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Ecuadorian Air Force -- F.1JA Part 1

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Historically the Ecuadorian Air Force has used aircraft from a number of western sources. The current structure of the Ecuadorian Air Force primarily uses the ATLAS Cheetah in the air combat role. However, in the past Ecuador has used a larger variety of other aircraft, including the Mirage F.1JA, SEPECAT Jaguar, Kfir C.2, A-37B Dragonfly, Mirage 5, EE Canberra, BAC Strikemaster, Gloster Meteor, & P-47 Thunderbolt. There were other aircraft used that I will look at exploring in the future. But for now I am going to solely discuss the aircraft used in the "modern" era. Perhaps the most well known fighter used by Ecuador was the Mirage F.1JA. This was essentially an F.1C built to Ecuadorian standards. They began to receive these aircraft in the late '70s, just in time for the Paquisha war. One thing I can say about the French: they do make pretty looking aircraft. For kits of this aircraft, there are a few options:  Special Hobby F.1C 1/72: this kit is also reboxed by R
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Introduction to Modelling Ecuador

  INTRODUCTION This will be the first entry in a new blog series I want to do about modelling the Ecuadorian military. Ecuador has a certain fascination for me, & it is part of my long-term plans to emigrate there at some point. Naturally as a model builder I have an interest in modeling the Ecuadorian military, as a consequence. I primarily model armor models, but I occasionally dabble in aircraft or naval models. The most challenging part of this process is that Ecuador uses several non-mainstream suppliers for equipment, or some older systems. The modeling world tends to focus on either new kits of modern equipment, or on major historical periods (like, for example, WWII). In addition, references for equipment are not always easy to find.  The objective here isn't just to highlight the models I build, but also to provide English language references for the subject as well as suggestions for others if they wish to model Ecuador's military. BRIEF MILITARY HISTORY OF MODERN
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