Aircraft
Kit Manufacturer
Notes
Photos
Decals
AAC.1 Toucan (Ju-52 3M)
Includes parts for AAC.1
Heller, Carpena, Italeri
Italeri
Does not include AAC.1 parts, does include AAC.1 decals
Aichi E13A1 Jake
Carpena
Beech C-45 Expeditor
Pioneer
Encore
Pioneer kit with resin engines, cowls, control surfaces, seats, wheels and vacuformed canopy.
Bell P-63C Kingcobra
Toko, Carpena, MPM
MPM
Cessna L-19 Birddog
Chance-Vought AU-1/F4U-7 Corsair
Aeronavale did not receive F4U-7 until after hostilities ended.
Model Art, High Planes, Berna
High Planes
Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina
Carpena colour instructions incorrect. Aircarft were in Atlantic anti-sub scheme of dark gull grey over white.
Carpena
Consolidated Vultee PB4Y-2S Privateer
Matchbox (also reboxed by Revell)
Curtiss SB2C-5 Helldiver
Both Academy and Sword kits depict SB2C-4, require new prop, modified canopy, changes to bomb bay.
Carpena
deHavilland Mosquito FB.VI
Carpena
Hasegawa
deHavilland Canada L-20 Beaver
Carpena
Douglas B-26B/C Invader
Italeri/Revell
Italeri (B-26C), Revell (B-26B) share basic mouldings
Italeri, Revell, Model Art, Carpena, Berna
Includes parts for B-26B and B-26C
Douglas C-47 Dakota
Model Art, Carpena, Berna
ESCI
Airfix
Recent Airfix release is actually reboxed Italeri kit
Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless
Carpena
Fairchild C-119C Flying Boxcar
Original C-119G kit reissued in 2006 with modified tailbooms, nacelles, engines, and nose landing gear to correctly depict C-119C
Italeri, Carpena, Superscale
Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat
Model Art, Carpena, ESCI
Italeri
Hasegawa
Dragon/Cyberhobby
Grumman F8F-1/1B Bearcat
Original issues include resin parts, replaced by injected parts in recent issues
Sword, Monogram, Model Art, Superscale, Carpena, ABT, Berna
Frog
Grumman JRF-5 Goose
Sword, Model Art, Hi-Tech
Rareplanes/Hi-Tech
Rareplanes vac also issued with Hi-Tech resin and photoetched details
Hiller 360/H-22A/B
Special Hobby kit depicts OH-23G, requires many changes to backdate
Loire 130
Original kit depicts Loire 130M (Metropole), limited edition release includes additional resin parts for Loire 130C (Coloniale). Both versions saw service in Indochina.
Model Art
Mitsubishi Ki-51 Sonia
Morane Saunier MS.500/501/502 Criquet
Carpena
Academy
Includes parts for Salmson radial-engined MS.502
Nakajima A6M2-N Rufe
Nakajima Ki-43 IIb/III Oscar
Ki-43 III, resin detail parts
Carpena, Special Hobby
Ki-43 II
Gartex
Hasegawa kit with Ki-43 III parts
Special Hobby
Ki-43 II and III kits available
Nord 1000/1001/1002 Pingouin (Bf-108 Taifun)
1001/1002 Require minor changes from Argus-engined Bf-108/Nord 1000
Nord 2501 Noratlas
Nord-Centre NC.701 Martinet (Siebel Si-204D)
R.V. Aircraft
Piasecki HUP-2 Retriever
Amodel, Mach 2
Mach 2
Piper L-4B
KP
Republic RC-3 Seabee
Carpena
Czechmaster
Resin kit
Sikorsky S-55/H-19, Westland Sikorsky WS-55
Italeri and Revell share mouldings. Both H-19A (straight boom) and H-19B (cranked boom) available
Model Art
Supermarine Spitfire Mk VIII, IX
Both VIII and IX available
Carpena, Model Art, CMR
Airfix
New tool (2009)
CMR
Resin Kit. Only current Mk IX kit with E wing. Also includes bomb racks.
Supermarine Seafire III
Hasegawa/Tamiya/Italeri plus Airwaves Conversion
Resin conversion with photo-etched and white metal parts
Pavla, High Planes
High Planes
Supermarine Sea Otter
Model Art
Azur
Tachikawa Ki-36 Ida
Sikorsky HO3S-1/WS-51 Dragonfly
Model Art
Gran