ww2

SM.79 Torpedo Bomber Unit

Hi everyone. So I registered here today with a question, my grandfather and I live in Norway, many many years ago he was given 2 airplane drop tanks from an old friend that had about 7, I think that is what they are called, they are fuel tanks on that would drop on the ground once they were...

Aviation artwork of Ron Cole ColesAircraft.com

Flying alone and trailing smoke, Focke Wulf Fw190A-8 (W. Nr. 155960), flown by Horst Adameit of JG 54, was heading home towards its base near Wenden, Latvia on August 8, 1944 when it suddenly turned 180 degrees and crashed into the forest near the village of Ergli.

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P-47D Thunderbolt (42-226628) flown by 'ace' pilot Col. Fred Christensen Jr. (21.5 'victories'), of the 62nd Fighter Squadron / 56th Fighter Group - by Ron Cole ColesAircraft.com

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Let's see which plane gets the most posts

New part published today at Projekti Hawker Hurricane (HC-452) English translation comming next week, but you can read older text in english. Best Regards Tomi

Various SAM Systems

By way of adding to rochie's excellent throw of pictures from Hendon Museum I thought I'd put together a few I've taken myself to add to the list. Avro Lancaster Bomber Trying to take pictures in the BOB room was nothing short of hilarious as, as everyone knows, there's b*gg*r all...

Hello, I wonder if anyone would find this little project of mine entertaining. Main idea is about using cards with fighters from the first half of WW2 for a game. Deck of cards is divided randomly between players. The goal is to win all cards from the opponent. The core of the game is about...

Does anyone have ANY info on the P-39 (all models) in the Aleutians/Alaska are in WW2? Im also interested in Lt. Jimmie Fields, and the 18th F.S., 343 B.G., 11th Air Force (USAAF). Thanks in adance!

i'm trying to get information on a crash by a bristol botha in the sea off the Isel of Man in 1941 that killed my uncle. Grateful for any leads or suggestions! Thanks

New Video from Tuesday Nov 16th at Deer Valley airport. The old gal put on a nice show. CAF B17 Sentimental Journey with engine runup take off . I have two links to the same video to test the difference in quality between posting on Vimeo and You Tube...

Hi all, Here are some of the more eclectic parts of my WW2 aircraft collection, will post transmitters and receivers in later posts. Would appreciate any views on the function of these parts, and look forward to any post of your collections Cheers, James

Hi again all, Though I would share some of my WW2 airrcaft camera collection today, mainly air recon, gun camera and associated optics and timers. Would be keen to take comments or see other collectors pics. Cheers James

I have read several brief mentions that the Hurricane was less expensive than the Spitfire. Was it just that Supermarine charged more or was the airframe really that much more complicated to produce? The Hurricane seems more complicated with the cloth covered parts as compared to the...