The RAF learned that the Ar 196 could be a surprisingly dangerous opponent if flown by an able pilot. Beating its…
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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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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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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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Seafires Vs ‘Hooked Spitfires:’ a quick look at the difference between a Seafire and a standard Spitfire fitted with an arrestor hook
by Dario LeoneWhat is the difference between a Seafire and a ‘Hooked Spitfire’ — a standard Spitfire fitted with an arrestor hook —…
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Here’s why, also according to Adolf Galland, the Spitfire Mk.XIV (and not the P-51D) was the best piston-engined fighter of WWII in Europe
by Dario LeoneTechnology was advancing rapidly towards the end of the war, with the most powerful piston-engined types the world had ever seen…
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Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
Did you know the former president of Egypt Hosni Mubarak was a good military pilot? Pt. 1: Spitfire Pilot
by Tom CooperVery little is known about Hosni Mubarak’s military career in the public: at most, Egyptians might recall him as a ‘hero’,…
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Bruce Dickinson formed a close alliance with the service in 2008, when he took the controls of an MoD-chartered 747 to…
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