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WebThe secret behind P-51B/C/D Mustang range
4+ hour, 34+ min ago (282+ words) The North American Aviation P-51 Mustang is an American long-range, single-seat fighter and fighter-bomber used during World War II and the Korean War, among other conflicts. In fact, in December 1943 the first Merlin-engined P-51B/C Mustangs entered combat in Europe. These P-51s provided…...
“Things don’t look rosy for our big cities:” Luftwaffe’s leadership on B-17 after their first encounter with captured Flying Fortress
6+ day, 16+ hour ago (484+ words) The aircraft served in every WWII combat zone, but is best known for daylight strategic bombing of German industrial targets. Production ended in May 1945 and totaled 12,731. The name Flying Fortress has entered the world of myth and legend. Perhaps more…...
Boeing 747 pilot tells how to barrel roll the Jumbo Jet (in the simulator)
1+ week, 8+ hour ago (247+ words) The 747 was the result of the work of some 50,000 Boeing people. Called “the Incredibles,” these were the construction workers, mechanics, engineers, secretaries and administrators who made aviation history by building the Boeing 747 — the largest civilian airplane in the world — in…...
The Israeli A-4 pilot who cut the engine 10 metres above runway crash landing his battle-damaged Skyhawk. The A-4 returned to service.
1+ week, 1+ day ago (316+ words) Israel relied on France as its principal supplier of arms for more than a decade, but by the mid-1960s its desire to purchase more advanced and capable US weapons saw it buy the combat-proven Douglas A-4 Skyhawk to perform light strike missions....
Navy Tomcat pilot remembers “Hank” Kleemann, the First F-14 pilot to take the Tomcat into combat and come out a winner
1+ week, 2+ day ago (314+ words) Produced from 1969 to 1992 for the US Navy, the F-14 Tomcat was one of the last specialized fighters to reach production before the US military transitioned to using cost-saving multirole aircraft. The F-14 saw its first combat on Aug. 19, 1981, downing two Libyan Su…...
A captured Luftwaffe Fw 190 led to the development of the Spitfire Mk IX, the best close-in fighter of WWII
1+ week, 5+ day ago (567+ words) Introduced as a terrible surprise to the RAF Spitfire Mk. V at the disastrous 1942 Dieppe Raid in France, the German Fw 190 wrested control of the air from the RAF. It was not until the debut of more advanced fighters such…...
The SH-3 that Flew to Haiphong Harbor and saved a downed A-4 Pilot fired at by North Vietnamese mortars while drifting in the South China Sea
1+ week, 6+ day ago (646+ words) Attack run on the POL site outside Haiphong The “World Famous Golden Dragons” of VA-192 had gained their name when the squadron’s F9F-5 Panthers starred in two Hollywood Korean War movies, Men of the Fighting Lady and The Bridges at Toko-ri....
The SR-71 was nicknamed the “Sled” after a Double-Engine Flameout over North Vietnam
1+ week, 6+ day ago (279+ words) Developed from the Lockheed A-12 and YF-12A aircraft, the first flight of the SR-71 Mach 3 + spy plane took place on Dec. 22, 1964, and the first aircraft to enter service was delivered to the 4200th (later 9th) Strategic Reconnaissance Wing at Beale Air Force Base,…...
The day Allied POWs at Stalag Luft III saw a Me 262 flying above camp were so shocked they feared Germany could still win World War II
2+ week, 4+ day ago (463+ words) Nicknamed Schwalbe (Swallow), the Messerschmitt Me 262 surpassed the performance of every other World War II fighter. Faster than the North American P-51 Mustang by 190 kilometers (120 miles) per hour, the Schwalbe restored to the faltering German Luftwaffe a short-lived qualitative superiority that…...
The B-29 remote controlled turrets were worse than B-17 and B-24 manned turrets in protecting the aircraft from enemy fighters
3+ week, 11+ hour ago (647+ words) B-29 Superffortress bombers carried up to 20,000 pounds of bombs and eight.50-cal. machine guns in remote controlled turrets, two.50-cal. machine guns and one 20mm cannon in a tail turret. How effective were the remote turrets on the B-29 Superfortress compared to the…...