There are numerous reports of American and Soviet aircraft engaged in combat with one another on May 8 and afterwards. With…
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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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Aviation HistoryLosses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
The epic story of the Luftwaffe Bf 109 pilot who saved the lives of the crew of a badly damaged American B-17 by escorting the crippled bomber over the North Sea
by Dario LeoneIt was a Christmas miracle in the making. The American B-17 bomber was damaged and defenseless, and the Bf 109 of…
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Aviation HistoryMilitary Aviation
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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Aviation History
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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Aviation History
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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Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
The Myth of Soviet Arms and Tactics in the Middle East, Part One: from Palestine War to Suez Crisis
by Tom CooperThis legend goes so far that even the Russians began convincing themselves of it. Unsurprisingly, some of their ultra-nationalists couldn’t stop…
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Aviation HistoryMilitary AviationWarbirds
‘Cobber’ Kain – first RAF Hurricane Ace, first RAF air ace of the WWII, and first to receive the Distinguished Flying Cross
by Dario Leone“‘Cobber’ Kain was 73 Squadron’s most split-arse pilot. He often led a section 40 miles or more into Germany, regardless of…
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Aviation HistoryMilitary AviationWarbirds
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…
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Aviation HistoryLosses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
THE STORY OF “ALL AMERICAN”, THE B-17 THAT MADE IT HOME AFTER HAVING BEEN SLICED BY THE WING OF AN Me 109
by Dario LeoneThe wing of the Me 109 almost sliced through All American fuselage, leaving the tail section hanging on by a few…
