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Feature Article

Royal Canadian Air Force No.404 “Buffalo” Squadron

November 28, 2019November 29, 2019 Mark Beckwith Leave a comment

In this article I chronicle the wartime experience of the "Buffalo" Squadron, No.404 Squadron RCAF. It includes a full squadron wartime history, notes on aircraft and personnel losses, plus a build up of the 1/48 scale Tamiya kit.

General Modelling

A Late War Bf 109G-10

November 24, 2019November 25, 2019 Mark Beckwith 1 Comment

In this General Modelling piece I describe how a model started over ten years ago, and was rescued from basement storage in Canada for almost six of them, became a my JG(K)27 Bf 109G-10...

Feature Article

Not Just Pretty Nose Art; The Black Widows of Iwo Jima and Ie Shima, March-August 1945

September 18, 2019September 24, 2019 Mark Beckwith 9 Comments

The Night Fighter Squadrons of Iwo Jima are possibly best known for the nose art applied to their aircraft, after all it was perhaps some of the best in the entire war. But, that does the men of the 348th, 349th and 6th Night Fighter Squadrons a disservice as there's far more that they deserve to be known and remembered for.

Feature Article

Rudolf “Rudi” Müller’s Bf 109 G-2/R6 of 6/Jg5, April 1943

September 1, 2019October 20, 2019 Mark Beckwith 4 Comments

An old model, a new set of pictures and a potentially controversial op-ed comprise this piece on Rudolf Müller's Bf109G-2/R6.

Feature Article

The Greatest Air Battle; Dieppe, 19th August, 1942

July 6, 2019July 11, 2019 Mark Beckwith 2 Comments

The largest single-day air engagement of the war, simultaneously an RAF tactical loss and strategic victory. Featuring Canadians, Free French and a Tamiya model, I've tried something different in how I've structured this piece, let me know what you think.

Feature Article

“The Little Friends” Fighter Escorts of the Eighth Air Force, USAAF in the ETO 1944/45

June 2, 2019June 4, 2019 Mark Beckwith 5 Comments

This one is a multifaceted Feature Article containing a biography of the pilot, a description of the build and a piece describing the importance of the ground attack role the "Little Friends" played in addition to the bomber escort role they are more widely known for.

Feature Article

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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