Curtiss P-40, Part 2 | Why This “Mediocre” WW2 Fighter Was So Important
Long history of the Curtiss P-40 Today we’re continuing our look at the long history of the Curtiss P-40. Last[…]
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The Second Schweinfurt Raid – The USAAF’s Black Thursday, October 1943 – Animated
Destroying the German Aircraft Production Industry The Pointblank Directive is issued to allied bomber forces, and the combined bomber offensive[…]
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The RAF’s Most Feared Tail Gunner of The Second World War
AF’s most deadly Tail Gunners Tailgunners were the first line of defense, but also the most vulnerable at the back[…]
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Falklands Conflict in the Air | How British Harriers Beat the Odds
Only 20 Sea Harriers When the Falklands Conflict began Argentina seemingly had a massive advantage in the skies. They had[…]
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Why this 1950s British Fighter was still serving in 2014
A huge success for the British aircraft industry In the early 1950s, the RAF had a big problem. Having brought[…]
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Avro Vulcan: What made the Vulcan the best V Bomber?
Most famous of the British V bombers The Avro Vulcan Bomber, the most famous of the British V bombers, is[…]
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De Havilland Mosquito: The Wooden Fighter-Bomber that could do it all
Most successful and popular aircraft of the Second World War When Sir Geoffrey de Havilland first pitched his idea for[…]
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What made the P-51 Mustang so Special?
That aircraft became one of the greatest fighters of the Second World War In 1940, Britain was fighting for its[…]
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Messerschmitt Bf 109 | Better than the Spitfire?
Battle of Britain icon the Bf 109 This Bf 109 fought in the Battle of Britain, crash landed in 1940,[…]
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What happened to the Air War in Ukraine?
Establish Air Superiority within a matter of Days When the war in Ukraine began, there were estimates that Russia would[…]
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