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Tag Archives: World War II
Grumman F4F-3 Wildcat
Obviously a favorite type of mine, this time we’ll look mostly at origins and early use. Join me for a quick look at the first production model of the well known naval fighter.
Douglass TBD-1 Devastator
The Douglass TBD is one of those types synonymous with the painful start to the US’ war effort in the Pacific War, and is often reviled as painfully obsolete. Of course, like many such examples, there’s more to the story … Continue reading
Curtiss-Wright SNC-1 Falcon
Another lesser known type, the SNC was one of a number of modern types produced in the early 1940s as technology was changing rapidly and the need for this new tech was extremely high with the World exploding into War.
Westland Whirlwind Mk II
The Westland Whirlwind may be a type many aircraft and World War II enthusiasts are “familiar” with, but few of us know much about it. I’d put myself in that category, really until I worked on this model. Let’s take … Continue reading
North American P-51A Mustang
Time for another quick look at that most famous of American Fighters, the Mustang
Fairey Fulmar Mk I
Definitely a lesser known type, yet the Fairey Fulmar was in fairly wide service in the early to mid years of the War. Let’s take a quick look.
Panzer V Panther Ausf D
The Panther Tank belongs on any short list of the most important tanks of World War II. And while, in some senses it was truly a brilliantly engineered Armored Fighting Vehicle, it came with some significant downsides. Let’s take a … Continue reading
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
Plane Dave 