I'm continuing my small series of small-scale British jets. This time, it was time for Buccaneer. Historical background The Blackburn Buccaneer was a British attack aircraft designed in the 1950s for the Royal Navy (RN). Designed and initially manufactured by Blackburn Aircraft in Brough, it was later officially known as the Hawker Siddeley Buccaneer when … Continue reading SAAF Blackburn Buccaneer S Mk.50 | Airfix 1:72
Wywiad z Gestapo w Krakowie
Highly recommended to all WW2 history lovers.
Polacy otworzyli bramy zakładów karnych…. (1)
Wywiad z dowódcą policji bezpieczeństwa – Walka z rebeliantami – Posiew Korfantego i Grażyńskiego – Przejęto 50 skrzyń instrukcji szkoleniowych.
Kraków 22 listopada 1939 r.
Bandy napadają na gospodarstwa chłopskie (2)
Zmobilizowani przez Polaków jako rebelianci – Masowy grób Niemców etnicznych odkryty pod Rzeszowem – Wywieziony ołtarz Wita Stwosza przejęto pod Sandomierzem
Kraków, 23 listopada 1939 r.
(1) Dowódca policji bezpieczeństwa, SS-Brigadeführer Streckenbach, udzielił wywiadu członkowi kierownictwa naszej redakcji Brunonowi Hansowi Hirche na temat działań niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa na zajętych ziemiach polskich. Po raz pierwszy udzielono bardziej szczegółowych informacji na temat tego interesującego zakresu działań.
W Krakowie od 24 godzin pada deszcz, właściwie jest to już bardziej mokry śnieg. Rezultat jednak jest ten sam – na ulicach więcej kałuż niż bruku. Ale na skraju tego morza domów są też aleje – przestronne, długie, obsadzone drzewami. Tam sąsiadują ze sobą kamienice i kościoły o najnowszej…
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Tupolev SB-2M-100A | ICM 1:72
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La-15 Fantail | Mars Models 1:48
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