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An Allied fighter pilot who managed to get an A6M in his gunsight would typically find himself quickly targeted by the…
The monument will remember the iconic Grumman’s fighter jet as well as those who gave their lives flying it and those…
On most if not all the Seafire carrier tests Brown carried out, he eschewed the curved approach in favour of a…
The idea of converting existing aircraft into power-driven controlled bombs began in January 1944 at the Special Weapons Branch of the…
“The two planes were so close I could see the Germans’ eyeballs, as big as eggs, as we peppered them,” Merritt…
“We had several interesting dogfights with the much larger and more powerful F4U Corsair. In turning dogfights, the Corsairs were unable…
“The airspeed indicator was stuck in the red danger zone, which is over 1100kph. I noticed that rivets began popping out…
In July and August 1944 approximately 30 per cent of RAF Bomber Command sorties and tonnage was directed against V-1 and…
Muri’s bomber was struck and three crewmen were wounded, but he launched a torpedo at the aircraft carrier Akagi and then…
Had it somehow been rushed into production sooner though, the BV 155 might well have made itself useful in combating the…
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