Edited October 5, 2022:
Sorry this is so long but I hope somebody will reply with some interest. When I have time I will try to be more precise. New information in the last few days has made me edit some of this below.
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Hello, I’m new to this forum. I’ve been researching on and off John...
Another one of the tiny and rapidly dwindling ranks of aviators who were in the prewar navy and army has left us. A salute for your final sortie. Semper Fi and well done!
One day after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941, Fritz Payne's Marine unit headed to sea on the aircraft carrier...
Hello, as I know next to nothing on expirimental US fighters during World War II, could somebody please shed some light on the XP-75 Eagle for me, specifically why it was cancelled? It seeks like a killer aircraft to me :) Many thanks.
Not including jets and rockets like the Messerschmitt 262 and 163, what German and Japanese (and any other Axis) interceptors did American bomber crews hate to see the most?
Hello,
I come from Germany and I am interested in the history of my town.
I know a place where an American plane is crashed. It was on the end of the World War II.
I could find many parts on this place. The pilots are probably all died and were buried in a small cemetery near me.
After the...
Let us get the year started with Pacific Prowler which will start January which I have deemed Mitchell Month. Nothing but B-25s this month lads. Many would argue the most versatile American aircraft of the second world war.
I don't know if I have 31 different colour schemes but I will deliver...
Here's a series of aircraft that were photographed at Wright Field during the Victory Display in 1945. Some of these aircraft went on to become points of historical note, others were unceremoniously scrapped later on.
These color photos were taken by Jack Canary, who was a rep. for North...