Albatross D III plastic kit from German specialists Revell. The D III entered service at the beginning of 1917, quickly becoming a force to be reckoned with for the allied forces in the air war. To improve manoeuvrability the Albatross Works developed a completely new wing.

The lower wing was made smaller whilst the span of the upper wing was extended. The wings were no longer offset vertically and V-struts provided the required strength. For a time the D III ensured air superiority for the Germans, before the S.E.S.

and Sopwith Camel entered the fray over the Channel coast at the end of 1917.

British S.E. 5a plastic kit from German specialists Revell. One of the fastest single-seat biplanes of its time! Never quite as famous as the Sopwith Camel, the S.E.

5 was nevertheless one of the most important fighter aircraft of WWI. The prototype Scout Experimental 5 took off in November 1916. The improved S.E.

5a was a notably stable aircraft which made it an ideal fighter. With a 200 hp engine giving a top speed of 209 kmh, this was one of the fastest of all fighters when it entered front line service in mid 1917.

De Havilland DH.2 plastic kit from German specialists Revell. The DH 2 reconnaissance plane went into service in large numbers at the French front from February 1917 and soon proved its superiority over the German aircraft. The Royal Flying Corps used this unusual type of aircraft successfully until the end of 1917.

Eurocopter SA 365 Dauphin 2 plastic kit from German specialists Revell. The SA 365 Dauphin 2 is a twin-engine helicopter with retractable landing gear, powered by two Textron Lycoming engines, providing 680 hp each. With the U.S.

Coast Guard it is deployed for medium range rescue missions under the designation HH-65A Dolphin. In France, the Dauphin 2 is mainly used as a light transport and liaison helicopter.

Fairey Swordfish Mk.IIII plastic kit from German specialists Revell. The Swordfish proved to be one of the few biplanes that remained in service throughout World War II. It was used from 1936 onwards by 25 squadrons of the Fleet Air Arm.

Many important combat missions were successfully flown by the Swordfish, the most famous of which was the attack on the Bismarck in May 1941.

Focke Wulf FW 190 A-8R11 plastic kit from German specialists Revell. The FW 190 was regarding by both sides in the war as probably the best German produced fighter plane. The heavy A-8 was used from February 1944, the subsequent successful night fighter method was called Wilde Saul.

Fokker D VII plastic kit from German specialists Revell. The Fokker D VII was by far the best German fighter of the First World War. It dominated the sky from January 1918.

It has a 185 hp 6 cal. BMW III engine with a max. speed of 200 kmh at 1000m altitude.

Fokker DR. 1 plastic kit from German specialists Revell. In the First World War history was written by Baron Manfred von Richthofen in his red Fokker tri-plane.

The Dr. 1 was the most manoeuvrable of all the aircraft in use and achieved high rates of climb. The Dr.

1 that was delivered to the troops in June 1917 was withdrawn from the front at the end of 1917, but Richthofen continued to fly it until April 1918.

Hawker Hurricane Mk IIC plastic kit from German specialists Revell. The Hawker Hurricane achieved its greatest successes in 1940 in the Battle of Britain and was active in all theatres of war. Heavily armed with 20 mm cannon the Mk IIC version could also be equipped with bombs and auxiliary tanks.

In total over 4,700 of the Mk IIC were built.

Heinkel He 70 G-1 Blitz plastic kit from German specialists Revell. The He 70 fast commercial aircraft was officially demonstrated for the first time at Berlin-Tempelhof on 28th February 1933. The maximum speed was 362 kph.

On 15th June 1934 Lufthansa used the He 70 G-1 to set up the planned Lightning Service between major German cities such as Berlin, FrankfurtMain, Hamburg and Cologne. 296 aircraft were built for military purposes including those built under licence for the Hungarian Air Force and reconnaissance planes for the Condor Legion.