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One of the earliest multi-role aircraft of World War II, the British Bristol Beaufighter was always dependable.

The day’s flight was to be a fairly typical “rhubarb,” or a fast freelance strike, for the two pilots in their Bristol Beaufighters. It...

Consolidated PBY: The Guardian Angels of the Atlantic During World War II

The new World War II thriller Greyhound is an exciting film that portrays the Battle of the Atlantic from the perspective of a U.S. Navy destroyer...

Boeing B-17: Was the ‘Flying Fortress’ the Best World War II Bomber?

The B-17 Flying Fortress Was a Quantum Leap in Aviation Design: When the first Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" took its maiden flight on July 28,...

WWII Aircraft: The Lancaster Heavy Bomber

Wing Commander Guy P. Gibson of Royal Air Force Bomber Command was handed the most challenging assignment of his six-year career in the spring...

P-51 Mustang: The Untamed Beast of the Skies

If a single airplane has captured the public imagination more than any other, it is undoubtedly the North American P-51 Mustang fighter. In the...

TOUGH TURKEY: WHY GRUMMAN’S TBF AVENGER WAS THE ULTIMATE TORPEDO BOMBER

Like the barrage balloon and the assault glider, the torpedo bomber is a weapon we will never see again. Its fate had been sealed nearly...

The Mosquito – An unconventional wooden British warplane should not have been a success against Axis powers but it was.

Precise timing was crucial. More than 700 prisoners were being held in the Amiens prison, many of whom were being tortured by the Gestapo...

WHAT MADE THE LEGENDARY SPITFIRE SO SUCCESSFUL?

The silver aircraft, displaying the familiar lines of history’s most legendary fighter, banked to land at the British colony of Singapore on New Year’s Day 1951....

What Made the Lockheed P-38 Lightning So Special?

Due largely to their use in the postwar U.S. Army Air Forces and present proliferation among the air show community, the North American P-51...