Additions to the Museum’s Collection – 040, 27 November 2022

Additions to the Public Galleries Bernard 74 in 1/72 by Adrien Roy Douglas A2D-1 in 1/72 by Mach 2 Gloster Javelin FAW9 in 1/72 by Frog McDonnell F-4B Phantom II in 1/72 by Fujimi McDonnell Douglas RF-4C in 1/72 by Italeri Additions to the Airbus.A320 Special Display Airbus A.320 (Strategic Airlines) in 1/144 by Revell…

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The Curator’s Choice 039 – French Fighters 1935-1945

French Fighters 1935-1945 Caudron 714 – Dewoitine 520 – Morane Saulnier 406 This week’s The Curator’s Choice is going to be shorter than usual because it covers aircraft that we looked at only a couple weeks ago. They were French Fighters from the period around the Battle of France that had served with foreign air…

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The Curator’s Choice 038 – Bizjets

Bizjets Piaggio PD.808 – Aero Jet Comander – Hawker Siddeley HS125-1B These little jets go by a few different names; business jets, corporate jets, executive jets and more. Their main role is to carry a handful of passengers at the same speed and similar distances, and probably greater comfort, than standard jet airliners. They have…

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Additions to the Museum’s Collection – 038, 13 November 2022

Additions to the Public Galleries Airbus A.330-300 (Qantas) in 1/1444 by Revell Bell UH-1H in 1/72 by Italeri Dewoitine D.376 in 1/72 by Azur Handley Page Victor B.2 in 1/72 by Matchbox Kawanishi N1K1 (Rex) in 1/48 by Tamiya Kawanishi N1K1-J (George) in 1/48 by Tamiya Nakajima Ki-44 (Tojo) (Prototype) in 1/32 by Hasegawa Nakajima…

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Additions to the Museum’s Collection – 037, 7 November 2022

Additions to the Public Galleries Aerospatiale SA.330 Puma in 1/72 by Airfix Airbus A.220-100 (Swiss) in 1/144 by Eastern Express Airbus A.310-300 (Air Niugini) in 1/144 by Revell Airbus A.310-300 (Compass) in 1/144 by Revell Airbus A.310-200F (FedEx) in 1/144 by Pas Decals Airbus A.320 (JetStar, VH-JQL, 2016) in 1/144 by Revell Airbus A.320 (Skywest)…

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The Curator’s Choice 035 – Convair Aircraft

Convair Aircraft Vultee Vanguard – Consolidated LB30 – Convair B-36 Here’s a little aviation history for those who are so inclined. In 1943 two American aviation companies, Consolidated Aircraft and Vultee Aircraft merged to create the Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation, which soon became known simply as Convair. Consolidated had been created in 1923 when two…

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