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SUMMER 2018 BRINGING HISTORY TO LIFE NEW MARTIN B-26B MARAUDER, P.3 TOOLS BOOKS GIFTS P. 62 P. 52 MODELER P. 60 SR-71 T-SHIRT 6” FIBERGRIP BLACKBIRD TWEEZERS IN ACTION IT’S IN JULY See pages 32-33 for Extra Savings! See back cover for full details. Order Today at WWW.SQUADRON.COMChristmas or call 1-877-414-0434 Dear Friends, Seems like summer is flying by, too fast as always. Here at Squadron we are busy getting ready to attend the IPMS Nationals in Phoenix, AZ. If you are there, be sure to stop by our booth. We would love the chance to share some stories and show you what’s new. We are very happy to share with you quite a few new items in this installment of the flyer. Back in stock after several months is the Squadron Signal book SS10219, The B-17 Flying Fortress by David Doyle (below). One of the most famous bombers that was used in World War II, it’s a fan favorite. In our TD Premium update sets, we have 3 new items available. TDP32213, TDP48213 and TDP72213 F-16 Fighting Falcon Wheel Sets (shown below). In 3 scales and molded from a precise 3-D printed patterns, these highly detailed accessories will elevate your model to new heights. We are pleased to release a new tool set, SQ10135 Premium Pliers from our Master Tool collection (below). Crafted in surgical steel, this refined group of three pliers and one cutter are great for small accessories; particularly working with photo etch. A must-have for the serious modeler! Additionally, we are pleased to have in stock three new releases from our friends at Tamiya and several from Airfix as well. You can find these great kits on pages 2 – 3 and on the back cover of this flyer. Last but not least we have a new airplane base available in our “Moments in Time” series, TDD48006 and TDD72002 (below). These bases, depicting a section tarmac of an airfield are extremely well detailed in fine resin. Put your model in the moment with one of these great displays that you can easily customize for every model you build. Again, please don’t forget to check our website for daily updates at www.Squadron.com. As we enjoy the summer heat, what could be better than finding a few hours in the cool comfort of your model room? Take it from me – be sure to check out the pages that follow, treat yourself to a new kit and enjoy a little me-time! Cheers! Squadron has everything you need Jef Verswyvel - Chief Modeler at Squadron for your Christmas in July shopping. NEW! MASTER TOOL PREMIUM PLIER SET BEHIND Set of three vital, premium pliers and nipper, THE combo allows the hobbyist to handle the most SCENES: delicate tasks, working with wire, cutting and Here's a shaping photoetch or anything that requires sneak peak precision tools. Set comes in a nice faux leather of the new pouch for storage. tarmac being SQ10135 $44.99 $40.99 developed by Jeff V. NEW NEWLY BACK IN STOCK! B-17 FLYING FORTRESS IN ACTION (SC) David Doyle. An unmatched, lavishly illustrated account of one of the greatest warplanes of all time, a must have! Illustrated with 200 vintage photographs, plus color profiles and detailed line drawings; 80 pages. SS10219 $19.95 $17.99 NEW NEW! F-16 FIGHTING FALCON WHEEL SET NEW! AIRFIELD CONCRETE TARMAC SECTIONS Resin replacement wheel set (3 pieces) for the F-16 Fighter. Depicting a section of tarmac of an airfield. Beautifully Beautifully rendered detail and copied from 3-D patterns, these rendered in high quality resin with minute true-to-scale wheel sets are a true representation of the real deal. Wheels will detail. Ready to paint! adapt to any brand name F-16. 1/72 SCALE TARMAC SECTION 9.5” x 9.5” resin base. TDP32213 1/32 Scale $10.99 TDD72002 $19.99 TDP48213 1/48 Scale $9.99 1/48 SCALE TARMAC SECTION 11” x 11” resin base. TDP72213 1/72 Scale $8.99 TDD48006 $24.99 WWW.SQUADRON.COM 2 TOLL FREE: 1-877-414-0434 HOT NEW PRODUCTS 1:72 SCALE NEW NEW NEW! US P-61C BLACK WIDOW Plastic model kit of the P-61C Black Widow, named for the American spider, was the first operational U.S. warplane designed as a night fighter, and the first aircraft designed to use radar. P-61C was a high-performance NEW! MARTIN B-26B MARAUDER variant designed to rectify some of the combat Plastic model kit of the B-26B Marauder, an American World War II twin-engined medium bomber built by the deficiencies encountered with the A and B variants. Glenn L. Martin Company in Middle River, Maryland (just east of Baltimore) from 1941 to 1945. First used in HY87263 $37.99 $30.99 the Pacific Theater in early 1942, it was also used in the Mediterranean Theater and in Western Europe. Decals and 1:35 SCALE color painting reference for 2 aircraft: ‘The Big Hairy Bird’, 599th Bombardment Squadron, 397th Bombardment Group, 9th Air Force, United Stated Army Air Force, England, 1944-1945 and ‘Flak-Bait’, 449th Bombardment NEW Squadron, 322nd Bombardment Group, 9th Air Force, United Stated Army Air Force, Europe, 1944-1945. AX04015A $24.99 $21.99 NEW NEW NEW! DELTA FORCE VEHICLE Plastic model kit of the Delta Force Vehicle, formerly called the Fast Attack Vehicle (FAV), is a high-speed, lightly armored sandrail-like vehicle first used in combat NEW! SUPERMARINE SPITFIRE MK.IA NEW! FOLLAND GNAT T.1 during the Gulf War in 1991. Due to their dash speed and Plastic model kit of the Spitfire Mk.Ia, a British single- Plastic model kit of the Folland Gnat, a British compact off-road mobility, the DPVs were used extensively during seat fighter aircraft used by the Royal Air Force and other swept-wing subsonic fighter aircraft that was developed Operation Desert Storm. Allied countries before, during and after World War II. and produced by Folland Aircraft. Although never used HY82406 $50.99 $40.99 The Spitfire continues to be popular among enthusiasts; as a fighter by the Royal Air Force (RAF), the Gnat T.1 about 54 remain airworthy, and many more are static jet trainer variant was adopted and operated for some NEW! GERMAN exhibits in aviation museums throughout the world. Kit time. The final Gnat T.1 for the RAF was delivered in SD.KFZ.171 has 36 parts, 127mm L x 156mm W. May 1965. Kit has 49 parts, 155mm L x 102mm W. PZKPFW AUSF A METAL GUN BARREL AX01071B $8.99 Decals and color painting reference for 2 aircraft. Metal gun barrel for HobbyBoss kit 84506. NEW AX02105 $12.99 HY89901 $17.99 $14.99 NEW NEW NEW! FRENCH MAIN BATTLE TANK LECLERC SERIES 2 NEW! FOKKER E.III EINDECKER NEW! BAE SEA HARRIER FA2 Plastic model kit of the Leclerc Series 2, a main battle Plastic model kit of the Fokker E.III Eindecker, the main Plastic model kit of the BAe Sea Harrier FA2, a naval tank (MBT) built by GIAT, now Nexter of France. It variant of the Eindecker fighter aircraft of World War I, short take-off and vertical landing/vertical take-off and was named in honour of General Philippe Leclerc de entered service on the Western Front in December 1915 landing jet fighter, reconnaissance and attack aircraft; the Hauteclocque, who led the French element of the drive and was also supplied to Austria-Hungary and Turkey. second member of the Harrier Jump Jet family developed. towards Paris while in command of the Free French Kit has 35 parts, 100mm L x 140mm W. Decals and color painting reference for 2 aircraft. 2nd Armoured Division (2e DB) in World War II. AX01087 $8.99 AX04052A $24.99 $21.99 TM35362 $67.00 $53.99 TOLL FREE: 1-877-414-0434 WWW.SQUADRON.COM 3 TOLL FREE 1-877-414-0434 AIRCRAFT 1:144 SCALE — MINICRAFT 1:144 SCALE — RODEN VICKERS TYPE 1170 VC10 K4 RAF TANKER L-188 ELECTRA The Vickers VC10 is a long-range British airliner The Lockheed L-188 Electra is an American turboprop VICKERS SUPER VC10 TYPE 1151 designed and built by Vickers-Armstrongs (Aircraft) Ltd airliner built by Lockheed. First flown in 1957, it was The Vickers VC10 is a long-range British airliner and first flown at Brooklands, Surrey, in 1962. In the the first large turboprop airliner built in the United designed and built by Vickers-Armstrongs (Aircraft) early 1990s, to help the VC10 fleet replace the recently States. Kit features surface detail, basic cockpit, single Ltd and first flown at Brooklands, Surrey, in 1962. The retired Handley Page Victor tankers, five of the stored piece propellers, 2-piece cowlings with power plants, airliner was designed to operate on long-distance routes aircraft were converted to VC10 K4 tankers. Kit has optional undercarriage, single piece windscreen. Decals from the shorter runways of the era and commanded engraved panel lines, engines with intake fans, optional and markings for Lockheed Prototype Electra #14723 excellent hot and high performance for operations from undercarriage, injection-molded cabin windows and - includes airframe stencil data, hatch outlines, wing African airports. Kit has engraved panel lines, engines cockpit windscreen. walkway boundaries, nacelle trim. with intake fans, undercarriage, injection-molded cabin RD0328 $36.99 $29.99 MI14723 $29.99 $23.99 windows and cockpit windscreen. Decals and color markings for G-ASGI, BOAC Airlines, late 1960s. RD0313 $36.99 $29.99 C-5B GALAXY C-5 Galaxy is a large military transport aircraft originally designed and built by Lockheed, and now maintained BOEING B-52D STRATOFORTRESS C-141B STARLIFTER and upgraded by its successor, Lockheed Martin.
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    BOMBER OPTIONS FOR REPLACING B-52s ISSUE BRIEF NUMBER IB81107 AUTHOR: Mitchell, Douglas D. Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE MAJOR ISSUES SYSTEM ' DATE ORIGINATED 06/17/81 DATE UPDATED 05/03/82 FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CALL 287-5700 0528 CRS- 1 ISSUE DEFINITION To deter a nuclear attack against this country and its allies, the United States maintains a strategic force of land-based missiles (ICBMs), submarine-based missiles (SLBMs), and bombers. The bomber leg of this "triad" primarily consists of about 343 B-52 bombers operated by the Strategic Air Command (SAC). Many believe that by 1990, the B-52's vulnerability to improving Soviet air defenses will imperil its effectiveness as a penetrating bomber. There is strong sentiment in Congress and in the Department of Defense to replace the B-52s before that time. The FY81 Defense Authorization Act (P.L. 96-342) directed the Secretary of Defense to develop a "multi-role bomber" for initial deployment by 1987. Candidate aircraft were to include the B-1, a derivative of the B-1, the FB-111B/C, and an advanced technology aircraft, which would incorporate "Stealth.'' Months before the choice of aircraft was announced, the new Reagan Administration added $2.4 billion to the FY82 defense budget, to initiate a bomber procurement and research and development program called Long Range Combat Aircraft (LRCA). In a long-awaited announcement on Oct. 2, 1981, President Reagan designated a modified B-1 -- also known as the B-1B -- as the aircraft to be built for LRCA.