ww2

In the Battle of Britain, the Hurricane shot down about twice as many Nazi (german) aircraft, compared to the Spitfire. How many bombers (HE-111, Stuka, etc) did the Hurricane shoot down and how many bombers did the Spitfire shoot down? And how many German fighter were shoot down (Hurricane vs...

Separate peace between Germany and USSR and its impact on the air war from early 1943. Berlin and Moscow have reached understanding and ceased the fire at the end of 1942 or early 1943. Not later the end of March 1943 (after the Battle of Kharkov). A new pact is signed, followed by a number of...

Designed by the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation, the Wackett Trainer fulfilled an RAAF requirement for an ab intitio trainer.

The Fairey Barracuda is an unique design. It became the first aircraft in Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm to be fabricated entirely of metal. It would operate in si...

Hi does any one have any information on WW2 aircraft or the place the plane's was stationed at in the south east UK. Hastings saw a lot of action in WW2 and I'm trying to find out if there's any stories about planes being called out to Hastings.

Hi my granddad fought in WW2 sadly he died before I was born. He had two girls so didn't really talk much to them about the war. I have his medals but no paper work other then his certificate of Dunkirk which has a number at the bottom right, but I have no idea where to use the number. Any...

Hi on this thread il be posting pictures from Hastings in World War 2 i have a book which im going to scan and upload plus I'm going to try and dig out my old phones and find my old pictures of a lot bunkers in and around Hastings

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...

Hi everyone, I'm new to the forum and thought this would be a good first post. I'm a young collector and just becoming interested in WW2 artifacts. I purchased this Senninbari and was hoping it could be translated. I've seen the amazing work Shinpachi has done helping out members on the form...

The plane that could do almost everything and deal with almost any situation

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Hi, i have this cool looking major uniform made jacked original 2 december 1942 couple ribbons ect. i have bought service stripes that not match the color of the jacked somone told me thats fine. is there like a rule of how high i need to make the service stripes? hope somone can help me im new...

My cousins grandfather flew aboard a ww2 american Consolidated B-24 Liberator bomber nicknamed "The O-Bitch-u-airy Mary". I recall that it was shot down over France and he survived but most of his crew, dear friends of his, did not. There was a photo hanging in his house of the plane and the...

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Giuseppe Torcasio playing a diatonic button accordion which he used to entertain the soldiers. WWII North Africa.

Giuseppe Torcasio Italian forces a candidate officer in uniform with the heavy artillery regiment insignia on his peaked visor cap, WWII North Africa.

I found this pulley at Maleme in Crete in 2011 poking out of some freshly moved earth,can anyone help me identify what it is and possibly what it was off ? there are no stampings that i can see. many thanks Mike

One of the lesser known passenger ship sinkings. So sad on many levels. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/24/world/middleeast/david-stoliar-survivor-of-world-war-ii-disaster-dies-at-91.html?_r=1 " (The death of David Stoliar, in 2014, received little attention outside Oregon, where he lived. The...

I've been struggling to pick which of these fighters was the best Soviet fighter of WW2. So far, I've narrowed it down to these three. I'd like to hear your opinions about which of the three was the best.

Hello, everyone! I have been fascinated with aviation since I was young. I've tried to read any books about aircraft that I could find in the house or school, back then. Right now, I've become more interested in WW2 aircraft than ever. My first flight sims were MiG Alley and Enemy Engaged...