Former Army Air Corps pilot Erik Shilling ended up creating the insignia that would forever be linked with the American Volunteer…
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Here’s why Luftwaffe lost 20% of its Ju 87 Stuka dive bombers during the Battle of Britain even though they were escorted by fighters
by Dario LeoneThe Ju-87 Stukas were the nearest thing to precision bombers the Germans had, and they were used as such right up…
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The story of the observation mission to monitor V2 impacts flown by Luftwaffe Arado Ar 234 reconnaissance aircraft on Christmas Day 1944
by Dario LeoneWhile less famous than the Messerschmitt Me 262 jet fighters, the Ar 234s that reached Luftwaffe units provided excellent service, especially…
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IAF and Luftwaffe aircraft perform historic joint flyby at Dachau concentration camp and Olympic Village in Munich
by Dario LeoneThe Israeli Air Force and German Air Force held an event on Aug. 18. 2020 that will go down in the…
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Here’s why the Focke-Wulf Fw 190 German fighter aircraft created panic in the RAF when it appeared in late 1941
by Dario LeoneThe Fw 190 appeared in action over northwestern France in September 1941 and rapidly proved its superiority over the Mark V…
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Israeli Air Force fighter pilots to conduct flyovers of Dachau concentration camp and the Olympic Village in Munich in September
by Dario LeoneThe IAF aircraft will conduct flyovers of the sites to honor the memory of those who perished there. The Israeli Air…
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Final Dogfight – May 8, 1945: Who scored the last aerial victory of the air war in Europe?
by Dario LeoneThere are numerous reports of American and Soviet aircraft engaged in combat with one another on May 8 and afterwards. With…
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During WWII a Slovak Air Force’s biplane pilot rescued a downed fellow pilot by carrying him on the bottom wing of his aircraft
František Brezina slid on the bottom wing but fortunately he managed to still hold the struts with his arms even though…
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How a captured Focke-Wulf Fw 190A led to the development of the Spitfire Mk IX, the best close-in fighter of WWII
by TAGCTeam‘Fighter pilots of every nationality thought the Spitfire Mk IX was the best close-in fighter of them all,’ AVM ‘Johnnie’ Johnson.…
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The ringmaster’s Grand Finale: Legendary German Ace Adolf Galland tells the exciting story of his last combat mission
by Dario Leone“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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