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In 1980, the Republic of China (Taiwan) took delivery of the Hughes MD500/ASW Defender helicopters. These small helicopters were derived from the successful Vietnam War era Cayuse. Despite their ...

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The Phantom II was an iconic US fighter jet at the height of the Cold War. The Phantom contested for control of the air against the MiG-17 and MiG-21 over North Vietnam in the early 1970’s, as ...

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  One of the most iconic fighters to emerge from the Soviet Union during the Cold War was the MiG-21, NATO code name “Fishbed”.  Emerging in the early 60’s, this versatile aircraft eventu...

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The Hawker Sea Hawk FB3 was the first successful jet fighter bomber deployed by Great Britain’s Fleet Air Arm and served from the mid-1950’s until the end of the 1960’s. It was an effective...

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In the later stages of the Vietnam War between 1972 to 1975, the bombing raids into North Vietnam and Cambodia were launched by the USAF out of airbases in Thailand, namely from the Royal Thai AF...

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The Japanese Air Self-Defense Force have been eyeing the CV-22B Osprey for quite sometime now. The unconventional tilt-rotor aircraft is ideal for the kind of operation requirements for the islan...

https://www.paulooimodelworks.com/japans-christmas-wish-cv-22b-osprey/

I remember watching the evening news back in the early 70’s with news footage of helicopters in the jungles of Vietnam. One of the last pictures to emerge from the fall of Saigon was that Huey ...

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With all that has been going between China and her neighbors, the Taiwan Straits, and the South China Sea have become flash points for international conflict. The Republic of China Air Force (RoC...

https://www.paulooimodelworks.com/northrop-rf-5e-tiger-gazer-keeping-an-eye-on-the-dragon/

The Westland Lynx has achieved an unassailable reputation as a tough little helicopter that does well on land and at sea. It still holds the world record for helicopter speed set in 1986 and was ...

https://www.paulooimodelworks.com/lynx-has-3-deadly-royal-navy-sub-hunter/

A world away from the huge international airports, in quiet stretches of isolated coves and beaches lie the domain of the frontier floatplane. Not requiring landing strips, bush pilots take this ...

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