Military Aircraft

Dunkirk Spitfire
Painted for the 1/32 KOTARE Model box top, Alan Deere's Supermarine Spitfire Mk.I (N3180) high above Dunkirk, 1940.

Mission to Wewak
Fighter pilot Thomas McGuire flying 'PUDGY', a Lockheed P-38 H Lightning over Wewak, August 29th, 1943, claims a Ki-43 Oscar, one of two Japanese aircraft on that day.

Victory over Burma
On Boxing Day, 1943, Bob Cross flying a Spitfire Mk Vc (MA388) of 136 Sqdn, claims one of two Ki-43's for the day. Cpl Yanagi flying a 3rd Chutai/204 Sentai Ki-43II, went down, possibly near Pekon Lake, Burma.

Dutch Hunters
Hawker Hunters of the Royal Netherlands Air force fly over the South Eastern Part of Biak Island, New Guinea, 1962.

Pacific Beaufighters
RAAF Beaufighters of 30 Sqdn, attack Japanese supply ships during the Battle of the Bismarck Sea. March, 1943.

Supermarine Spitfire Mk.22
In its element, this Post War Griffon engined Spitfire of 603 Sqdn, RauxAF performs high speed manoeuvres over the English county side.

Royal Navy Sea Harrier FRS1 - Maintenance
A Royal Navy FRS MkI Sea Harrier (005) undergoing an engine change/maintenance at sea.

'Debden Stallions'
A flight of 4 P-51D Mustangs of the 4th FG, lead by Col. Everet Stewart, head home to their base at Debden, 1945.

'Metal in motion'
In this dramatic scene, a beautiful NA F-86 Sabre is about to lift off a wet runway.

Mediterranean Mosquito
1943 - flying at dusk, a 23 Sqdn Mosquito VI flies low along the Malta coastline.

Burmese Hurricane
Flying a Hawker Hurricane IIb, WC Frank Carey downs one of 3 Ki-27 Nate's over Moulmein, Burma, bringing his kill tally to 28 on the 26th of February, 1942.

SAAF Impala
A SAAF Aermacchi MB-326 Impala flies over the South African bush on a low level sortie.

SAAB B-18 B
Similar in design to the German Do-17, a WWII era SAAB B-18 flies low over the icy Scandinavian landscape.

Breakthrough Victory
In this combat scene, Fl.Lt Alan M Peart DFC, 81 Squadron RAF, is flying his Spitfire Mk.Vc, FL-D, over Bone Harbour, Algeria December 1st 1942. Alan followed a SM-84 into the clouds until it drifted into view where Alan promptly shot it down thus claiming the first of his six aerial victories.

Tempest Vs. Fw-190D
'Foob' Fairbanks piloting a Hawker Tempest V (NV943) dueling a Fw-190 D-9 of III/JG.54 - 1945

RAAF Mirage III's at dusk
Dassault Mirage IIIs A3-89 & A3-24 of 75 SQN RAAF head South West after departing from Darwin, Northern Australia on a night intercept training mission. FLT LT Ian Davidson flying A3-89 was lost shortly after, when his aircraft disappeared over the sea north of Darwin - 1985.

'Jungle Queen'
Lockheed P-38G Lightning, "Jungle Queen" of the 80th Fighter Squadron ("The Headhunters") PNG, 1943.

'Spitfire'
These early pre-war Supermarine Spitfire Mk Is of 19 Sqdn, enjoy the warm sunlight, as war clouds gather on the horizon. This painting was commissioned by Kotare Models as the box art for their 1/32 kit set.

Douglas Bader's Spitfire MkVa
The legendary Spitfire shows off its beautiful lines against a dramatic cloudscape. This is a Kotare box art painting for their 1/32 kit set.

IAR CV.11 & M.S. 35 EP2
Romanian Aviation - CV11 & MS 35 fly over the IAR aircraft factory outside Brasov in the 1930's.

IAR 80 & PZL - 24E
Romanian Aviation - IAR 80 & PZL-24 flying over Brasov, Romania

Attack from above!
September 25, 1917 - Flying on patrol, two RAF RE.8 biplane fighters attack a lone Ottoman Halberstadt DV over Mesopotamia. RE.8 A4334 losing the outer sections of the upper wing, as they broke off in a fast, steep dive. Pilot Lt Malcolm Begg, made a successful emergency landing, only to be captured by the enemy. He survived the war.

Avro Lancaster Night Raid
Against all odds, F/LT Rogers and his crew survived to tell the events of their night raid over Potsdam, Germany, April 14, 1945, with a badly damaged aircraft and fumes in the fuel tanks, they returned to base after an 8 hour 35 min. flight.

Duel over Korea - 1952
A F-86 Sabre piloted by Cliff Jolley does battle with a MiG-15 in the skies over Korea, 1952.

Stirling at Dusk
An atmospheric scene of Short Stirling BK644, on a 'gardening' mission in Feb. 1943. Sadly the aircraft was lost in action with all 8 crew.

SAAF NA F-51 Mustang - 'Man down'
During the Korean War, a F-51 Mustang of the SAAF flies over a fellow 2 Sqdn pilot and comes to his aid, after his aircraft was downed over enemy lines.

'TEN KNIGHTS'
In this dramatic scene, a badly damaged B-24D Liberator over Wewak in the South Pacific, is captured moments before its end, with the loss of all crew. December 1943.

Desert Sharks
Heading skyward, P-40 Kittyhawks of 112 Sqdn, RAF, take off from their desert strip in formation.

'Allison Ponies' - North American Mustang
A pair of RAF Mustang I's of 309 Sqdn (Polish) come in low, striking ground targets in occupied France, late 1942.

Panzer Strike
A Focke Wulf Fw-190 F-9 of SG77, comes in low, firing its rockets at Soviet T-34 tanks. 1945

Combat over the Channel
German Dornier D0-17's of 3/KG76 receive attention from Hawker Hurricanes of 501 Sqdn - Battle of Britain, August 1940.

Brewster 339 Buffalo
A Buffalo flown by Geoff Fisken of 243 Sqdn, tries his best to fight off the invading Japanese - December 8, 1941

Desert Duel
This high action WWII scene depicts a SAAF Hurricane MkII on the tail of a Messerschmitt Bf-109 E-7 of JG-27, North Africa - 1941.

Messerschmitt Me 262
With formidable speed and fire power, this jet powered fighter climbs to engage the approaching allied bombers and fighters.

B7A2 'Grace' vs. FAA Hellcat
The beautiful lines of the B7A2 'Grace' are seen in the striking view. Four of these late war Japanese torpedo bombers were intercepted by FAA Hellcats on 25 July, 1945. This was the Hellcat's final combat in British service.