Category: American Planes
The 10 Most Expensive American Military Aircraft
Since mans first powered flight in the United States in 1903, the US has heavily invested in military aircraft, creating countless pioneering planes and pushing…
10 Facts You May Not Know About the P-38 Lightning
Fast, unique looking and carrying devastating firepower, the Lockheed P-38 Lightning was a truly fascinating aircraft. All aircraft have their odd quirks and lesser known…
What Were the Black and White Stripes Painted on Aircraft During D-Day?
The chaos of combat can sometimes be used to your advantage, or be the source of great difficulty on the battlefield. It can lead to…
The Awesome P-51 Mustang in 16 Photos
The P-51 Mustang is undeniably one of, if not the most iconic aircraft of World War Two. It was the first Allied aircraft that merged…
The Futuristic Gun Turrets of the B-29 Superfortress – Ahead of its Time
It was hoped that the Boeing 17 Flying Fortress bomber could defend itself against enemy interceptors with its and guns and turrets, without the need…
The B-25 Mitchell in 21 Photos
During World War Two there were thousands of different types of aircraft flown, but not all of these would go down in history as legendary…
Puff, the Magic Dragon – the AC-47 Gunship
The AC-47 Spooky was the first in a line of a new type of aircraft called gunships, that were designed to fly at low altitude…
Awesome Aircraft From WWII
Boulton Paul Defiant The Defiant was a strange aircraft, without any forward firing armament. The secret weapon of the Defiant was its rear turret. It…
15 Interesting Facts About the B-29 Superfortress
Here are 15 quickfire B-29 Superfortress facts – do you know them? 1) 3,970 B-29s were produced between 1943 and 1946. 2) It was one…
18 Images of Heavily Damaged B-17 Bombers That Somehow Made it Home
The B-17 Flying Fortress was famous for being able to take a lot of damage and still make it back to base. Here, we have…
Silent Video Shows Biplanes Creating Acid Smoke Curtains to Hide From Warships in 1920s US Military Exercises
In 1923 the US Air Force challenged the US Navy that a fleet of MB-2 biplane bombers would be able to destroy target warships. The…
P-51 Mustang Involved in Near-Miss With Another Airplane in UK
According to a report from the UK Airprox Board, an incident occurred on June 14 2020 involving a WWII P-51 Mustang where it and another…