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The Highly Maneuverable Nakajima Ki-43 ‘Oscar’ in 27 Photos
The Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa was a fragile, slow and lightly armed land based fighter aircraft flown by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Service during World…
Avro Lancaster – One of the Most Capable Bombers of the War in 20 Images
Along with the Spitfire, the Avro Lancaster has become a symbol not only of the Allied victory in WWII, but of British pride. The four…
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…
The Last Flying He 111/CASA 2.111 Tragically Crashed in 2003 (Video)
This video is a brief but detailed tour of the interior of the CASA 2.111, a derivative of the Heinkel He 111 built under license…
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…
The Largest Fighter Ever Built – The Tu-128
The Tupolev Tu-28 or Tu-128 was a Soviet long-range interceptor that first flew in the 1960s, and has the distinction of the being the biggest…
Images of the Unusual Fw-189 Uhu – The Flying Eye of the Luftwaffe
In the years preceding the Second World War, Focke-Wulf, a civil and military aircraft manufacturer, had established themselves as one of the leading companies in…
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…
Striking photographs of the Soviet Bomber Fleet
The Soviet Union has, like all military superpowers, made full use of their air power to ensure the safety of the nation. In a manner…
The He 162 Salamander – A Cutting Edge Aircraft That was Too Late
The He 162 Salamander was a later fighter, built with the hopes of bringing victory to Germany even when the writing was clearly on 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…
Father-son Team of Historians Discovers Long Lost Fw 190 in Rural Czech Republic
In a remarkable feat of historical sleuthing, a father-son team of military historians have located the largely-intact remains of a lost Fw 190, a German…