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1 Bristol Beaufighter £13.00
2 Blackburn Buccaneer £13.00
3 Junkers Ju 87 Stuka £13.00
4 North American F-100 Super Sabre £13.00
5 Hawker Typhoon £13.00
6 Avro Shackleton £14.00
7 Junkers Ju 88 £13.00
8 Hawker Hunter £17.00
9 Grumman F4F Wildcat/Martlet £13.00
10 Vickers Wellington £13.00
11 de Havilland Sea Vixen £13.00
12 Fairey Swordfish £15.00
13 Focke Wolfe Fw 200 Condor £14.00
14 BAC Lightning £18.00
15 Short Stirling £14.00
16 Hawker Sea Fury £13.00
17 Gloster Javelin £14.00
18 Douglas Skyraider £14.00
19 de Havilland Hornet and Sea Hornet £14.00
20 Supermarine Seafire (Griffon engine) £15.00
21 Armstrong Whitworth Whitley £14.00
22 Gloster Meteor £20.00
23 Fairey Gannet £15.00
24 Dornier Do 217 £14.00
25 Short Sunderland £14.00
26 Bristol Blenheim £15.00
27 de Havilland Vampire £20.00
28 Fairey Firefly £17.00
29 Hawker Sea Hawk £15.00
30 Avro Vulcan £16.00
31 RAF/RN Phantoms £17.00
32 Douglas A-20 Boston/Havoc £17.00
33 Heinkel He 177 £14.00
34 Avro Lincoln £16.00
35 Fairey Barracuda £15.00
36 Handley Page Victor £16.00
37 Gloster Gladiator £17.00
38 Republic F-105 Thunderchief £15.00
39 Supermarine Walrus £13.00
40 Canadair/Commonwealth Sabre £16.00
41 Fairey Fulmar £15.00
42 Boulton Paul Defiant £13.00
43 Lockheed F-104 Starfighter £18.00
44 de Havilland Venom £15.00
45 Martin B-57 Canberra £16.00
46 Handley Page Halifax £17.00
47 McDonnell F-101 Voodoo £15.00
48 Westland Lysander £15.00
49 Fiat G.91 £15.00
50 Bristol Beaufort £15.00
51 Lockheed Neptune £16.00
52 Fairey Albacore £15.00
53 Avro Anson £16.00
54 Westland Whirlwind F.Mk I £13.00
55 Hawker Tempest £14.00
56 Blackburn Firebrand £14.00
57 Handley Page Hampden £14.00
58 Supermarine Swift £14.00
59 Lockheed Hudson £14.00
60 English Electric Canberra £20.00
61 Savoia Marchetti S.79 Sparviero £14.00
62 Handley Page Hastings £14.00
63 Vickers Valiant £14.00
64 Convair F-102 £15.00
65 Westland Wessex £17.00
66 Bristol Bulldog £13.00
67 Folland Gnat and Ajeet £13.00
68 Bristol Brigand £13.00
69 Martin B-26 Marauder £14.00
70 Vought Corsair £18.00
71 Armstrong Whitworth 650/660 Argosy £14.00
72 Vickers Supermarine Merlin Seafire £14.00
73 North American B-25 Mitchell £15.00
74 Hawker Siddeley Harrier £17.00
75 BAe Sea Harrier £15.00
76 Grumman Tracker/Trader/Tracer £17.00
77 Curtiss P-40 £15.00
78 Aer Macchi C.202-205 Folgore-Veltro £15.00
79 Consolidated PBY Catalina £17.00
80 Saab Draken £17.00
81 Junkers Ju 52 £14.00
82 BAC Jet Provost £17.00
83 Fairey Battle £17.00
84 Grumman F6F Hellcat £18.00
85 Supermarine Scimitar £15.00
86 Vickers Wellesley £15.00
87 Grumman Avenger £18.00
88 Lockheed T-33A £15.00
89 Avro Lancaster £18.00
90 Boeing B-17 £18.00
91 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 'Fishbed' £27.00
92 Grumman HU-16 Albatross £17.00
93 Messerschmitt Me 262 £15.00
94 Supermarine Attacker £15.00
95 Westland Sea King £18.00
96 Consolidated B-24 Liberator £27.00
97 North American RA-5C Vigilante £18.00
98 Avro York £17.00
99 McDonnell Demon £17.00
100 Republic F-84F and RF-84F £20.00
101 de Havilland D.H.82 Tiger Moth £16.00
102 Convair B-36 £16.00
103 Avro Manchester £14.00
104 General Dynamics F-111 & EF-111A £20.00
105 Sopwith Pup £14.00
106 Sikorsky S-55/H-19 & Westland Whirlwind £18.00
107 Ilyushin Il-2 ‘Sturmovik’ £15.00
108 Martin Mariner and Marlin £17.00
109 Douglas C-54/R5D Skymaster & DC-4 £21.00
110 Westland Scout & Wasp £16.00
111 Vought OS2U Kingfisher £16.00
112 Douglas A3D Skywarrior £20.00
113 Panavia Tornado ADV £17.00
114 McDonnell F-4 Phantom II £25.00
115 Armstrong Whitworth Albemarle £14.00
116 Hawker Fury and Nimrod £17.00
117 Douglas F4D/F-6 Skyray & F5D Skylancer £15.00
118 NAA B-45 Tornado £16.00
119 Grumman F9F Panther £15.00
120 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 £17.00
121 Douglas A-4 Skyhawk £26.00
122 Albatros D.I - D.III £16.00
123 de Havilland (Canada) Chipmunk £15.00
124 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 £17.00
125 Bristol Britannia, Argus and Yukon £17.00
126 Grumman F-14 Tomcat £26.00
127 Cessna T-37 A/B/C and A-37 A/B £21.00
128 Bristol Scout £15.00
129 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-3 £18.00
130 Ilyushin Il-28 £18.00
131 Auster
in British Military & foreign air arm service
£18.00
132 Boeing B-52 Stratofortress £25.00
133 Douglas C-47 Skytrain/Dakota £25.00
134 Aero L-29 Delfin £21.00
135 DH.89 Dragon Rapide & Dominie £17.00
136 Airspeed Oxford & Consul £18.00
137 Douglas SBD Dauntless £28.00
138 Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk £18.00
139 de Havilland (Canada) DHC-2 Beaver £18.00
140 North American OV-10 Bronco £28.00
141 Vickers Viking, Valetta & Varsity £19.00
142 Dassault Mirage F1 £19.00
143 Boeing B-29 and B-50 Superfortress £25.00
144 Mil Mi-4 Hound £20.00
145 H-P Pembroke, Prince and Sea Prince £17.00
146 Grumman A-6 Intruder & EA-6B Prowler £19.00
147 Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa/Oscar £17.00
148 Dassault Mystère & Super Mystère £15.00
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No.1 Republic P-47 Thunderbolt £19.00
No.2 Messerschmitt Bf 109 £25.00
No.3 de Havilland Mosquito £25.00
No.4 Cessna Bird Dog £12.00
No.5 NAA P-51 Mustang and Derivatives £22.00
No.6 Dambusters and the Lancaster £20.00
This latest Warpaint title covers the Aero L-39 Albatros, a a Czech-designed jet
trainer and light attack aircraft developed by Aero Vodochody during the 1960s as a
successor to the L-29 Delfín. It first flew in 1968 and entered service in 1972, becoming
the standard jet trainer for Warsaw Pact nations. With over 2,900 units built, the L-39
became one of the most widely used jet trainers globally, praised for its reliability, ease
of maintenance, and versatility. Building on this legacy, the L-159 ALCA (Advanced Light
Combat Aircraft) was introduced in the late 1990s, developed to replace aging Soviet-era
fighters in the Czech Air Force, first flying in 1997 and entering service in 2000. This
authoritative and highly relevant title includes all the regular Warpaint features with
historical text and images, a full breakdown of the aircraft’s widespread global service,
and artwork an scale drawings by Petr Kolmann.
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Due to the withdrawal of the type from Czech and Slovak air forces and
problems with delivery to Egypt, Tunisia became the sole operator of
the L-59 worldwide. A more advanced variant of the L-39 Albatros,
designed for the training and light attack roles, Tunisia operated a
small fleet of L-59Ts, often used for pilot training and tactical missions.
In January 2023, the very last L-59T flight took place, and the type was
decommissioned after nearly thirty years of service.
WARPAINT SERIES No.149
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The Curtiss SB2C Helldiver was one of those aircraft that was either loved or hated- there
was no middle ground. Forged in a hurry for the forthcoming war the Helldiver was designed
in a hurry, built by mostly by under skilled personnel while being bombarded by the customer
with their extra changes and demands. Even under this pressure Curtiss managed to
produce a prototype that flew, even though it would soon reveal strength and build
problems. This is what prototypes are for, however, the first production model, the Dash-1,
was beset by many problems that saw one carrier captain demanding that the Helldivers
be removed and the off loaded Douglas Dauntless dive bombers be reinstated. From the
SB2C-3 onwards, after undergoing a full modification programme, a competent combat
aircraft would emerge. Used throughout 1944/45 the Helldiver squadrons, now operating
from the fast carriers, took the war to the Japanese all the way to Tokyo. Post 1945 the
Helldiver would stay on active service until replaced by the Douglas AD-1 Skyraider.
Overseas usage would see later build models being operated by France, Greece, Italy
,Portugal and Thailand. The Royal Navy also formed a single squadron that would
never deploy on active service. Undergoing flight testing in Britain, Eric ‘Winkle’ Brown
would declare that the Helldiver was the worst aircraft he had ever flown. Wriiten by
Kev Darling with artwork and scale drawings by Sam Pearson.
All these titles are available in printed format via our on demand printing service. Please contact our office for further information.
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This latest Warpaint title covers the Aero L-39 Albatros, a a Czech-designed jet trainer and light attack aircraft developed by Aero Vodochody during the 1960s as a successor to the L-29 Delfín. It first flew in 1968 and entered service in 1972, becoming the standard jet trainer for Warsaw Pact nations. With over 2,900 units built, the L-39 became one of the most widely used jet trainers globally, praised for its reliability, ease of maintenance, and versatility. Building on this legacy, the L-159 ALCA (Advanced Light Combat Aircraft) was introduced in the late 1990s, developed to replace aging Soviet-era fighters in the Czech Air Force, first flying in 1997 and entering service in 2000. This authoritative and highly relevant title includes all the regular Warpaint features with historical text and images, a full breakdown of the aircraft’s widespread global service, and artwork an scale drawings by Petr Kolmann.

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The Curtiss SB2C Helldiver was one of those aircraft that was either loved or hated- there was no middle ground. Forged in a hurry for the forthcoming war the Helldiver was designed in a hurry, built by mostly by under skilled personnel while being bombarded by the customer with their extra changes and demands. Even under this pressure Curtiss managed to produce a prototype that flew, even though it would soon reveal strength and build problems. This is what prototypes are for, however, the first production model, the Dash-1, was beset by many problems that saw one carrier captain demanding that the Helldivers be removed and the off loaded Douglas Dauntless dive bombers be reinstated. From the SB2C-3 onwards, after undergoing a full modification programme, a competent combat aircraft would emerge. Used throughout 1944/45 the Helldiver squadrons, now operating from the fast carriers, took the war to the Japanese all the way to Tokyo. Post 1945 the Helldiver would stay on active service until replaced by the Douglas AD-1 Skyraider.

Overseas usage would see later build models being operated by France, Greece, Italy ,Portugal and Thailand. The Royal Navy also formed a single squadron that would never deploy on active service. Undergoing flight testing in Britain, Eric ‘Winkle’ Brown would declare that the Helldiver was the worst aircraft he had ever flown. Wriiten by Kev Darling with artwork and scale drawings by Sam Pearson.

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1 Bristol Beaufighter 2 Blackburn Buccaneer 3 Junkers Ju 87 Stuka 4 North American F-100 Super Sabre £13.00 5 Hawker Typhoon 6 Avro Shackleton 7 Junkers Ju 88 8 Hawker Hunter 9 Grumman F4F Wildcat/Martlet 10 Vickers Wellington 11 de Havilland Sea Vixen 12 Fairey Swordfish 13 Focke Wolfe Fw 200 Condor 14 BAC Lightning 15 Short Stirling 16 Hawker Sea Fury 17 Gloster Javelin 18 Douglas Skyraider 19 de Havilland Hornet and Sea Hornet £14.00 20 Supermarine Seafire (Griffon engine) £15.00 21 Armstrong Whitworth Whitley 22 Gloster Meteor 23 Fairey Gannet 24 Dornier Do 217 25 Short Sunderland 26 Bristol Blenheim 27 de Havilland Vampire 28 Fairey Firefly 29 Hawker Sea Hawk 30 Avro Vulcan 31 RAF/RN Phantoms 32 Douglas A-20 Boston/Havoc 33 Heinkel He 177 34 Avro Lincoln 35 Fairey Barracuda 36 Handley Page Victor 37 Gloster Gladiator 38 Republic F-105 Thunderchief 39 Supermarine Walrus 40 Canadair/Commonwealth Sabre

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