Aircraft

Kit Manufacturer

Notes

Photos

Decals

AAC.1 Toucan (Ju-52 3M)

Heller

Includes parts for AAC.1

Heller, Carpena, Italeri

Italeri

Does not include AAC.1 parts, does include AAC.1 decals

Aichi E13A1 Jake

Hasegawa

Carpena

Beech C-45 Expeditor

Hobbycraft

Pioneer

Bell P-63C Kingcobra

Toko (now Roden)

Toko, Carpena, MPM

MPM

Cessna L-19 Birddog

Airfix

Chance-Vought AU-1/F4U-7 Corsair

Italeri

Aeronavale did not receive F4U-7 until after hostilities ended.

High Planes

High Planes

Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina

Academy/Minicraft

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

Academy

All kits depict SB2C-4, require new prop, modified canopy.

Carpena

Sword

Airfix

deHavilland Mosquito FB.VI

Tamiya

Carpena

Hasegawa

Airfix

deHavilland Canada L-20 Beaver

Hobbycraft

Carpena

Airfix

Douglas B-26B/C Invader

Italeri/Revell

Italeri (B-26C), Revell (B-26B) share basic mouldings

Italeri, Revell, Model Art, Carpena

Airfix

Includes parts for B-26B and B-26C

Douglas C-47 Dakota

Italeri

Model Art, Carpena

ESCI

Airfix

Recent Airfix release is actually reboxed Italeri kit

Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless

Hasegawa

Carpena

Fairchild C-119C Flying Boxcar

Italeri

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

Academy/Minicraft

Model Art, Carpena

Italeri

Hasegawa

Grumman F8F-1/1B Bearcat

Sword

Original issues include resin parts, replaced by injected parts in recent issues

Sword, Monogram, Model Art, Superscale, Carpena, ABT

Monogram

Frog

Grumman JRF-5 Goose

Sword

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

Special Hobby kit depicts OH-22G, requires many changes to backdate

Loire 130

Azur

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

Morane Saunier MS.500/501/502 Criquet

Heller

Carpena

Academy

Includes parts for Salmson radial-engined MS.502

Nakajima A6M2-N Rufe

Hasegawa

Nakajima Ki-43 IIb/III Oscar

AML

Ki-43 III, resin detail parts

Carpena

Hasegawa

Ki-43 II

Gartex

Hasegawa kit with Ki-43 III parts

Nord 1001/1002 Pingouin (Bf-108 Taifun)

Heller

Requires minor changes from Argus-engined Bf-108

Nord 2501 Noratlas

Heller

Nord-Centre NC.701 Martinet (Siebel Si-204D)

KP

Piasecki HUP-2 Retriever

Amodel

Amodel, Mach 2

Siga

Mach 2

Piper L-4B

KP

Republic RC-3 Seabee

Mach 2

Carpena

Czechmaster

Resin kit

Sikorsky S-55/H-19, Westland Sikorsky WS-55

Italeri/Revell

Italeri and Revell share mouldings. Both H-19A (straight boom) and H-19B (cranked boom) available

Model Art

Airfix

Supermarine Spitfire Mk VIII, IX

Hasegawa

Both VIII and IX available

Model Art

Italeri

Supermarine Seafire III

Hasegawa/Tamiya/Italeri plus Airwaves Conversion

Resin conversion

Pavla, High Planes

Pavla

High Planes

Supermarine Sea Otter

Aeroclub

Model Art

Westland Sikorsky WS-51 Dragonfly

MPM

Model Art

Gran