“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 Hans-Guido Mutke, the Me 262 pilot who might have gone supersonic two years earlier than Chuck Yeager
by Dario Leone“The airspeed indicator was stuck in the red danger zone, which is over 1100kph. I noticed that rivets began popping out…
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The story of the Blohm & Voss BV 155, the Messerschmitt Bf 109 on Steroids that Never Was
by Dario LeoneHad it somehow been rushed into production sooner though, the BV 155 might well have made itself useful in combating the…
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Germany approves Super Hornet/Growler buy to replace Luftwaffe Tornado Fighter Bombers
by Dario LeoneGerman Defence Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer has told the US government that Berlin has given clearance for the Luftwaffe to acquire 45…
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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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Germany is reportedly replacing Tornado jets with split buy of Super Hornets, Growlers and Eurofighters. ‘But the best choice would be the F-35,’ U.K. defense think tank says.
by Dario LeoneGermany plans to use the Boeing Super Hornet to fill a NATO requirement to field fighter aircraft capable of dropping the…
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Here’s why the bombing of Guernica was Hitler’s greatest victory in the Spanish Civil War
by Dario LeoneThe wildly exaggerated reports of the bombing gave the world the impression that the Luftwaffe could easily raze entire cities to…
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That Time a German F-104 Starfighter Bowed Upwards the Power Lines during a Low Level Ground Attack Training sortie
by Dario LeoneThe F-104 extremely short wingspan, which made it a very fast but highly unstable craft at low altitudes, didn’t scare the…
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Norden Bombsight, Formation Bombing and Lead Crews: How American B-17 Bombers Hoped to Achieve Air Superiority during Long-Range Daylight Precision Bombings over Germany
by Dario LeoneIn 1943, the Eighth Air Force’s top priority was to destroy the Luftwaffe and its factories, and their B-17s were specialist…
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Airbus offers Eurofighter ECR/SEAD Variant to Germany to Replace Luftwaffe’s Tornado ECR
Airbus has disclosed a plan for a Eurofighter ECR/SEAD variant to replace the Luftwaffe’s Tornado ECR aircraft. Airbus Defence and Space…
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