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It's been a really long time since I looked at Stukas, so I have added a lot! The Ju 87 Stuka was a purpose-built dive-bomber which entered Luftwaffe service in 1935. Over 6,500 Stukas were built, and they were highly accurate and successful when there was no fighter opposition present...

Username: JKim First name: John Category: Advanced Scale: 1/48 Manufacturer: Trumpeter Model Type: MiG-3 (Late) Aftermarket addons: Quickboost Landing Gear Covers, My subject will be Black 12 of the 120th IAP of the Moscow Air Defense, possibly flown by ace, Sergey Rubtzov...

INITIAL FLIGHT TESTS OF EXPERIMENTAL FIGHTER AND RESEARCH AIRCRAFT · Digital Public Library of America Subject Air pilots Airmen Airports B-29 bomber Bell X-1 (Rocket planes) Condensation trails Department of Defense. Department of the Air Force. Muroc Air...

While I was looking for some info for ANZAC day comming up in April ( 100 years this year), I came across some conflicting reports about the final air battles of WW2. While you could probably assume that the last encounters were between the handfull of remaining Me 262's and the FW Ta 152, I...

Honoring our Nation’s Greatest Generation: Arsenal of Democracy Aircraft to Take Flight over DC on the 70th Anniversary of VE Day Seventy years ago today, Allied leaders met at the Yalta Conference in Crimea to begin their discussions of the structure of post-World War II Europe. To honor...

Post your photos of non warbird, non aviation stuff that happens at air shows. If nothing else, these kind of acts allow for a trip to the loo ( IMHO ) Cheers, Jeff

Anyone know of both Japanese and US aviation losses in the 3 carrier battles, Coral Sea, Midway and Santa Cruz? And how lost,i.e. air to air, mechanical, AA artillery, etc. Trying to get an idea about the effectiveness of CAP vectoring for both sides.

All re-drawn and re-coloured now... The Hawker Hurricane entered service in 1937, and was a front line fighter during the Battle of Britain in 1940. It went on to serve all over the world and was improved and adapted for various roles throughout the war. The Hurricane Mk I was armed with...

Final revisions and additions... The Hawker Hunter entered service in 1954 and soon became the RAF's front-line fighter aircraft. The F1 was modified quite early on, and later versions were improved and adapted for the ground attack role. The Hunter saw service with 20 countries...

Here is my "what if" scenario....... Italy had not surrendered and were able to build the Reggiane Re.2005, Fiat G.55, and the Macchi C.205 in great numbers. Air superiority by the allies would have been in question and could have affected troop movement.

Well, after hearing John (I think it was John) comment about getting an Iwata and hearing Andy talk about his HP-C, I started digging around the web and ebay and youtube to learn more about the Iwatas. The failure of my Paasche compressor after less than 24 months and having Paasche tell me...

During World War II, men and machines of the Royal Air Force of New Zealand fought with bravery and honor the Axis forces. The following link provides, through a compilation of images, a tribute to this important and valuable Air Force. I hope you enjoy and I count on your visit. Aviação...

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The much feared scourge of Pacific, the Mitsubishi A6M Zero, is still a best known Japanese fighter. I'd love to see it's combat record for the early days of it's use, as well as other interesting facts. Spurred by the post of our parsifal, where is this stated, among other:

Hello, Reading a bit about the Bf 109F, it seems that the 109F-4 introduced, after a small number were delivered, the air intake duct of increased size/area. The new duct provided better use of ram effect vs. the old, more restrictive one found in earlier 109Fs. The aircraft top speed was at...

Poltava Air Base - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 75 obsolescent He-111s with good leadership and a bit of luck wiped out a state of the art U.S. Army Air Corps B-17G group plus their airfield. German aircraft apparently escaped with few losses. Is there another source for this air raid...

And this should be without the advantages of hindsight, but perhaps with the knowledge of some of the more enlightened leadership. As an example, Yammamoto was a supporter of air power and would probably like to have seen more emphasis placed on carriers than battleships.

I am trying to find out more about the service of my father, Major Porter W. Gifford. He was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for his service as Chief Aircraft Section, Maintenance Division, 2nd Advanced Air Depot Area, IX Army Air Force Command during the period from 15 December 1943 to 7 December...