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The same as the underside. This is an air brake of F-4J Bu. No. 153873 of VF-161, taken at NAF Atsugi, on 14 May 1978. Jun in Tokyo https://www.flickr.com/photos/horaburo/albums

This drawing specifies white for the registration and stripes. Jun in Tokyo https://www.flickr.com/photos/horaburo/albums

I don't think the Bagdad Furies carried the rockets in Arab-Israeli wars, but it is possible they used rochets in the counter insurgency role against Kurdish dissidents. AFAIK, this Russian site is the best information source on the Bagdad Fury. https://militarizm.su/vojna-v-irake/hawker-fury-v-egipte-i-irake-poslevoennaya-sluzhba-irakskih-hawker-fury.html Jun in Tokyo https://www.flickr.com/photos/horaburo/albums

That is a civil registered F-86F, NX86F (ex 52-5139) owned by Heritage Aircraft Sales Inc in Indianapolis. http://aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=33159 https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=86f Jun in Tokyo https://www.flickr.com/photos/horaburo/albums

As Dave said, the inside of the both brake and well are red. Here're some walk around photos for your reference. Jun in Tokyo https://www.flickr.com/photos/horaburo/albums

Hi Jim, As you said, the Tamiya part does not look like the Type 92 bombsight, but they might refer this color cutaway of Maru Mechanic when rendering it. Jun in Tokyo https://www.flickr.com/photos/horaburo/8315380326/in/photolist-dEH85i-dENuSj-dEH7Ji-x6Eus1-y4mVok-x6EzgE-y3G3Nc-xL4HLC-xL6iEW-xL5ddN-x6NZyR-x6PciH-xL56Eh

Part D31 is the Type 90 bombsight and D33 is Type 92 Mk. 2 bombsight. Refer to pages 163-169 of Mikesh book. This site provides useful info on the Japanese gunsights and bombsights. http://gunsight.jp/b/1/sight-n.htm Jun in Tokyo https://www.flickr.com/photos/horaburo/albums

According to Aerofax Minigraph 14, the F-94C wings had 8 deg. of dihedral and incidence varying from +2 deg. at the root to -1.5 deg. at the tip. Jun in Tokyo https://www.flickr.com/photos/horaburo/albums

The main rotor dia. is 42 ft. (12.802 m) and blade cord is 1 ft. 3.5 in. (0.395 m) constant. (source: Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1980-81) Jun in Tokyo https://www.flickr.com/photos/horaburo/albums

Hi Mike, You can download a set of Lynx plans here. http://www.airwar.ru/other/draw/lynx.html Jun in Tokyo https://www.flickr.com/photos/horaburo/albums

That looks like an ESCI F-4C/J. You can download a PDF file of the instructions here. https://www.scalemates.com/products/img/5/0/6/128506-36-instructions.pdf Jun in Tokyo https://www.flickr.com/photos/horaburo/albums/72157632118461701

C-237 was an A-4P, ex. USN A-4B Bu No. No. 142788 which was assigned to G5C in March 1982 and deployed to Rio Gallegos. It was flown by Primer Teniente Bolzan in a mission on 1st May 1982. It was lost in an accident on 19th November 1984, crashed 18 miles from Vicuña Mackenna, Córdoba. There were several different types of camouflages applied to the FAA Skyhawks. C-237 was finished in Olive FS34159 and Dark Earth FS30118 upper surface and Light Grey FS36307 lower surface. Jun in Tokyo https://www.flickr.com/photos/horaburo/8225522073/in/album-72157632122434894/

I don't think 66-0279 (not 60-279, no F-4s were ordered in FY 1960.) was assigned to the 497th TSF, according to United States Military Aviation: Air Force by Robert J. Archer it was assigned to the 48th TFW then 474th TFW, not to the 8th TFW. Regarding the red turbine stripe on the F-4s of the 497th TFS, I don't know if "Terrible Tyke" had it or not, but there are many photos of the 497th's F-4 without the red stripe can be found in a book titled Wolfpack Hunting MiGs Over Vietnam by Jerry Scutts. I'm posting a scan of my color photo of F-4D 66-8730 without red stripe for your reference. Jun in Tokyo https://www.flickr.com/photos/horaburo/albums

That is a fuel tank sump. Jun in Tokyo https://www.flickr.com/photos/horaburo/albums

The upper surfaces of the German Magister were RAL 6014 Gelboliv and RAL 7012 Basaltgrau, the same as other German planes such as the F-104G, but the lower surfaces were RAL 9007 Weißaluminium, not RAL 7001 Silbergrau. Check this site for shade of RAL colors. https://www.ralcolor.com/ Jun in Tokyo https://www.flickr.com/photos/horaburo/albums

Canada's Wings Vol. 1 The Blackburn Shark by Carl Vincent describes as follows. The seven Shark IIs for Canada were delivered in exactly the same colour scheme as those produced for the Fleet Air Arm. Externally all metal-skinned portions of the structure, - the fuselage, fin, engine cowling, struts and undercarriage legs - were light grey, with exception of black upper fuselage deck. All fabric covered portions were aluminum doped as were the floats and float struts. The interior was a light grey-green. Both 525 and 526, the two Blackburn built Shark III's, had this colour scheme; the only exception being the oxidized metal collector ring at the front of the Pegasus cowling. All seventeen Shark III's built by Boeing had the finish specified by the RCAF; aluminum dope on all surfaces, inside and out, and including floats and float struts, the sole exception being the black fuselage top. Hope this will help. Jun in Tokyo https://www.flickr.com/photos/horaburo/albums

The Pilot's Notes for Wyvern S. 4, A.P. 4272C 2nd Edition describes as follows: 38. Ejection seat MK. 1B or Mk. 2B (i) Either a Mk. 1B or Mk. 2B pilot ejection seat may be fitted. Both seats incorporate a type ZD harness, a container to support the weight of the Mk. 3A (1B seat) or Mk. 8A (2B seat) back-type parachute and seat well in which is carried the K dinghy pack type J and emergency oxygen supply. (ii) On both seats the harness release lever is on the outboard side of the starboard thigh guard and the seat adjustment lever (49) is on the starboard side of the seat. (iii) The Mk. 2B seat is fitted with fully automatic facilities which after ejection separate the occupant from the seat and open his parachute. After ejection, at height of 10,000 ft. and below, a barostat causes the automatic cycle to commence; after 5 seconds the seat harness is released, as are the face screen, firing handle and headrest pad. An apron attached to the seat drogue then pitches the pilot head first out of the seat at the same time opening his parachute. A manual override D ring is fitted, over the rip-cord D ring and when pulled disconnects the parachute from the seat. In this event it is subsequently necessary manually to release the seat harness and pull the ripcord D-ring. Here's an illustration of the Mk. 2B seat. Jun in Tokyo https://www.flickr.com/photos/horaburo/albums

The Scimitar used the Ferranti Mk. 8 Gyro Gunsight the same as that of the Hunter and contemporary British fighters. http://sv06.wadax.ne.jp/~gunsight-jp/b/english/data/sight-e-e.htm I have no idea about availability of a 1/48 scale aftermarket Mk. 8 gunsight. Jun in Tokyo https://www.flickr.com/photos/horaburo/albums

You can download the Phantom FG Mk.1 Aircrew Manual from Aviation Archive blog. There are detailed diagrams of the front and rear cockpit in the manual. http://aviationarchives.blogspot.com/2016/11/phantom-fg-mk-1-aircrew-manual.html Jun in Tokyo https://www.flickr.com/photos/horaburo/albums

To supplement Mike's post, here are close up photos of Flak Bait. https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/hatch-instal---escape-aft-door-assembly-martin-b-26b-25-ma-marauder-flak-bait/nasm_A19600297054 Jun in Tokyo https://www.flickr.com/photos/horaburo/albums

The Air Britain Photo Library has some color photos of the ex-German Sea Fury TT. 20s. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/model/Hawker Sea Fury TT20 Here're photos of a Sea Fury with German registration. Jun in Tokyo https://www.flickr.com/photos/horaburo/albums

The Typhoon and Tempest Story by Chris Thomas and Christopher Shores has several photos of silver Tempest II. Those are VE865 W2-Y of 80 Sqn., PR674 FR-C of 135 Wing, PR772 OQ-R of 5 Sqn. and PR533 5R-V of 33 Sqn. Jun in Tokyo https://www.flickr.com/photos/horaburo/albums

Yes, I meant two photos of the camouflaged MiG-21MF. Jun in Tokyo https://www.flickr.com/photos/horaburo/albums

There are only two photos of the MiG-21MF in this book, on pages 112 and 130. Jun in Tokyo https://www.flickr.com/photos/horaburo/albums

The post war RNZAF Corsairs were installed with the rocket stubs. On page 197 of "Too Young to Die", there is a photo of the Corsairs with the rocket stubs aboard the HMS Glory. Here are some photos of the Corsairs being unloaded at Iwakuni in 1946. But never seen any Corsair actually armed with the rockets. Jun in Tokyo https://www.flickr.com/photos/horaburo/albums