Supermarine’s famous Spitfire served from the first day of World War II to the last. The Mk IX was an expedient introduced in mid-1942 that would become the major type for the last half of the war.
After the jump, a brief look at one such plane in American service. Continue reading
Heavy warships of every nation carried float planes into battle.
This week I’ll take a look at one such plane meant to ride with the American fleet. Continue reading
Not quite a biography and not quite a history. Winston’s War by Max Hastings is a fascinating look at World War II from a completely Churchill-centric viewpoint.
Let’s take a brief look at this book after the jump. Continue reading
The most common images of Germany’s famous Messerschmitt fighter are of the well refined “E” or “G” models during World War II. But earlier versions of the fighter saw combat too, and the decision to use the type fighting for the Fascist Spanish Nationalist side in the Spanish Civil War provided experience that would serve the German Luftwaffe well at the outbreak of World War.
Join me for a look at that earlier conflict. Continue reading
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A small number of American pilots got into the air over Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
After the jump, a brief look at one who got airborne on that extraordinary day. Continue reading
The least successful variant of the Zero, the Hamp also may have had one of the most confusing designations!
After the jump, a look at the first major upgrade of Mitsubishi’s legendary fighter. Continue reading
This will be different!
I do often read outside of a World War II theme. Of course the subject of this site keeps me pretty tightly focused on that particular war. But I really enjoyed this book on the key battle of the First Persian War, so I thought it would be fun to share a few thoughts here.
Fighters all over England, even from the strategic Eighth Air Force were prepared to do close support work for the period just before, during and after D-Day.
Join me for a look at one such escort fighter all dressed up for earth moving. Continue reading
This light armored car saw service from 1942 to the end of WWII.
After the jump, a brief look.
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In November of 1942 US and British forces invaded Vichy French held areas of North Africa to trap Italian and German forces.
After the jump, a brief look at this early amphibious operation and one aircraft that provided support. Continue reading
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