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The “Convertible” F-14D of USN’s VF-213 “The Black Lions”

May 21, 2019May 22, 2019 Mark Beckwith Leave a comment

Something a little different; a jet for one thing. However, this one is a little lighthearted compared to most and I hope you enjoy it.

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Lt. John “Ray” Johnson’s “Fighting Cocks” P-38L-1 Sep 1944 – Mar 1945

April 30, 2019 Mark Beckwith 3 Comments

The 13th Air Force did not fight the most glamorous of wars, theirs' was a war of ground attack, relentlessly destroying Japanese ground forces and infrastructure. They fought, not from centralized bases closely tied together, but from island bases, spread hundreds of miles apart.

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April 26, 2019April 26, 2019 Mark Beckwith Leave a comment

A change in the site structure...

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No. 25 Squadron, RNZAF Piva Airfield, Bougainville, March – May 1944

March 28, 2019March 28, 2019 Mark Beckwith Leave a comment

This update brings to life another of the older articles, from around 2005-2006 and tells the story of No.25 Squadron RNZAF in Bougainville in mid 1944...

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Col. James Beckwith’s 15th FG P-51D-25 Mustang “Squirt” at Iwo Jima, March-May 1944

March 4, 2019March 4, 2019 Mark Beckwith 7 Comments

Early on the morning of 7 April the 15th and 21st Groups were poised ready for the signal to start engines. The briefings of the day before and that morning had everyone eager to get the operation underway...

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2nd Lt. John A. Weese’s USAAF P-47D-15-RE of 365th F/G, 386th F/S in June, 1944

February 25, 2019February 25, 2019 Mark Beckwith 1 Comment

"A short time later 2nd Lt. Weese reported that his engine was out and that he thought he could put his aircraft down behind friendly lines in the shallow water a little offshore Juno Beach.  1st Lt. Beaudrault reported that nothing more was heard from Wesse."

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“WALFISCH” THE WHALE Luftfahrzeug-Gellschaft m.b.H. (LFG) Roland C.IIa

December 31, 2018January 2, 2019 Mark Beckwith Leave a comment

This one is one of my favourite paint jobs. I don't have a lot of interest in WW1 subjects, I took this one on simply to see if I could get a decent result in painting it.

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