Recent Comments
Spuddling 003… on About This Site Just Goofing Around… on Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat Grumman F4F-3 Wildca… on Grumman F3F-2 atcDave on Cessna OA-37B Dragonfly Michael Greene on Cessna OA-37B Dragonfly GP on Douglass TBD-1 Devastator Pierre Lagacé on Douglass TBD-1 Devastator atcDave on Douglass TBD-1 Devastator Plane Dave is back!… on Douglass TBD-1 Devastator Pierre Lagacé on Douglass TBD-1 Devastator atcDave on Curtiss-Wright SNC-1 Falcon tinkll on Curtiss-Wright SNC-1 Falcon atcDave on Lockheed P-38F Lightning Edwin on Lockheed P-38F Lightning atcDave on North American F-6A Musta…
Category Archives: Fighter – Night
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.
Northrop P-61B Black Widow
Northrop’s big Black Widow was the largest allied fighter of World War II. Let’s look at the nocturnal air war and a weapon design for that purpose.
Bristol Beaufighter Mk If
The Bristol Beaufighter may have been the first design meant to be a night fighter from the very start. It entered service in early 1941 to combat the Luftwaffe’s night time blitz of English cities. After the jump, a brief … Continue reading
de Havilland Mosquito NF Mk II
The Mosquito is a well known aircraft that served a variety of roles. So let’s look at a night fighter variant of this versatile aircraft.
Northrop P-61A Black Widow
Nose Art Personal Markings appeared on aircraft of every nationality. They ranged from colorful stripes or accent marks, to lurid creations covering most of an air frame. The most typically American way of personalizing aircraft was nose art. There are … Continue reading
Plane Dave 