SEPTEMBER 2025 WARBIRDS (1 Viewer)

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That's all for this month, we sincerely hope you enjoy the pictures and would love to hear from you if any of these magnificent models appeal to you. They are all now on our website www.jumpthegunn.co.uk and can be paid for upfront or over an extended monthly period.

All Gunn Club members qualify for a 10% discount on the website listed price, joining is free so well worth registering.

Best wishes The Gunn Team

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WOW654 Thugs




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WOW653 Azrael

 

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Kiowa Warrior OH-58D

The Kiowa helicopter refers to the Bell OH-58, a family of single-engine military helicopters used for observation, reconnaissance, and direct fire support. It is most famously known in its upgraded and armed version, the OH-58D Kiowa Warrior
Introduced in 1969 and saw continuous service with the U.S. Army for over 40 years, including extensive use during the Vietnam War, the Gulf War, and the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The Kiowa Warrior OH-58D is most recognizable for the distinctive "beach ball" sight positioned above its main rotor system. This sensor package contains a thermal imaging system, a television camera, and a laser rangefinder/designator, allowing the crew to scout and designate targets while remaining concealed behind terrain. The Kiowa Warrior OH-58D is equipped with two universal weapons pylons capable of carrying a variety of armaments.
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• Anti-tank missiles: AGM-114 Hellfire.​
• Air-to-air missiles: AIM-92 Stinger.​
• Rockets: Seven-shot Hydra 70 rocket pods.​
• Machine gun: A .50-caliber M3P machine gun.​

The U.S. Army retired the Kiowa fleet in 2017, with its armed reconnaissance role largely taken over by AH-64 Apache attack helicopters and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).

There are 2 versions available,
WOW653. KIOWA Azrael. 2-17 cav, 101st Airborne.
"Azrael" refers to the tail number 92-00518, a Bell OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopter of the 2nd Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment (2-17 CAV), part of the 101st Airborne Division. The aircraft was assigned to 2-17 CAV and served in Iraq and Afghanistan before the squadron retired it in April 2015, marking the end of its service and the Kiowa Warrior era for the unit.

WOW654. KIOWA Thugs
The "Thugs" were the unit nickname for the 4th Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, which operated OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopters, primarily in the role of armed aerial scouts, and deployed as part of Task Force 118 during Operation Prime Chance in the Persian Gulf.

We have 2 of each of these 1/30 scale models available priced at $1200 plus postage.

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WOW659 Avro Shackleton MK 2. 205 Sqn [White Knuckle Airlines]

The Avro Shackleton was a British long-range maritime patrol aircraft which was used by the RAF. It was developed by Avro from the Lincoln bomber, which itself had been a development of the famous wartime Lancaster bomber.
Developed during the late 1940s as part of Britain's military response to the rapid expansion of the Soviet Navy, in particular its submarine force. Produced as the primary type equipping RAF Coastal Command, the Type 696 as it was initially designated, incorporated major elements of the Lincoln, as well as the Avro Tudor airliner, and was furnished with an extensive electronics suite in order to perform the anti-submarine warfare (ASW) mission, along with much-improved crew facilities due to the long mission times involved in patrol work. There were 185 built and the type was named Shackleton, after the polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton.

The Shackleton entered operational service with the RAF in April 1951 and was used primarily in the ASW and MPA roles, but it was also frequently deployed as an aerial search and rescue (SAR) platform and for performing several other secondary roles such as mail delivery and as an ad-hoc cargo and troop-transport aircraft. The intended replacement, the British Aerospace Nimrod AEW3, suffered considerable development difficulties which culminated in it being cancelled in favour of an off-the-shelf purchase of the Boeing E-3 Sentry, finally allowing the last Avro Shackletons to be retired in 1991.

This Shackelton, White Knuckle Airlines, first flew on November 6, 1953 and was delivered to the RAF on December 31, 1953. It served with RAF Coastal Command, including 228 Squadron, and was later transferred to 205 Squadron motto is Pertama di Malaya (First in Malaya).

205 Squadron operated the Avro Shackleton, from 1959 until the squadron's disbandment in 1971. The squadron used the Shackleton for reconnaissance, including patrols over Borneo, as part of its Cold War operations while based in Singapore.

This 1/32 scale model is priced at $1600 plus postage, If you insert your 'discount' code at checkout you will receive a 10% discount taking the model to just over $1440 plus postage, surely a bargain for such a great looking iconic model. ​

 

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Focke Wulf Fw 190 Georg Schott

The FW190 is one of the iconic aircraft of all time and along with
the ME 109 was the backbone of the Luftwaffe fighter force during WW2.
Designed by Kurt Tank the FW190 entered service in 1941 and quickly proved
itself superior to the RAF’s Spitfire MK V in virtually every aspect. The
FW190 was upgraded throughout its service during WW2 and was liked by its
pilots for its ruggedness and ability to land on the rough airstrips, which
were often found on the Russian front. Not only was the FW190 used as a day
fighter, but saw service as a night and ground attack fighter and towards
the end of the war it was also utilized to carry the Mistel, a radio
controlled JU88 packed with explosives which was often used to destroy
bridges.

This 1/30 scale Fw 190 flown by Oblt. Georg Schott “White 11” was based in Deelen, Holland with 1./JG 1 in late August 1943. He was nicknamed "Murr" after a famous tomcat from German literature. This was reflected in his personal emblem: an arched black cat painted on the fuselage of his Focke-Wulf FW 190A-6.

He served with the Condor Legion during the Spanish Civil War and downed three enemy aircraft in Spain. In the Battle of France he shot down 4 aircraft and a further 8 aircraft during the Battle of Britain. Schott was credited with 20 aerial victories, many of them against U.S. heavy bombers. August 19th 1943, he shot down his 20th aircraft and last victory, a USAAF B17, He was killed in action on September 27th 1943, when he was shot down over the North Sea during a combat mission. His body washed ashore some weeks later.

Each 1/30 scale model is priced at $750 plus postage, we have a limited edition run of 3 models worldwide, insert your 10% discount code and get it for around $675 plus postage.


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Nieuport 10 Reginald Bone

The Nieuport 10 was originally designed to compete in the Gordon Bennett Trophy race of 1914. World War I caused this contest to be cancelled, and the type was developed as a military two-seat reconnaissance aircraft that entered service in 1915.

The type featured a distinctive "V" strut layout. The lower wing was much smaller in area than the upper wing. The concept was intended to combine the strength, compactness and stability of the biplane's wire braced wing cell with the speed and ease of handling of the monoplane.

Many were built or converted as single-seat fighters by covering the front cockpit, and adding a Lewis Gun or Vickers Machine gun either to fire through the centre section of the top wing or mounted over it, firing forwards. In this form, the type was used as a fighter.

Two major types were developed based on experience with the Nieuport 10 - the Nieuport 11 Bebe - a smaller and completely new aircraft, designed from the outset as a single-seater, and the Nieuport 12 - a more powerful two-seater with an enlarged top wing and improved seating for the gunner. In addition, production was undertaken later in the war of a dedicated trainer version under the Nieuport 83 E.2 designation with detail changes. A single example of a triplane, using a Nieuport 10 fuselage was built to test an unusual staggered wing concept.


Our 1/30 scale model was flown by Flight Commander Lt. Reginald Bone, when on March 19, 1916, when it forced down a Friedrichshaffen FF33 seaplane that had bombed Deal as part of a larger raid of six seaplanes which killed four children driving to a Sunday School class, along with ten adult civilians. The damaged seaplane, along with its dead and injured crew was later towed by the Germans back to Zeebrugge.

Writing after the war, Bone commented: "This was the first time that any British aircraft had made contact with a raiding German aircraft...the authorities were so glad to have a Communique [at the time, the Coalition government was under heavy pressure from the right-wing MP and founder of Supermarine Noel Pemberton Billing over their conduct of the air war] that they awarded me an immediate DSO, which I probably did not deserve."

Bone was something of a public hero after this, and his photograph made the front page of the Daily Mirror. In his subsequent career, he served as a test pilot, in the Aegean, and, transferring to the newly formed RAF as a Wing Commander, in Russia first leading the RAF contingent on HMS Nairana, and then the RAF portion of Syrenforce, the British mission in Murmansk.

In the interwar period, Bone had several run-ins with T.E. "Of Arabia" Lawrence, first when Lawrence tried to enlist under an assumed name, and latterly when Lawrence served under him as an enlisted man at the RAF depot at Dringh Road in India. It is safe to say the two men did not get on, with Lawrence writing to his friend Air-Vice Marshall Geoffrey Salmond, then AOC-India about Bone in unflattering terms; depending on who one chooses to believe, Bone did or did not deserve this. In any case, Bone managed to rise to Group Captaincy regardless, becoming Air Attache in Paris (and identifying the bodies in the wreckage of R101) in 1930. He retired from the RAF in 1934. From 1939-1941, he was station commander at RAF Pembroke Dock, the large flying boat base; appropriate, as he had first served on flying boats in 1914 onboard HMS Empress. After 1941, he retired to Birmingham, serving as RAF Liaison to Civil Defence and marrying the widow of an ARP Warden. Postwar, he worked for Lucas Engineering on jet propulsion, and died in 1972.

We have 3 each of these 1/30 scale models available priced at $650 plus postage, insert your 10% 'discount' code into the coupon box at checkout and get the model for around $585 plus postage.

The figures and accessories are shown for scale comparison purposes only and are not included.




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Dear all, welcome to our September 2025 Aircraft newsletter featuring some exciting new products.

All our hand carved Mahogany aircraft take in the region of 250 days to manufacture plus many more hours of drying time. For this reason we only make small numbers of each model and every aircraft is a limited edition masterpiece.
For those of you who wish to spread your budget when buying our aircraft, please note we do accept stage payments where you can spread the cost over several months. If you require further details of any of the aircraft in today's newsletter, please email welcome@gunnclub.co.uk and ask for a quote.

A big thank you to Mark Dyer with his assistance in the research and development of these models, it really has been invaluable.

All our aircraft now come with their own stands and can be displayed in flying mode if required.

Please note the Gunn Club discount has now been amended to 10% for the foreseeable future, however we reserve the right to amend this at any time should circumstances change. To claim your 10% Club discount, simply enter the word 'discount' at checkout in the coupon box to receive this offer.

All the TG/K&C figures/accessories displayed in this newsletter are shown for scale comparison purposes only and are not included.​

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