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US Navy Chance-Vought F4U-1A Corsair Fighter - Ira Kepford, VF-17 "Jolly Rogers", Bougainville, Solomon Islands, 1944 [With Collector Magazine] (1:72 Scale)

Its gull-wing shape made it instantly recognizeable. Its characteristic sound while in an attack dive led the Japanese to call it "The Whistling Death." Combined with its high speed, agility and toughness, the Vought F4U Corsair was one of the finest fighters ever built.

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Soviet Object 279 Kotin Heavy Tank - Green (1:72 Scale)

The Object 279 Kotin was a Soviet experimental heavy tank developed at the end of 1959. The tank was developed at the Kirov Plant in Leningrad by a group headed by the engineer L. Troyanov.

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German Arado Ar 196A-3 Shipboard Reconnaissance Floatplane - 1./Bordflieger Staffel 196, German Battleship Bismarck, 1941 (1:72 Scale)

The Ar 196 was a shipboard reconnaissance aircraft built by the German firm Arado starting in 1936. The next year it was selected as the winner of a design contest, and became the standard aircraft of the Kriegsmarine (German Navy) throughout World War II.

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US Army M16 Multiple Gun Motor Carriage with Four M2 Browning .50 caliber Machine Guns (1:43 Scale)

The M16 Multiple Gun Motor Carriage, also known as the M16 half-track, was an American self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon built during World War II. It was equipped with four .50 caliber (12.7 mm) M2 Browning machine guns in an M45 Quadmount.

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US M26 Pershing Heavy Tank - "Alles Kaputt", 2nd Armored Division, Cologne, Germany, April 1945 (1:43 Scale)

Early in June 1944, Army commanders expressed a need for a new breed of tank that could mount either a 90mm or 105mm main gun. This request was approved by the Army Staff soon thereafter even though trials of the new T26E1 had already begun back at Fort Knox earlier that year.

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British SAS Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicle - Desert Camouflage (1:72 Scale)

The Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicle or Infantry Mobility Vehicle is an Australian-built four-wheel drive armored vehicle. The Bushmaster was primarily designed by the then government-owned Australian Defence Industries (ADI), and is currently produced by Thales Australia with a support contract provided by Oshkosh Truck following the acquisition of ADI.

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US M2A3 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle - Desert (1:72 Scale)

The AAVP7A1 is an armored assault amphibious full-tracked landing vehicle. The vehicle carries troops in water operations from ship to shore, through rough water and surf zone. It also carries troops to inland objectives after ashore.

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US M42 "Duster" Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Gun - 5th Battalion, 2nd Field Artillery Regiment, II Field Force (1:72 Scale)

The M42 40mm Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Gun, or "Duster," is an American armored light air-defense gun built for the United States Army from 1952 until December 1960, in service until 1988. Production of this vehicle was performed by the tank division of the General Motors Corporation.

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German Early Production Sd. Kfz. 173 Jagdpanther Ausf. G1 Heavy Tank Destroyer with Side Skirts and Zimmerit - Panzer Division "Grossdeutschland", Prussia, Germany, Fall 1944 (1:72 Scale)

The Jagdpanther mounted a powerful 8.8cm Pak L/71 cannon within a fixed turret, which was situated atop a standard Panther V chassis. Although production of the tank was begun at MIAG in January 1944, it took another ten months before the larger NMH plant could expand the production run in time for the Wacht am Rhein ("Watch on the Rhine") winter counteroffensive.

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NASA Northrop T-38A Talon Jet Trainer - 65-10363, Air Force Plant 42, Palmdale, California, 1984 (1:72 Scale)

The Northrop T-38 Talon is a two-seat, twin-engine supersonic jet trainer. It was the world's first supersonic trainer and is also the most produced. The T-38 remains in service as of 2013 in air forces throughout the world. The United States Air Force (USAF) is the largest operator of the T-38. In addition to training USAF pilots, the T-38 is used by NASA.

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Soviet Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15bis "Fagot" Fighter - "Black 8170", Soviet Union, 1950s (1:72 Scale)

The spectacular MiG-15 fighter used a combination of Russian ingenuity and "borrowed" advanced European aviation technology to become one of the most famous aircraft designs of its era. Called the "aircraft-soldier" by Russian pilots, the aircraft was exceptionally strong and dependable.

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US Navy Curtiss SB2C Helldiver ASW Aircraft - "White 208", VB-83, USS Essex (CV-9), April 1945 (1:72 Scale)

The Curtiss SB2C Helldiver was an American aircraft carrier-based dive bomber aircraft produced for the United States Navy during World War II. It replaced the Douglas SBD Dauntless in US Navy service. Despite its size, the SB2C was much faster than the SBD it replaced.

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German Kfz. 305 Opel Blitz 3-Ton Ambulance - 21.Panzer Division, Western Front, Winter 1944-45 (1:32 Scale)

The 3-ton Opel "Blitz" truck was the Wehrmacht's principal general-purpose truck during the Second World War. The engine was a water-cooled, straight-six OHV gasoline unit of 3.6 liters that was fueled by a 21.6 gallon gasoline tank situated under the driver's seat. This particular vehicle comes in a desert camouflage scheme.

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RAF Lockheed-Martin F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter - ZM158, No.207 Squadron, RAF Marham, England, January 2022 [Low-Vis Scheme] (1:72 Scale)

The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is a fifth-generation, single-seat, single-engine, stealth-capable military strike fighter, a multirole aircraft that can perform close air support, tactical bombing, and air superiority fighter missions.

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German Messerschmitt Bf 109G-6 "Gustav" Fighter - "Christl", Gerhard Barkhorn, II./Jagdgeschwader 52, Ukraine, September 1943 (1:48 Scale)

Numerically the most abundant fighter produced by either side during WWII, the Messerschmitt Bf 109 formed the backbone of the Jagdwaffe on both the eastern and western fronts, as well as in the Mediterranean and North Africa. Of the eight distinct sub-types within the huge Bf 109 family, the most populous was the G-model, of which over 30,000 were built between 1941-45.

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US M65 Atomic Cannon Heavy, Motorized - "Atomic Annie" [Firing Mode] (1:72 Scale)

The M65 atomic cannon, often called Atomic Annie, was an artillery piece built by the United States and capable of firing a nuclear device. It was developed in the early 1950s, at the beginning of the Cold War; and fielded between April 1955 and December 1962, in West Germany, South Korea and on Okinawa.

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US Navy General Dynamics F-16B Viper Fighter - 920458, "Top Gun", 90th Anniversary of Naval Aviation, NSAWC, 2009 [Anniversary Scheme] (1:72 Scale)

Even at the ripe old age of 20, the F-16 Falcon remains a fast and potent favorite among fighter pilots, and one of the best fighters in its class. Designed originally as a no-frills, single-engine "hot rod", the addition of improved radar and weaponry have made the Falcon a super, lightweight jet. Used mainly as a bomber, the Fighting Falcon can also turn-and-burn with unbridled fury when provoked.

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RAF Panavia GR. Mk. 1 Tornado IDS All-Weather Bomber - "MiG Eater," No.15 Squadron, Operation Granby, 1991 (1:72 Scale)

During the late 1960's a number of European countries examined ways to replace their existing fleet of combat aircraft using next-generation design techniques. Several countries looked at variable geometry wing configurations as a means of making a plane perform well throughout a wider flight envelope.

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USAF McDonnell F-101B Voodoo Fighter - 58-0291, 392nd Fighter Squadron "The Happy Hooligans", Fargo, North Dakota, 1975 (1:72 Scale)

The McDonnell F-101 Voodoo was a supersonic military jet fighter which served the United States Air Force (USAF) and the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF).

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US Navy Lockheed S-3B Viking Anti-Submarine Aircraft - 159390, CAG VS-30 "Diamondcutters", USS George Washington (CVN-73), 2005 (1:72 Scale)

The Navy began what became the S-3 Viking program in 1964 to replace the piston-powered S-2 Tracker. Known originally as VSX - for "carrier-based antisubmarine warfare aircraft-X" - a formal request for proposal was issued in April 1968.

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US Navy Boeing F/A-18C Hornet Strike Fighter - CAG Bird, "Chippy Ho," VFA-195 "Dambusters," 2010 (1:72 Scale)

The F/A-18 Hornet is the true multi-role aircraft. It can vault from a carrier deck, bomb a target and stay to dogfight even the best enemy aircraft without missing a beat. It's the Navy's first modern-era jet intended for double duty against air- and ground-based adversaries.

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USAF Lockheed-Martin F-22A Raptor Air Dominance Fighter - 07-4147, "Spirit of Tuskegee", 302nd Fighter Squadron, 477th Fighter Group, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, 2013 [Low-Vis Scheme] (1:72 Scale)

Intended to be the leading American advanced tactical fighter in the early part of the 21st century, the Raptor is the world's most expensive fighter to date costing about $120 million per unit, or $361 million per unit when development costs are added.

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Soviet Air Defense Force Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25PD "Foxbat-E" Interceptor - "Blue 20", 146th GFAR, Vasilkov Air Base, Russia, 1990 (1:72 Scale)

The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 (NATO reporting name: Foxbat) is a supersonic interceptor and reconnaissance aircraft that was among the fastest military aircraft to enter service. It was designed by the Soviet Union's Mikoyan-Gurevich bureau. The first prototype flew in 1964, and the aircraft entered into service in 1970.

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US Navy Grumman F-14D Tomcat Fleet Defense Fighter - 164350, "Felix Rules", VF-31 "Tomcatters", USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71), 2006 (1:72 Scale)

Built for speed and armed with ultra long-range weapons. It's no wonder that the F-14 Tomcat is the main defender of the US fleet. The Tomcat's AWG-9 radar has the ability to engage as many as six targets at once, which is the same number of targets that can be engaged by three F-18 Hornets. Additionally, it's Phoenix air-to-air missiles can kill hostile bombers 90 miles away -- before they can launch their attacks.

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RAF McDonnell F-4 FG.1 Phantom II Fighter-Bomber - XV592/L, No.111 Squadron, Leuchars, Fife, Scotland, Late 1970s (1:48 Scale)

Known as the "MiG Killer," the F-4 Phantom was an unlikely hero given its unique design. Unlike traditionally smaller and sleeker single-seat fighters, the Phantom broke all the rules. It was huge, had bent wings, and a two-man crew, and was one of the first aircraft to carry missile armament.

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