“As usual in a dogfight, I was tense and excited. I forgot to release the second safety catch for the rockets.…
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The story of Werner Mölders, the Luftwaffe fighter pilot who conceived the Finger-Four Formation
by Dario LeoneThe impact of his new tactics was so dramatic that eventually, all the combatant air forces of World War II would…
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The First Engagement Between a P-51 and an Me 262 and the Death of Luftwaffe Ace Walter Nowotny
by Dario LeoneNowotny’s last words, though garbled, indicated that his aircraft was hit and on fire, and seconds later he crashed to his…
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B-26 Vs Me 262: the Marauder close encounters with the jets flown by Luftwaffe’s Experten
by Dario LeoneInterrogated after the war the famed ace Adolf Galland stated the B-26 was the one Allied aircraft he least liked to…
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Robin Olds ranked #2 out of 34 for best pilot mustache, bested only by Orville Wright. Do you agree?
by Dario LeoneThe list includes legendary pilots such as Adolf Galland, Chesley Sullenberger, Glenn Curtiss, René Fonck and…. Mike ‘Viper’ Metcalf Throughout history,…
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The copy of the Me 109G which was flown by Adolf Galland and Robert Stanford-Tuck is up for sale
The plane was flown by legendary German ace Adolf Galland and its was on this aircraft that he made his last…
