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It had a “Razorback”, a high dorsal spine behind the side-ways opening canopy that \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ereduced visibility. As improvements were made a “D” variant was produced with 12,602 being \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003emanufactured. The British developed a sliding bubble canopy for their Typhoon and this was \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eadopted by the USAAF starting with the P-47D-5. With its ability to survive enemy fire along with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eimpressive armament and bomb load the P-47 excelled at ground attack roles.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eQuince Lucien Brown was born in Oklahoma and named all his aircraft Okie. Brown became the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003efirst 8th AF pilot to achieve strafing victories on Nazi fields and later became the first 8th AF pilot \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eto score four victories during the same mission. In early May he receives P-47D 42-25698 his \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esecond Okie and later that month is made 84th Squadron Operations Officer. In July 1944 he \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003etakes leave and returns September 1st. Now flying the third Okie he is shot down and executed \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eby German civilians. 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The Zero technology was years ahead of any other fighter \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand had no problem clearing the skies of opposing aircraft. There were numerous variants of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eZero including the folding wing A6M2 Model 21 designed for carrier operations. The A6M2 was \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe most produced Japanese aircraft of WWII. As the war went on the Model 21 would be the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eZero variant that most Allied pilots would encounter.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTakumi Hoashi was one of the Zero pilots launched during the first wave attack on Pearl Harbor \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003efrom the aircraft carrier Shokaku on December 7, 1941. His mission, along with others, was to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003estrafe Bellows Field. Hoashi and his wingman claimed 3 aircraft destroyed on the ground. Hoashi \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eheld the rank of Buntaicho (usually a Lieutenant commanding a division) from November 1941 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003euntil June 1942. Hoashi was killed in June 1943 when the second prototype of the J2M2 Raiden \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehe was flying crashed and burst into flames.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDie-cast metal with a minimum of plastic\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAll markings pad applied for superb results\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCanopy slides open\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComes with a pilot that can be removed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComes with display stand\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLanding gear is fully retractable and can be displayed up or down\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePropeller is metal.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Hobby Master","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43007582470371,"sku":"10382","price":104.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0632\/5000\/6243\/products\/hobby-master-ha8808-148-a6m2-zero-fighter-type-21-524786.jpg?v=1738274700"},{"product_id":"hobby-master-zero-ha8809","title":"Hobby Master HA8809 1:48 A6M2 Zero Fighter Type 21","description":"\u003cp class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe A6M entered service in 1940 and became known as the Zero because of the Japanese \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003edesignation of Type 0 Carrier Fighter. 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Shiga had 6 victories in WWII.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1\/48 scale pre-finished\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDie-cast metal with a minimum of plastic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAll markings pad applied for superb results\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCanopy slides open\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComes with a pilot that can be removed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComes with display stand\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLanding gear is fully retractable and can be displayed up or down\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePropeller is metal.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Hobby Master","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43007582535907,"sku":"10383","price":104.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0632\/5000\/6243\/products\/hobby-master-ha8809-148-a6m2-zero-fighter-type-21-408712.jpg?v=1738274700"},{"product_id":"hobby-master-bf109-ha8751","title":"Hobby Master HA8751 1:48 BF 109G-6 Hermann Graf","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHobby Master HA8751 1:48 BF 109G-6 Hermann Graf \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe first Bf-109G “Gustav” entered service in March 1942. New features were a pressurized \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecockpit with three larger guns mounted on the nose and none on the wings but could be field \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003emounted. The Bf-109G could overheat causing oil leaks; starting a fire forcing the pilot to bail out. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Gustav was produced in many variants including long-range fighters, recon fighters and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebomber destroyers. The Bf-109G-6 lacked a pressurized cockpit but was the most numerous \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBf-109 produced and the first to carry 13mm machine guns; equivalent to the American 50 caliber\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr soft=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBrowning.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHermann Graf was a WWII German Ace with 212 victories in 830 missions and the first pilot to \u003cspan\u003escore 200 victories. In mid 1943 Hermann Goring selected Graf to form a special high-altitude \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esquadron to intercept Allied aircraft. The new Jagdgruppe 50 “Karaya Quartet” was equipped \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewith modified high-altitude Bf-109G-6\/R2 armed with two 210mm Wgr21 unguided rockets, a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e30mm canon, two 13mm machine guns and an engine injection system creating 1,800 bhp. 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HA8720.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBF 109E-7B III.\/SKG 210, Russia 1941\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe first German mass produced 109 fighter was the Bf-109E that has been mistakenly referred to as the Me-109. The Bf is the designator for the Bayerische Flugzeugwerke (BFW) (Bavarian Aircraft Works) that produced the original aircraft. In 1938 Messerschmitt took over BFW but throughout WWII German handbooks and documents referred to the aircraft as the Bf-109. By the end of 1939 the Bf-109E (Emil) had replaced all other 109 variants and equipped 13 Gruppens with 40 aircraft each. The Bf-109 was the main single-engine aircraft until the Fw-190 came along.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"infoContenttext2\"\u003eBf-109E-7 fighter-bombers were equipped with bomb racks and were capable of carry up to 500 kg. 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HA8721.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBF 109E-3 \"Hai Fetito\" No.9, Lt. loan Di Cesare, Grupul 7, Romanian Air Force, Karpovka-Stalingrad, November 1941\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe first German mass produced 109 fighter was the Bf-109E that has been mistakenly referred to as the Me-109. The Bf is the designator for the Bayerische Flugzeugwerke (BFW) (Bavarian Aircraft Works) that produced the original aircraft. In 1938 Messerschmitt took over BFW but throughout WWII German handbooks and documents referred to the aircraft as the Bf-109. By the end of 1939 the Bf-109E (Emil) had replaced all other 109 variants and equipped 13 Gruppens with 40 aircraft each. 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New features were a pressurized cockpit with three larger guns mounted on the nose and none on the wings but could be field mounted. The Bf-109G could overheat causing oil leaks; starting a fire forcing the pilot to bail out. The Gustav was produced in many variants including long-range fighters, recon fighters and bomber destroyers. The Bf-109G-6 lacked a pressurized cockpit but was the most numerous Bf-109 produced and the first to carry 13mm machine guns; equivalent to the American 50 caliber Browning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"elementor-widget-container\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"\u003eGerman Ace Gerhard “Gerd” Barkhorn didn’t score his first victory until his 120th mission on July 2, 1941 over the Eastern Front. On September 1, 1943 at Kharkov Ukraine Barkhorn became Gruppenkommandeur of II.\/JG 52 and led it until January 15, 1945. In September 1943 he shot down 15 aircraft and by the end of 1943 had accumulated a total of 222 victories. 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(kroat)\/JG.52, Croatia Air Force, Crimea, April 1944\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"\u003eThe first Bf-109G “Gustav” entered service in March 1942. New features were a pressurized cockpit with three larger guns mounted on the nose and none on the wings but could be field mounted. The Bf-109G could overheat causing oil leaks; starting a fire forcing the pilot to bail out. The Gustav was produced in many variants including long-range fighters, recon fighters and bomber destroyers. The Bf-109G-6 lacked a pressurized cockpit but was the most numerous Bf-109 produced and the first to carry 13mm machine guns; equivalent to the American 50 caliber Browning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"elementor-widget-container\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"\u003eThe Croatian Air Force Legion was a component of the German Luftwaffe and manned by Croatian volunteers. The unit trained in Germany using the Bf-109 and the Dornier Do-17 before being sent to the Eastern Front. During the units time on the Eastern Front the Bf-109s managed to score 283 victories and the Do-17 flew 2,332 missions. The unit was disbanded on July 21, 1944 and became the Croatian Air Force Training Group. 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