What 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…
- 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’,…
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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The Story of Israeli Air Force First Two Aerial Victories that Never Were
by Tom CooperJun. 3, 1948 is widely considered as the day on which Israeli Air Force scored its first two aerial victories. But…
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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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That time a WWII Spitfire helped a Cold War Era Vulcan with Nose Gear Emergency
by Dario LeoneAfter it became clear he was having a nose wheel gear issue, a Spitfire of the BBMF called up the tower…
The Tempest would be more than just an aircraft: when operational, it will boast capabilities far beyond any jet ever built…
“For a long time, tail emblems were censored because of security concerns. Fictional ones were invented in order to confuse the…
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Pilot creates Spitfire shape over England to honor those who took part in the Battle of Britain
by Dario LeoneThe reason for this flight is, as 2018 is the year of the 100th anniversary of the RAF, so to remember…
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