Study of Mustang Dive Bomber Variant Gets Updated Second Edition
Coming soon from MMPBooks and author Przemyslaw Skulski is NAA A-36A 2nd edition (Yellow Series), which documents the history, development, and combat service of the rare A-36 dive-bomber variant.
This second edition presents the history, development and combat service of the North American A-36, the rare dive-bomber variant of the Mustang. It covers operations in the Mediterranean and Far East, as well as the aircraft’s technical features. Illustrated with wartime and detailed photographs, colour profiles, and newly added scale plans and technical drawings, it is a valuable reference for aviation historians and modellers.
The 120 page book is currently available for pre-order with release set for January 15.
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First Look: LukGraph’s Upcoming 1/32 Hansa-Brandenburg CC Test Build
LukGraph has revealed the first test build photo for their upcoming Hansa-Brandenburg CC, which will be offered in 1/32, 1/48 and 1/24 scales.
The Hansa-Brandenburg CC was a single-seat fighter flying boat developed by the Austro-Hungarian aircraft manufacturer Hansa-Brandenburg during World War I. Designed for coastal defense and maritime patrol duties, it became one of the most successful seaplane fighters operated by the Austro-Hungarian Navy.
As previously reported, the new offerings will represent both early and late production versions: the early version equipped with a single machine gun / original engine cooling arrangement and the late variant fitted with two machine guns mounted on the fuselage.
As of this writing a final release date has yet to be announced, although pre-orders will reportedly begin “soon.” Click below to check out box art for both the early and late versions.
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1964 Mooney M20C For Sale: “Complete Donor Airframe”
A 1964 Mooney M20C airframe has been spotted for sale. The listing states (in part):
1964 Mooney M20C airframe, serial number 2817… INCLUDED: Fuselage and cabin, with the manufacturer’s data plate (Mooney Aircraft, Inc., Kerrville, Texas — M-20C 2817)… One-piece wing, attached; Empennage: horizontal stabilizer, elevators, fin and rudder; All three landing gear legs, with wheels and tires; Cabin door, baggage door, windshield and side windows; Instrument panel with the instruments and radios as installed, and both control yokes; Airframe logbooks. NOT INCLUDED: Engine, propeller and engine logbooks; Seats and interior. Offered as a complete donor airframe.
The aircraft is located in Vashon Island, Washington and is currently available for US $3,500, although offers are also being accepted. Click here to check out the eBay listing, which includes additional photos and details.
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Spitfire V vs Fw 190: An Illustrated Account
Coming soon from Osprey Publishing and author Andy Saunders is Spitfire V vs Fw 190: Northwest Europe 1941–42 (Duel, 153), an illustrated account of the challenge posed to RAF Fighter Command by the Luftwaffe’s Fw 190, and the ways in which Spitfire crews adapted to the deadly new threat.
The introduction of Focke-Wulf’s Fw 190 to Luftwaffe service presented RAF Spitfire VB and VA pilots with a formidable new foe that could quite literally run rings around them. First encountered over France in September 1941, the Fw 190 – or ‘Butcher Bird’ – soon demonstrated its startling capabilities, wrong-footing RAF Fighter Command and forcing the swift development of new tactics and methods. The actions that ensued were some of the most fiercely contested of the air war in northwest Europe and would lead to the production and eventual fielding of the Spitfire IX.
In this new study, air war expert Andy Saunders details how the RAF – having perhaps become complacent about the superiority of the Spitfire – found itself left behind with an inferior fighter. Covering the introduction to service of both the Spitfire V and the Fw 190, the fighters’ first encounters and the battles that shaped subsequent tactics and design, it combines combat reports and first-hand accounts with archive photographs and newly commissioned artwork and formation diagrams to convey what it was like to be a fighter pilot in both aircraft from 1941 to 1943.
The 80 page paperback book is currently available for pre-order with release set for January 19.
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First Look: Liveries, Box Contents For Italeri’s Upcoming Macchi MC.202 (Early Series)
In November, Italeri will release a new Macchi MC.202 (Early Series) model kit in 1/32 scale.
The MC.202 Folgore (“Lightning”) was one of Italy’s most capable Second World War fighters, entering service with the Regia Aeronautica in 1941. Designed by Mario Castoldi, it combined the basic airframe of the radial-engined MC.200 with a streamlined fuselage and a Daimler-Benz DB 601 liquid-cooled engine, also manufactured under license by Alfa Romeo. This combination delivered excellent handling and a maximum speed of approximately 600 km/h (373 mph). Early production aircraft carried just two synchronized 12.7 mm Breda-SAFAT machine guns above the engine, lacking the supplementary wing guns introduced later. Fast and maneuverable, the early-series MC.202 represented a major improvement in Italian fighter performance, although its light armament limited its combat effectiveness.
The upcoming release (2524) will include new parts, 3D decals for the “highest level” of cockpit detail, photo-etched parts for enhanced realism, and decals with six marking options. It is based on the new tool MC.202 released in 2023 (2518 / Buy on eBay).
Check out livery profiles and box contents below.
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1962 Cessna 182 Airframe Project For Sale: “Almost Complete”
An “almost complete” 1962 Cessna 182 airframe project has been spotted for sale.
According to the listing, the airframe is for parts or could be rebuilt. It includes wings, tail, landing gear and sky dive door.
It appears that the project is located in Greenfield, NH. It is currently available for US $15,000, although offers are also being accepted. Click here to check out the eBay listing, which includes additional photos.
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Aeronca Champ Project For Sale: “Continental 0-200 Runs Smooth”
An Aeronca Champ project has been spotted for sale. The listing states:
Aeronca Champ Project. Continental 0-200- 100 Hp runs Smooth. Damaged left Strut and wing all repairable. No Logs or Airworthness Cert. Sold as is
The aircraft is located in Cheyenne, Oklahoma and is currently available for US $10,000 although offers are also being accepted. Click here to check out the eBay listing, which includes additional photos and details.
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Tillamook Air Museum Announces Grand Reopening Date
Ten months after a storm caused significant damage to its historic facility known as “Hangar B,” Tillamook Air Museum in Tillamook, Oregon is set to reopen to the public under its new owners, the nonprofit Vintage Aviation Museum of Spanish Fork, Utah.
The museum is scheduled to reopen at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, October 29. The move comes following “an incredible amount of work” behind the scenes to restore the familiar museum experience visitors knew before the storm. This includes returning aircraft, exhibits and collections to the museum and preparing Hangar B for reopening. Work on the hangar itself is also ongoing, with details currently being worked out for repairing the storm-damaged section and ensuring long term preservation.
As previously reported, a deal was announced in August for the Vintage Aviation Museum to assume operation of Tillamook. They plan to relocate most of their aircraft collection to Tillamook while also bringing additional historic aircraft, eventually utilizing the entire hangar for aviation-related exhibits, aircraft displays, preservation, education, and visitor experiences. The “Tillamook Air Museum” name will remain.
To celebrate the reopening, Tillamook will will remain open until 7:00 pm on October 29. Check out the full announcement below.
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Surface Details Progressing on Airscale’s 1/32 Bristol Blenheim Mk IV
Airscale has provided a new update on the development of their 1/32 Bristol Blenheim Mk IV kit focusing on surface details.
As previously reported, the Mk IV was the principal later version of the Blenheim light bomber, entering production in 1938 with a longer, redesigned glazed nose that gave the bombardier more room and visibility, plus added armor and more powerful 920-hp Bristol Mercury XV radial engines. Flown by a crew of three, it could carry roughly 1,000 lb of bombs and served widely with the RAF during WW2 in Europe, the Mediterranean, North Africa, and the Far East. Although fast by mid-1930s standards, it was increasingly vulnerable to modern fighters and anti-aircraft fire as the war progressed.
There will reportedly be an early version with the single VGO drum fed gun and no canopy blisters, and the later one with twin Brownings and blisters. The October update states that completion of the plastic parts is “getting closer.” Click below to check out the latest renderings.
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1991 Socata TB-21 TC Trinidad For Sale: “IFR Equipped, Complete Logs”
A 1991 Socata TB-21 TC Trinidad has been spotted for sale. The listing states (in part):
This 1991 Socata TB-21 TC Trinidad is a capable IFR-equipped piston single built for travel, training, and comfortable cross-country flying. It has 3,100 total time, complete logs, no damage history noted, and an annual completed in November 2025. Powered by a turbocharged Lycoming TIO-540-AB1AD engine rated at 250 HP, this aircraft offers strong performance and useful load capability. The avionics package is a major highlight, featuring Garmin G500 displays, Garmin GTN 750Xi, Garmin GFC500 autopilot, ADS-B, WAAS, LPV, SVT, active traffic, terrain warning, Garmin GI-275 backup display, Garmin GMA-35C Bluetooth audio panel, Garmin GDL 88 traffic/weather, WX-900 Stormscope, and Garmin Smart Glide. The aircraft also includes a Hartzell 3-blade prop with TKS prop de-icing, oxygen system, and a 2014 paint and interior update.
The aircraft is located in Idaho Falls, ID with offers currently being accepted. Click here to check out the eBay listing, which includes additional photos and details.
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