Col. Carr didn’t really have time to line up on the runway, he just gunned it across a corner of the…
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Norden Bombsight, Formation Bombing and Lead Crews: How American B-17 Bombers Hoped to Achieve Air Superiority during Long-Range Daylight Precision Bombings over Germany
by Dario LeoneIn 1943, the Eighth Air Force’s top priority was to destroy the Luftwaffe and its factories, and their B-17s were specialist…
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The story of B-17 “Patches:” the Fortress that RTB from a combat mission with one propeller embedded in the wing
by Dario LeoneAfter B-17 “Patches” had been hit by flak, one of the props flew off, took the tip off another one and…
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The First Engagement Between a P-51 and an Me 262 and the Death of Luftwaffe Ace Walter Nowotny
by Dario LeoneNowotny’s last words, though garbled, indicated that his aircraft was hit and on fire, and seconds later he crashed to his…
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Operation Tidal Wave: Why the 1943 Raid on Ploesti Oilfields Failed to Diminish the Supply of Fuel to Germany and its Allies
by Dario LeoneThe Romanian Gendarmerie reported that the USAAF had suffered 214 dead in Romania, but also reported that some B-24 aircraft were…
The P-51 Mustang, serial number of 44-74202, was once assigned to the unit as a military fighter aircraft from 1953 to…
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The Sad Story of the B-25 Mitchell that crashed into Empire State Building
The B-25 exploded on impact spraying burning fuel into West 34th Street below, one of the engines completely passing through the…
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The B-25 ‘Bridge Busters’ and the GLIP bombing technique
by Dario LeoneGetting direct hit on a target only 15 ft wide from medium altitude was challenging. Experience showed that even near misses…
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THE STORY OF THE B-29 SUPERFORTRESS NAVIGATOR WHO PHOTOGRAPHED THE FIRST NUCLEAR MISSION
by Dario LeoneTibbets came over to us and said ‘there is a new bomb under construction and, if successful, it will shorten the…
