Puff the Magic Dragon: The AC-47 “Spooky” Gunship
The AC-47 “Spooky” Gunship The Vietnam War was still in its early years. The war of attrition had escalated on[…]
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Somali Pirates Mess with Americans and Wrong Ships
Mess with Americans and Wrong Ships Somalia Pirates vs America and Russian Armed Guards Credit to : Madophil
Read moreWhen 1 Pilot Fought 64 Japanese Planes
Flying Lulubelle his beloved P-40 It’s December 13th 1943 and 2nd Lt Philip R. Adair is in the skies over[…]
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The Fighter Jet that could Fly with One Wing Ripped Off
F-15 Eagle he F-15 Eagle has represented the pinnacle of American air superiority since its introduction in the late 1970s[…]
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WW2’s Most Controversial Fighter – The P-39 Airacobra
P-39 Airacobra There was a time when some commercial airplanes were faster than those of the US Army Air Corps,[…]
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Japan Flew a Bizarre Fleet of American B-17s in WW2
American B-17s in WW2 In the spring of 1945, intelligence officers from the US Army Air Forces received several unexpected[…]
Read moreA Fighter with No Forward Guns? Boulton Paul Defiant
Boulton Paul Defiant The Boulton Paul Defiant aircraft was designed and built as a turret fighter, but since it didn’t[…]
Read moreForgotten Bomber – Martin A-30 Baltimore
Martin A-30 Baltimore During the opening months of 1943, the situation grew direr by the minute for the Germans in[…]
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How A Teenage Girl Helped Win The Battle Of Britain | The Inspiring Story Of Hazel Hill
Hazel Hill is one of those bizarre tales from World War Two The story of Hazel Hill is one of[…]
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How An Eagle Squadron Was Wiped Out In Minutes
No 133 Eagle Squadron RAF in September 1942 Every aviation disaster is caused by a series of minute mistakes and[…]
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