Air Warfare
Lincoln Legacy
RAAF No.1 Squadron crew and their Lincoln. Crews had no difficulty in converting to the Lincoln because it was an aircraft that had no vices and was a pleasure to handle, but it was understandable that pilots who had extensive experience of the Lancaster were unwilling to concede it pride of place to any other aircraft, even a bigger and…
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RAF in the Battle of Britain: On the Brink? I
Despite the losses, Fighter Command was hardly wasting away. There had been some difficult times during August, but taking the month as a whole, the factories had turned out 251 Hurricanes and 163 Spitfires to replace the 253 Hurricanes and 137 Spitfires lost. On 1 September 1940, the Command still…
RAF in the Battle of Britain: On the Brink? II
RAF and Luftwaffe bases, group and Luftflotte boundaries, and range of Luftwaffe Bf 109 fighters. Southern part of British radar coverage: radar in North of Scotland not shown. The Germans had all the air superiority they needed to invade, but the German High Command still wanted more. The Luftwaffe had…
The Destruction of Japan
The date of the first B-29 raid on Japan – June 15, 1944 – has a double significance. This was also the day which marked the beginning of operations to take the island of Saipan in the Marianas chain. Its capture, together with Guam and Tinian, gave the B-29 a…
“SWATTING FLIES WITH A SLEDGEHAMMER”
F-105 Fighter-Bombers Take Off to Strike North Vietnam in 1966. Â Often B-52s were used for bridge bombings during the early part of the Vietnam War. Air War Over North Vietnam During the Vietnam War, the United States air campaigns encompassed more than just the geographical extent of that country and…
KOREA 1950 SOVIET PILOTS ENTER THE FIGHTINGÂ I
MiG-15 vs Hawker Sea Fury, Korean War The entry of armies of the Chinese People’s Volunteers into combat operations on 19 October 1950 slowed the offensive of the U.S. and its allies deep within North Korean territory, but by 24 October, the front lines in places were now within 60-70…
KOREA 1950 SOVIET PILOTS ENTER THE FIGHTINGÂ II
MiG-15 Fagot North Korea vs B-29 Superfortress USAF, Korean War 1950 The pilots of the 64th IAK on 8 November had again dueled with Mustangs from the 18th FBG, and they had achieved three victories. The Americans, in addition to Brown’s “victory”, claimed an additional “probable”: four F-51s of the…