The Short Stirling is often overshadowed by the Lancaster and Halifax, but it still made a considerable contribution to the Allied War Effort. In 1942 alone it flew in all the 1,000 bomber raids. While it had its short comings most of them was as a result of the original specification and it...
Scratch Built Handley Paige Halifax B MK III Aircraft Number MZ 813 RCAF 424 Squadron (Tiger Squadron, City of Hamilton) Coded QB-B Flight Lt. Jack Dundas commander
Scratch Built Handley Paige Halifax B MK III Aircraft Number MZ 813 RCAF 424 Squadron (Tiger Squadron, City of Hamilton) Coded QB-B Flight Lt. Jack Dundas commander
Designed towards the end of the First World War, the Vickers Vimy would come too late for service during World War One, but became a staple of the RAF bomber group throughout the 1920s before making a name for itself flying numerous long distance air records. The Vimy was indeed an impressive...
Hi all, i m working on a creative writing project including the description of a Lockheed Hudson mk III on a long range flight. I cannot seem to find after how long the aircraft needs to refuel. Most sources eg Wikipedia indicate a range of 1960 miles, a cruise speed of 220 mph and an endurance...
This obscure plane saw quite limited service during ww2. It was designed from the tri-engine ca.101, and despite the reliability risk of a single engined bomber (especially inline engines), it turned out to be a good decision. It was faster than the ca.101 and the ca.133. It mostly served in...
The CA-4 Wackett Bomber/CA-11 Woomera was twin engine bomber designed by the famous Wing Commander, Lawrence Wackett. A fatal crash along with the changing t...
I found this little-known prototype Soviet long-range bomber at these links:
Myasishchev DVB-102 - bomber
Myasishchev DVB-102
DVB-102 long-range, high-altitude bomber
The Myasishchev DVB-102 was a prototype Soviet long-range bomber first flown in February 1942. Powered by two Shvetsov...
Hi. Newbie here. Have had this glass bubble for the past 20+ years. A vet once told me he believed it was a light cover from a WWII bomber. There are no attachment doohickies or other elements that would seem to allow this to "lock" into place or screw in somewhere. Metal rim feels like...