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Italeri Releases Battle of Britain Hawker Hurricane Mk.I Model Kit

Italeri has re-released its 1/48 Hawker Hurricane Mk.I model kit with changed decals representing four Battle of Britain machines.

It appears that the kit (2802) contains photo etched parts and liveries for P2923, flown by Plt. Albert Gerard Lewis of 85 Squadron; P3395, flown by F/OA.W. Clowes of 1 Squadron; P3878, flown by Plt. Off. HAC Bird-Wilson of 17 Squadron; and P2961, flown by F/OW.L. McKnight of 242 Squadron.

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Extensively Restored Spitfire FR XVIIIe For Sale With Reduced Price

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Vickers-Supermarine Spitfire FR XVIIIe G-BUOS (S/N SM845) is available for sale with a newly reduced price.

The aircraft was built in Chattis Hill, England in 1945 and delivered to 39 MU (Maintenance Unit) that same year, serving with both the RAF and Indian Air Force. It was one of eight such machines recovered by Duxford-based Ormond and Wensley Haydon-Baillie in 1977 and was later returned to the air by Historic Flying Ltd.

In 2010 the machine suffered a landing accident in Norway and was subsequently returned to the UK, where it received an extensive restoration to flying condition by Airframe Assemblies and Historic Flying Limited. It returned to the air in December 2013.

The airframe reportedly has 246.10 Hours Total Time Since New (71 Hours Since Restoration – 2013), while the Rolls Royce Griffon 65 engine has 71 Hours SMOH by Retro Track and Air. The machine is currently being offered with a reduced price of £1,450,000. Click here to check out the complete listing.

(via Platinum Fighter Sales Photo: Alan Wilson / Flickr)

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P-40, Among Most Original Remaining Examples, For Sale With Reduced Price

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1941 Curtiss P-40E (S/N AK803) is available for sale with a newly reduced price.

The aircraft was delivered to the RCAF in October 1941 and based at an RCAF Station in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, where it saw use in anti-submarine patrols. Later, it was flown 4,000 miles to Annette Island, Alaska (setting a record in the process) before moving on to Boundary Bay near Vancouver, British Columbia, where it performed fighter affiliation work with B-24s and B-25s.

Following a landing accident on Vancouver Island, AK803 was sent to Coates Limited on Sea Island, where it was stripped to bare metal, polished and used as part of a War Bond drive at Brockton Point Oval in Vancouver. Continue reading P-40, Among Most Original Remaining Examples, For Sale With Reduced Price

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First Look: Arma’s New Tool FM-2 Wildcat Finished Build

Arma Hobby has released a new series of images showing a completed and finished version of their upcoming FM-2 Wildcat model kit in 1/72 scale.

As previously reported, the model will reportedly be released in three boxings, including an FM-2 Wildcat Expert Set (70031), Wildcat Mk VI Model Kit (70032) and FM-2 Wildcat Model Kit (70033). The project will also continue into the F4F-4 Wildcat version at some point.

According to the company, pre-orders will commence on Friday. Click below to check out a selection of additional images.

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Ex-DH Chipmunk Gipsy Major 10 MK2 Engine Offered For Sale

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A Gipsy Major 10 MK2 engine (S/N 11137) is available for sale. The listing states (in part):

We have to offer a Gipsy Major 10 MK2 engine removed from a Chipmunk in 1999 at 2420:05 HRS. There were no defects at time of removal and it has been inhibited and stored ever since. There are two log books with the engine that date back to 1977. There are no ancillaries that come with the engine but we do have cores available of most components should you require them.

The engine is located in Cambridge, United Kingdom and is currently being offered for £7,500, although offers are also being accepted. Click here to check out the complete listing on eBay.

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De Havilland Ghost 48 Mk1 Jet Engine Offered For Sale

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A de Havilland Ghost 48 Mk1 jet engine, a type that powered aircraft such as the de Havilland DH-112 Venom, is available for sale.

Details on this particular example are limited, with the listing stating that the starter is present and included, although no paperwork is provided. The engine is located in Ireland with shipping “easily arranged to UK or rest of Europe.”

The Ghost is offered at EUR 3,800.00, although offers are also being accepted. Click here to check out the complete listing on eBay.

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“Fully Airworthy” Beech 18 Offered For Sale

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Beech Model 18 G-BKGM has hit the market.

The aircraft just completed an epic journey around the USA and Central America and reportedly did so without “a single technical unserviceability, or delay.” The listing states (in part):

Airframe: 11342.6 hrs since 1952 construction. All major mods incorporated (spar-strap etc)

Engines: L/H complete replacement zero-hour unit from Covingtons has 90hrs as of now. R/H was replaced similarly by previous owner about 10 yrs ago and now has 390 hrs on it.

Props: shop overhauled for last CofA in March 2017. They have a three-year shop-visit requirement.

All work done by RGV Staverton.

The machine reportedly includes an inventory of extras with “all documents/records” available. It is currently in store at its new base in Warwickshire, UK with viewing by arrangement. Pricing is listed as £165,000 + VAT subject to conditions. Click here to check out the complete listing.

(Photo: James from Cheltenham, Gloucestershire / CC BY-SA via Wikimedia Commons)

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Special Hobby to Release New Short Sunderland Mk III Model Kit

Special Hobby has announced the upcoming release of a new Short Sunderland Mk III model kit in 1/72 scale.

Details about the offering (SH72304), including contents and pricing, appear to be absent at the moment. However, the box art seen here suggests that a EK591, a Blackburn-built machine that operated with 422 Squadron RCAF, will be a marking option.

The kit is currently slated for release in June.

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Original WW1 Caudron G.4 Project “With Proved Combat History” Offered For Sale

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An original 1916 Caudron G.4 project “with proved combat history” has hit the market. The listing states (in part):

World‘s first multi-engine military aircaft type to enter in service in large scale (1915). Only two other exemplars preserved but in public collections. The last prewar Caudron‘s design. Very good flying characteristics.

The machine is identified as S/N 3143 with pricing available upon request. Offers are also being accepted. Click here to check out the complete listing.

(Drawing: Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons)

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Eduard Releases Limited Edition, Triple-Combo Ernst Udet Fokker/Albatros Kit

After quickly selling out following initial release in April, Eduard has once again made available its new, limited edition edition Du doch nicht!! “triple-combo” model kit focused on aircraft flown by German WW1 flying ace Ernst Udet.

The offering (11137) includes Albatros D.V, Fokker Dr.1 and Fokker D.VII (OAW) kits in 1/48 scale with a total of seven marking options. The kit reportedly contains Eduard sprues, pre-painted photo-etched sets, paint masks, a Pour le Mérite pin and a resin cockpit floor, seat and figure.

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