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Nakajima Ki-43-II Oscar
The Japanese Army’s main fighter throughout World War II has become a well known type, but never as well known as the Navy’s Zero. Let’s take a look at a late War example.
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Douglass P-70A Nighthawk
Definitely a lesser known type! Although many observers might quickly, correctly identify this as a modification of the A-20 Havoc/DB-7 Boston family of light attack planes. Let’s take a quick look.
T-34-85
The main production version of the well known T-34 tank in the last two years of the War. Let’s take a quick look at key medium tank.
Masters of the Air
A Book and Video Review I’m sure everyone reading this site is well aware of the Apple+ series that came available early this year. The book its based on is probably less well known, but truly is important in its … Continue reading
Republic P-47N Thunderbolt
The P-47N is the final production version of the most produced piston engine fighter in US history. Let’s take a look at a late War ‘Bolt.
Theme Build 6 – Complete
Trainers No doubt that took a lot longer than I wanted! But at long last, my trainer theme build is complete. We looked at several different types of trainers here, two were specifically trainer airframes, the other two were (full) … Continue reading
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Messerschmitt Me 262B-1a
Its pretty immediately obvious this is a two seat version of the well known Me 262 fighter. Let’s take a quick look at how it came to be and how it was used.
Mitsubishi Ki-51 Sonia
An unremarkable looking aircraft, with a mostly unremarkable legacy. Yet the Sonia has some interesting quirks and did participate in major battles. Let’s look at one such example.
Macchi MC.200 Seatta
Just entering use from the start of the War, the MC.200 was Italy’s most modern fighter at the time. Let’s take a look at another first generation monoplane.
Curtiss-Wright AT-9 Jeep
No doubt a lesser known type. Let’s look at a multi-engine advanced trainer.
Plane Dave 