See the de Havilland Sea Vampire, the experimental fighter that ushered aircraft carriers into the jet age
The de Havilland Vampire fighter jet successfully landed on the HMS Ocean aircraft carrier in December 1945. See photos of ...
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Boeing 417, a Fascinating Footnote of Aviation History
Boeing’s vision of a futuristic regional airliner, the model 417, emerged in the years following World War II.
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Freeman Army Airfield: Why the Myth of Superior Nazi Jets Was Born in Rural Indiana
On an otherwise mundane Army Airfield in rural Indiana, a group of high-tech German warplanes brought stateside as war ...
Over A Century Of Aircraft: A Brief History Of De Havilland Aircraft Company
The De Havilland Aircraft Company is one of the most storied names in aviation history, with contributions that reshaped ...
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10 Propeller Aircraft Still Used By The US Military
We live in an age of military jet engines and have since the tail end of World War II ... various fixed-wing aircraft, including the HC-144A Ocean Sentry. The HC-144A is a twin-engine turboprop ...
‘So this is war’: A young Marine’s account of days before Pearl Harbor
Marine 2nd Lt. Robert D. Taplett missed Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor but would go on to experience the Doolittle Raid.
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Britain’s B-26 Botha Is the Worst Bomber of World War II
Blackburn Aircraft, Ltd., built the twin-engine plane that was intended to be a multirole ... it was given the nickname “The ...
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Bill Caldwell: 'Micky' Axton was a World War II WASP
As the U.S. tackled two fronts in World War II, it faced a shortage of trained ... her to fly everything the Air Force had from twin-engine Cessnas to AT-6 fighter trainers. She was assigned ...
Revolutionizing Aircraft Made From Sheetmetal: A Look At Luscombe Aircraft
Luscombe’s pioneering work in all-metal monocoque construction was a game-changer for aviation. Traditional tube-and-fabric ...