Gary Vieaux goes down a list of World War II-era airplanes when he's deciding which to build. Vieaux, who volunteers at the Chennault Aviation & Military Museum in Monroe, said he always wanted to be ...
PLAISTOW — Don Jalbert wears many hats, but his most recent one demonstrates his love for history. The award-winning painter, former high school art teacher, football and field hockey coach, reader ...
PINE BLUFF — Stacked in boxes and separated by old newspapers, plastic replicas of the fighter jets and bomber planes of World War II sit in the corner of Currin Nichol’s old home on Martin Street.
EDGEMONT — Jorli “J.C.” Sikes of Edgemont is making model airplanes again, a hobby he enjoyed more than 75 years ago when he was a boy. “Then I went into the Air Force, and they gave me a real one to ...
Spitfires destroyed 529 enemy aircraft throughout the war, while losing just 230. The aircraft was enhanced throughout the war, with two dozen new models. It was the basic foundation that got the ...
Which model airplane kit is best? Model airplane kits come in a vast variety of styles and detailed constructions. They aren’t just a few wooden planks that click together and barely float anymore.
A WW2 fighter-bomber that played a key role in the war effort has been re-created in a scaled-up model for a history festival. Over 3,000 Hawker Typhoons were built originally, but no airworthy planes ...