS Yorktown. 13. E13A1. Unit/Location: Seaplane Tender "Kamikawa Maru", Invasion of Malaya, 07.12.1941. Code: Red ZI-26. Pilot: Eiichi Ogata. Historical occasion: At 08:20 hrs. Ensign Eiichi Ogata was involved in the first dogfight of the Pacific war (more than 16 hrs before Pearl Harbor). In attacking and damaging the radio of 205. RAF SQN PBY Catalina "W8417/F-YW" of the Australian Pilot P.E. Bedell. The PBY could therefore not report the Japanese invasion fleet to Singapore. Around 09:00 hrs the PBY was attacked by five Ki-27 fighters of the 1st Sentai of the JAAF to explode mid-air and to become the very first casualties of the Pacific war. More | Aircraft decals (military) | Catalogue | £15.99 | |
Deprecated: substr(): Passing null to parameter #1 ($string) of type string is deprecated in /mnt/vault/Sync/Dessol/Sites/hannants.co.uk/htdocs/product.inc.html on line 911 | Print Scale - PSL72452 - 1:72 | Grumman F6F Hellcat 1. F6F-3 No,17 flown by Lt(jg) Harold E 'Handsome Hal' Vita of VF-9, USS Essex, September, 1943. 2. F6F-3 No.24 flown by Lt(jg) Gene Valencia of VF-9, USS Essex, February, 1944. 3. F6F-3 BuNo.08905 No.7 flown by Cdr Paul D. Buie of VF-16, USS Lexington, March, 1944. 4. F6F-3 No,32 flown by LtJg Alexander Vraciu of VF-16, USS Lexington, 21 June, 1944. 5. F6F-3 BuNo.66171 No.23 flown by LtCdr Sam L. Silber of VF-18, USS Bunker Hill, 11 November, 1943. 7 Kills. 6. F6F-3 No,99 'Sally Darlin' flown by Cdr Joseph C. 'Jumping Joe' Clifton of VF-12, USS Saratoga, 5 November, 1943. 7. F6F-3 BuNo.41405 No.12 flown by Lt N.T. Duberstein of VF-1, USS Yorktown, 3 June, 1944. 8. F6F-5 No,71 flown by Lt Leo B. McCuddin of VF-20, USS Enterprise, October. 1944 5 Kills. 9. F6F-5 BuNo.58468 No,69 flown by LtJg Melvin 'Pritch' Prichard of VF-20, USS Enterprise, 12 October. 1944. 5.25 Kills. 10. F6F-5 BuNo.70149 No.10 flown by LtCdr Roger W. Mehle CO of VF-28, USS Monterey, October, 1944. More | Aircraft decals (military) | Catalogue | £15.99 | |
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 | Microscale - SS72902 - 1:72 | Grumman F6F-5P/F6F-5N Hellcats (3) White 135 VF-84 USS Bunker Hill vertical arrow on fin; White 2 VF-46 USS Independence white check fin; White F(N)66 VFN-91 USS Bon Homme Richard white stripes on fin. All over gloss sea blue, 1945ess72904 More | Aircraft decals (military) | Catalogue | £7.99 | |
 | Microscale - SS72903 - 1:72 | Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat Aces (3) White 9 VF-12 Lt H.McWhorter USS Randolph white stripes on fin; 'Minsi II' Cdr David McCampbell CAG 15 USS Essex; White 7 VF-29 Ens R.E.Murray VF-29 USS Cabot white rudder and fin stripes More | Aircraft decals (military) | Catalogue | £7.99 | |
Deprecated: substr(): Passing null to parameter #1 ($string) of type string is deprecated in /mnt/vault/Sync/Dessol/Sites/hannants.co.uk/htdocs/product.inc.html on line 911 | Syhart Decal - SY72125 - 1:72 | Re-printed! Dassault Rafale M "100 ans Flottille 11F" 2019. The Flottille 11F celebrated its 100th anniversary in September 2019, inheriting the traditions of the B102 Squadron created in 1919. For this centenary it is not less than five Rafale M who received special tails: - The right side is identical on all five aircrafts, with the colors of 100th anniversary of the flottille 11F - The left sides are different for each aircraft, with the colors of historical aircrafts: The Rafale M 11 " wears the colours of the Hanriot HD.2 (1919 " 1925) The Rafale M 10 " wears the colours of the Dewoitine D1C.1 (1928 " 1929) The Rafale M 35 " wears the colours of the Dewoitine D.520 (1940 " 1944) The Rafale M 37 " wears the colours of the F6F-5 Hellcat (1950 " 1955) The Rafale M 32 " wears the colours of the Super Etendard (1978 " 2011) More | Aircraft decals (military) | Future Releases | £9.99 | |
 | Techmod - TM72020 - 1:72 | Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat (4) White 25 VF-19 Bruce Williams USS Lexington 1944 3 tone camouflage; Minsi III Cdr McCampbell CAG 15 USS Essex; White 9 C.Stimpson VF-11 USS Hornet; Triangle 71 Lt McCuddin VF-20 USS Enterprise. All overall gloss sea blue. More | Aircraft decals (military) | Catalogue | £4.50 | |
 | Warpaint Series - WPS84 - No Scale | Grumman F6F Hellcat. Even before Pearl Harbor the U.S. Navy realised that it would be hard for its existing fighters, the F2A Buffalo and F4F Wildcat, to deal with Japan's shipboard fighters, especially the A6M Zero. The situation was such that in June 1941 the U.S. Navy placed orders with Grumman's 'Iron Works' for the F6F Hellcat before the first prototype had even flown. It was the right decision for Grumman's new fighter, although much larger and heavier than the Zero, proved to be the latter's nemesis, so that the American fighter's better fire-power, sturdiness, range and speed more than matched the Zero's agility. Its entry into service was also timely, for the much- awaited F4U Corsair suffered from a flawed carrier deck capability, so that the Hellcat remained the main carrier fighter of the U.S. Navy throughout the rest of the Second World War and established air superiority in the Pacific. Indeed, in barely two years of war it destroyed no less than 5,271 enemy aircraft of the 6,477 claimed by the U.S. fighters, attaining a fantastic kill-to-loss ratio of 19.1:1, and fully deserving the nickname of 'Ace-Maker'. It certainly was the most important Allied shipboard fighter of that world conflict. The Hellcat was used also by the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm, during the war, while in the postwar period it saw service with the French Aeronavale, which used them in Indochina, as well as with the Uruguayan Navy, the latter flying them until 1961. [F6F-3 F6F-5 F6F-3N F6F-5N] More | Aircraft books | Catalogue | £16.50 | |
 | Xtradecal - X72284 - 1:72 | USN Reserve Air Wing 91(10) North-American SNJ-6 Texan BuNo 111960/Z-960 Overall Natural Metal, NAS South Weymouth 1950; Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat BuNo 94268/Z-15 Overall Gloss Sea Blue, NAS Squantum 1952; Vought F4U-4B Corsair BuNo 97506/Z-55 Overall Gloss Sea Blue, NAS South Weymouth 1954; Grumman TBM-3E Avenger BuNo 536638/Z-141 Overall Gloss Sea Blue; Grumman F9F-6 Cougar BuNo 127281/Z-128 Overall Gloss Sea Blue, NAS South Weymouth 1950s; Grumman F6F-6 Cougar BuNo 1130911/7Z-9 Overall white with orange trim, NAS South Weymouth 1960s; Douglas A-4B Skyhawk BuNo 142808/7Z-23 Lt Gull Grey/White 1960s; Douglas R5D-3 Skymaster BuNo 56526/7Z-528, White/Silver/Red Orange trim, South Weymouth 1963; Douglas C-54Q Skymaster BuNo 56487/7Z-487 White/Silver, NAS South Weymouth 1965; More | Aircraft decals (military) | Catalogue | £7.99 | |
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