Mcdonnell Douglas F-4E Phantom II IRIAF

1/144th Scale model Mcdonnell Douglas F-4E Phantom II  Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force [IRIAF] 
Kit: Arii (Japan)  Decals: SiamScale (Thailand)
Modeler: Supawat Putthitornworasit FEB'2015
Owner: K.Pornchai Jantharubegsa

            In the 1960s and 1970s when the U.S. and Iran were on friendly terms, the U.S. sold 225 F-4D, F-4E, and RF-4E Phantoms to Iran. The Imperial Iranian Air Force [IIAF] saw at least one engagement, resulting in a loss, after an RF-4C was rammed by a Soviet MiG-21 during Project Dark Gene, an ELINT operation during the Cold War. The Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force  Phantoms saw heavy action in the Iran-Iraq War in the 1980s and are kept operational by overhaul and servicing from Iran's aerospace industry. Notable operations of Iranian F-4s during the war included Operation Scorch Sword, an attack by two F-4s against the Iraqi Osirak nuclear reactor site near Baghdad on 30 September 1980, and the attack on H3, a 4 April 1981 strike by eight Iranian F-4s against the H-3 complex of air bases in the far west of Iraq, which resulted in many Iraqi aircraft being destroyed or damaged for no Iranian losses. Iranian F-4s were in use as of late 2014; the aircraft reportedly conducted air strikes on ISIS targets in eastern Iraqi province of Diyala.    

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BELL UH-1H HUEY Royal Thai Air Force

1/144th Scale : BELL UH-1H HUEY / CSAR [ฮ.6]  # ๒๐๓๔๑ 203Sqn.,2Wing. Khok Kratieum AFB.,Lopburi  Royal Thai Air Force 
Kit:Tomytec (Nippon) Decals: SiamScale (Thailand) 
Repainted/Modeler: Supawat Putthitornworasit FEB'2015
Owner: 203Sqn.,Chief.wing commander.  


                            In 1968 or 47 year's ago the Royal Thai Air Force delivery of the UH-1H helicopters commonly by MAS from the United States Air Force. The Huey helicopter (H.6) and operated and many mission duty as a Combat Search and Rescue Helicopter . By all active fleets services in the 203 Squadron (Scorpions), 2Wing , Khok Kratieum RTAFB, Lopburi province (center midland operations) and scatter deployed to around Royal Thai Air Force Base and airports  in the country.

 1/144th Scale model on display 

Credits & Special thanks owner pictures 

Rockwell OV-10C Bronco RTAF.

1/144th Scale : NA.Rockwell OV-10C Bronco (บ.จ.๕) # 41110, 411 Squadron,41wing, Chiangmai AFB. Royal Thai Air Force 
Kit: FERESIN &Co. (Czech Rep.) Decals: SiamScale (New Release) 
Modeler: Supawat Putthitornworasit FEB'2015

              Thirty-two OV-10C airframes were supplied to Thailand for use in the COIN role. The Thai OV-10C Bronco  are not former USAF aircraft, instead, all were built as original C-model airframes at North American Rockwell in Columbus, Ohio. The first 16 (158396-158411) were assigned Thai numbers of 1/2513, 2/2513 and 3/2514-16/2514. These were cocooned and sent via carrier (USS Okniawa) to NAF Cam Ranh Bay, RVN in June 1971. The second group of 16 (159134-159149) were delivered in 1973 and assigned Thai numbers 17/16 through 32/16. All were ferried across the Pacific with 15 of the 16 flown by Col. Charles Quilter, USMCR (Ret.), working as a contract pilot for SKYWAYS, Inc. Charlie was a member of the USMC Reserve OV-10 Squadron at El Toro (VMO-4). He had flown F-4's in RVN while on active duty.

                Thailand has retired their entire OV-10C fleet as of early 2004. All airframes have been transferred to the Philippine Air Force.
http://www.ov-10bronco.net/thailand.cfm

1/144 Scale model & Minidiorama