Homepage The story of the Fleet Air Arm F4Fs that overwhelmed Luftwaffe Bf-109Gs and why the little Wildcat could be more than a match for the legendary Messerschmitt Bf 109

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Aviation History / Military Aviation

The story of the Fleet Air Arm F4Fs that overwhelmed Luftwaffe Bf-109Gs and why the little Wildcat could be more than a match for the legendary Messerschmitt Bf 109

Dario Leone

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Did you know the F-104 had not been the only “Widow Maker?” During the Cold War the MiG-19, MiG-21 and F-100 had high accident rates too. Here’s why.

Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

Did you know the F-104 had not been the only “Widow Maker?” During the Cold War the MiG-19, MiG-21 and F-100 had high accident rates too

Dario Leone

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During a British raid over the Ruhr in 1943 a Luftwaffe night fighter shot down a RAF Halifax. The resulting huge blast shot down two RAF Stirlings too.

Aviation History / Military Aviation

During a British raid over the Ruhr in 1943 a Luftwaffe night fighter shot down a RAF Halifax. The resulting huge blast shot down two RAF Stirlings too.

Dario Leone

Sponsored by: Osprey Publishing

World War II Luftwaffe Fighter Pilots explain why attacking a B-17 Flying Fortress formation from behind was like ‘trying to make love to a porcupine that is on fire’

Aviation History / Military Aviation / Weapons

World War II Luftwaffe Fighter Pilots explain why attacking a B-17 Flying Fortress formation from behind was like ‘trying to make love to a porcupine that is on fire’

Dario Leone

The day Allied POWs at Stalag Luft III saw a Luftwaffe Me 262 flying above the camp were so shocked they feared Germany could still win War World II

Aviation History / Military Aviation / Uncategorized

The day Allied POWs at Stalag Luft III saw a Luftwaffe Me 262 flying above the camp were so shocked they feared Germany could still win War World II

Dario Leone

F-14 Tomcat pilot and TOPGUN instructor tells the story of when he nailed a MiG-29 in a 1v1 dogfight

F-14 Tomcat / Military Aviation

F-14 Tomcat pilot and TOPGUN instructor tells the story of when he nailed a MiG-29 in a 1v1 dogfight

Dave Bio Baranek

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The story of the RAF Hurricane pilot who rammed a Luftwaffe Do 17 bomber and saved Buckingham Palace

Aviation History / Military Aviation

The story of the RAF Hurricane pilot who rammed a Luftwaffe Do 17 bomber and saved Buckingham Palace

Remembering the Schweinfurt-Regensburg Mission, USAAF's most disastrous air battle to date.

Aviation History / Military Aviation

Remembering the Schweinfurt-Regensburg Mission, USAAF’s most disastrous air battle to date.

Dario Leone

Luftwaffe Dornier Do 217 bombers sank the Italian battleship Roma by means of the Fritz X, the first ever precision-guided bomb deployed in combat

Aviation History / Military Aviation

Luftwaffe Dornier Do 217 bombers sank the Italian battleship Roma by means of the Fritz X, the first ever precision-guided bomb deployed in combat

Dario Leone

Memphis Belle

Aviation History / Military Aviation

Memphis Belle pilot tells the story of the B-17 Flying Fortress raid on the Focke-Wulf plant at Bremen (featured in Memphis Belle movie)

Dario Leone

The dogfight that proved the Dutch Fokker G.1 fighter was a serious threat for Luftwaffe Messerschmitt Bf 109

Aviation History / Military Aviation

The dogfight that proved the Dutch Fokker G.1 fighter was a serious threat for Luftwaffe Messerschmitt Bf 109

Dario Leone

Here’s why the Lippisch P.13a Mach 2.6 experimental ramjet-powered delta wing interceptor designed by Luftwaffe during WWII is the weirdest aircraft ever conceived

Aviation History / Military Aviation

Here’s why the Lippisch P.13a Mach 2.6 experimental ramjet-powered delta wing interceptor designed by Luftwaffe during WWII is the weirdest aircraft ever conceived

Dario Leone

The Boeing YB-40: how the B-17F strategic bomber was turned into a four-engined escort fighter

Aviation History / Military Aviation

The Boeing YB-40: how the B-17F strategic bomber was turned into a four-engined escort fighter

Dario Leone

Here’s why over Germany in 1943 the B-29 could have had a higher loss rate than the B-17 and B-24

Aviation History / Military Aviation / Warbirds

Here’s why the B-29 could have had a higher loss rate than the B-17 and B-24 over Germany in 1943

Dario Leone

“Eurofighter will play a fundamental role when FCAS arrives,” former Typhoon pilot says

Military Aviation

“Eurofighter will play a fundamental role when FCAS arrives,” former Typhoon pilot says

Dario Leone

During the Battle of Britain, a lone German Arado Ar 196 reconnaissance seaplane fought against six RAF Spitfires. And shot one down.

Aviation History / Military Aviation

During the Battle of Britain, a lone German Arado Ar 196 reconnaissance seaplane fought against six RAF Spitfires. And shot one down.

Dario Leone

Eurofighter

Military Aviation

Airbus offers 85 Tranche 5 Eurofighters to the Luftwaffe to replace its fleet of Panavia Tornados

Dario Leone

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