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Very hesitantly, could this be the Capelis XC-12? This was an obscure failure but was used as a prop for a variety of films according to...

There was a thread some years ago arguing that the Ki 61 engine mount was a copy of the He 100 design Ki-61 and He-100 related?.

As others have noted, we have been at least near here before where I tried to make a similar argument without suggesting steep dive...

The MS 406 has interesting history. One indication is that a small redesign to the MS 410 could significantly improve the performance...

Arboria was a neutral during WW2 and its airforce was able to buy or copy designs from almost everyone. In particular it was able to...

The LaGG-3 certainly has the best nickname Lakirovanny Garantirovanny Grob or "guaranteed varnished coffin".

The Morane-Saulnier M.S.406 has most of those beat (if that is the right word). The Re 2001 would have it for breakfast.

The Albemarle is simple. It should have been cancelled. It was designed following a specification according to Wikipedia: "This sought a...

Here is a dive bomber with an Italian engine that might have had an effect had it been available to fly from Sicily from June 1940

Am I missing the joke with the pictures of a Ki-43 and A5M above?

The exception might be the Germans. For example, Prinz Eugen hit Hood once and Prince of Wales three times whilst Bismarck hit Hood at...

I decided to come back to this after reading pbehn's informative comments on Operation Steinbock above. What this shows is that the...

One interesting whatif is if the Me 262 was developed as a bomber and developed much faster because the Jumo 004A was put into...