Tag Archives: Aircraft Models

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.

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Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress

This is another of those immediately recognizable types.  The Flying Fortress is most famous for flying daylight strategic missions against Germany. After the jump, a look at an American Heavy.

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Messerschmitt Me 262A-1a

This is another of those iconic aircraft. The Me 262 was the first operational jet fighter in the world. It was a design of great, if ultimately unrealized potential. Let’s look at one of the revolutionary aircraft of World War … Continue reading

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Grumman (General Motors) TBM-1c Avenger

From late 1942 to the end of the War, Grumman’s Avenger was the main strike aircraft used by US aircraft carriers. After the jump, a brief look at this important type.

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P.Z.L. P.11c

Everyone knows the famous warbirds flown by the major combatants during the war years.  But many of the smaller countries fought too.  The Second World War is commonly considered to have started on September 1, 1939; when Germany attacked Poland. … Continue reading

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North American P-51D Mustang

Easily the best known American fighter of the War, the Mustang was a capable, long-range escort fighter.  And the “D” model is the best known variant of this well known aircraft. Let’s look at a colorful example from the 8th … Continue reading

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Curtiss P-40N Warhawk

The Warhawk was the best American fighter at the start of World War II.  It was generally inferior to the best fighters of other nations, yet it served its users well and maintained a positive kill ratio until it was … Continue reading

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Mitsubishi Ki-46 – III “Dinah”

Although every country had aircraft wholly dedicated to photographic reconnaissance*, Japan was the only major combatant to have designs intended for that purpose from the very start. This post we’ll take a brief look the “Dinah”.

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Messerschmitt Bf 109E-4

Franz von Werra One major advantage the British had over the Germans in the Battle of Britain was that pilots who survived being shot down could be reclaimed by the British, but they were lost to the Germans.  With one … Continue reading

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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

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