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Krupp Kfz.70 Protze
This common 6 x 4 medium duty truck served the Wehrmacht throughout the War years. Let’s take a brief look.
Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress
Perhaps the most famous Flying Fortress of them all, the Memphis Belle flew combat at a time when casualty rates for bombers was pretty high. Its claim to fame was as the first such bomber to complete a full tour … Continue reading
Bedford MWD
Time for another look at a workhorse vehicle, a “general duty” truck from the British Bedford brand. This will be a quick look.
The Eastern Fleet and the Indian Ocean by Charles Stephenson
An intriguing recent history of the Royal Navy’s fleet in the Indian Ocean through most of the Pacific War. Subtitled “The Fleet That Had to Hide” which pretty much sums up the challenge. This is one of those little known … Continue reading
Salute to Canada by The Yankee Air Force
This last weekend (6/12 & 6/13) the Yankee Air Museum, at Willow Run Airport, hosted a mini Air Show scheduled for just two hours each evening. They kicked off the evening with their own flying collection doing fly bys, this … Continue reading
North American P-51D Mustang
Among the better known American fighter groups of the Second World War, the 332nd Fighter Group made a name for itself in Italy. Let’s take a look at a plane and a pilot that saw action in the Group’s largest … Continue reading
Theme Build 2 — Complete
Hypothetical I think this Theme tripled the number of “Hypothetical” builds I’ve done! The Rufe may better count as speculative, or something milder than hypothetical. But they were all ideas I’d kicked around in my little brain for a few … Continue reading
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Lockheed P-80A Shooting Star
Let’s take a look at the first American jet to be considered an operational combat type. And as the last of this series of “hypothetical” builds we’ll also consider what it would have taken for the P-80 Shooting Star to … Continue reading
Junkers Ju 87G-2
By the end of the line, Germany’s infamous “Stuka” was no longer a dive bomber. Let’s take a look at close support, 1944.
Mitsubishi A5M4 Claude
The immediate predecessor of Japan’s most famous wartime product, the A5M continued to serve in a secondary capacity all through the War years. Let’s take a look at one that was involved in the massive Midway operation.
Plane Dave 