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In 1932, the British Air Ministry issued Specification B.9/32 for a twin-engined day bomber. Key to its design success was the removal of ...
Affectionately nicknamed the 'Stringbag', the Fairey Swordfish was an aircraft that earned its stripes. It was the only torpedo-bomber Britain had in significant numbers at ...
While the history of the jet engine and the development of Britain's first jet fighter are well known, the evolution of a jet-powered bomber ...
Hugo Junkers was one of the greatest aviation pioneers and a maverick to boot. His approach to how an aircraft should be built was like ...
Beginning on August 17, 1942, American heavy bomber crews of the Eighth Air Force took off for combat in the hostile skies over occupied Europe ...
The A-10 is the Air Force's unlikely success story, an airplane designed to support the Army, and one that ground troops came to venerate ...
One of the three British four-engine heavy bombers that took the fight to Germany, the Handley Page Halifax contributed in no small way to the ...
The appeal of vintage aircraft lies in its social and military history, the engineering and evolutionary innovations demanded by sophisticated conflicts, as well as the ...
Charles Frederick Algernon Portal was born in Hungerford, England, in 1893. One of seven brothers, Portal developed a fierce competitive streak and a steely determination ...
The Hawker Harrier was an incredible aircraft. It was the first operational warplane to dispense with any need for conventional airfields or aircraft carriers, thanks ...
The C-135 series, along with its civilian counterpart, the Boeing 707, emerged on to the drawing boards of technical design teams at the end of ...
Undaunted is the second volume of Britain and the Commonwealth's War in the Air 1939-45. It combines detailed studies into the tactics, techniques and ...
The B-24 Liberator served as the workhorse of the US armed forces and was used in every theater of war. Under the command of Colonel ...
The Hawker Hunter was Britain's first swept-wing jet fighter capable of exceeding the speed of sound. It was a simple, rugged design that was ...
The Me 262 was the world's first operational military jet. Hitler believed that it would become Germany's 'miracle weapon' and took a great ...