Sunday, April 5, 2026

An F-111B Configuration Update

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  6 April 2026: I should have prefaced this post as being a preliminary draft, i.e. corrections and additions to come. CAT4 is in the proces...
Tuesday, November 11, 2025

Douglas F3D Skyknight 20 mm Cannon Installation

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 12 November 2025: Corrected cannon case/link ejection location Thanks to Smellybeard (obviously a nom de plume ), I know more about this su...
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Thursday, September 18, 2025

Sikorsky HH-3A Sea King for Combat Rescue

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 This is a work in progress...  With the advent of the Korea War in mid-1950, enemy-opposed rescue of pilots who had been shot down had beco...
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Thursday, September 4, 2025

Navy F4H (F-4) Phantom 370-gallon External Tanks

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4 February 2026: An update of Hypersonic Models 1/72 tanks There were at least three different suppliers of the F-4 370-gallon external tank...
Friday, August 15, 2025

A4D Skyhawk Early and Later Pylons

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 The first production A4D Skyhawks carried two 150-gallon external tanks. These were soon superseded by 300-gallon tanks for additional rang...
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Tuesday, June 24, 2025

HU2K Seasprite Book - Wayne Mutza

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Coming soon:  https://youtu.be/N69WLni7KQQ?si=govOhHV64PsLZCJy https://schifferbooks.com/products/kaman-h-2-seasprite Also see:   https://ta...
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Sunday, June 22, 2025

Vought F4U Corsair Bomb Racks

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 A brief history... For a short tutorial on Korean War era outboard wing panel bomb racks, see  https://tailhooktopics.blogspot.com/2013/12/...