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http://theaviationist.com/2015/04/09/f-35-never-as-a10-in-cas/

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...

Out in the Breezy | Flight Today | Air Space Magazine

First half is interesting with talk on German aviation in '44, '45. View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmJqjx9VVKM

Something different Enjoy!!!

1944 Who can id the glider?

User Name: T Bolt Name: Glenn Category: Advanced Kit: Hasegawa Bf109F-4 Scale: 1/48th Accessories: AML decals, True Details resin wheels, Bf 109F-2 Werk Nr. 8085, Pilot Jurgen Harder, III/JG 53, Suwalki Poland 1941 Here it is, Hope you guys like it. .

What was the best aircraft-mounted rocket system produced in WWII? Although it could take quite a few shells to take down a fighter, attack plane, and especially a bomber, in most cases the same could be done with a single rocket. Which rocket had the highest velocity, hit ratio, explosive...

I searched the forum and didn't find an article about the passing of Nadezhda Popova last year and I believe she deserves the recognition and honor. :salute: http://mobile.nytimes.com/2013/07/15/world/europe/nadezhda-popova-ww-ii-night-witch-dies-at-91.html?_r=2 Nadezhda Popova, WWII...

:( Jet on Navy training mission crashes, kills pilot - Yahoo News PORT HUENEME, Calif. (AP) — A jet on a military training exercise crashed into an agricultural field near a Southern California Navy base Wednesday, killing the pilot, authorities said. The plane disintegrated when it hit...

A group of Italian amateur researchers has unearthed the remains of an Italian World War II pilot who died in a dogfight with U.S. pilots 70 years ago. The pilot was found 13 feet underground with the wreckage of his crashed plane, a Macchi 205 Veltro. His remains were still sitting on the...

Never good to hear, but it looks like the damage was minor. The pilot did an OUTSTANDING job! Pilot of rare plane forced to make belly landing | azfamily.com Phoenix

Is it me? :oops:

Gidday everyone. Here are some photographs taken during a special Warbirds Open Day held at Ardmore Airfield in the New Zealand Warbirds hangar. The focus of the day was a series of guest speakers, but a number of warbirds were also present for closer inspection. One of the highlights of the...

I share with you this article with an extensive report and photos about the greatest ace of WW2, the German pilot Erich Hartmann: Aviação em Floripa: Erich Hartmann: o Ás dos Ases Hope you enjoy and I count on your visit!

WWII Lockheed P-38 Pilot Training Manual

I don't know how to begin this so I will just give a quick overview of events. My boss and I and a friend of his went to Virginia International Raceway for the day. He ran his car and I spent the day taking photos of the 80 participants on this track day. Had a great time. We were packing...

In case someone didn’t hear, they had a bad day at Reno during the National Championship Air Races last Monday. Lee Behel, world record-holding pilot, former fighter pilot, and founder / president of the sport racing class was killed when his world record holding GP-5 racer suffered a massive...

Somewhere I read--can't remember where--that a Black Widow's belly-pod cannons could be deflected by the pilot a quarter of a degree left, right, up or down (which minuscule amount would, of course, have a substantial effect on where the fire went a hundred or more yards out from the airplane)...

Username: Fubar57 First name: George Category: Advanced Scale: 1/48 Manufacturer: Revell Extras: Arrow Graphics decals The subject will be P/9754, 162(BR)SQN. flown by RCAF pilot Flt.Lt David Hornell V.C.(Posthumously) against U-1225. My thanks to all who offered advice...